Analysis
Hiscox expands kidnap and ransom division
Hiscox has announced the acquisition of a portfolio of kidnap and ransom business from global broker...
Lloyd's specialist enters Irish market
Lloyd's insurer Sportscover has announced its launch into the Irish market, teaming up with broker a...
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Kiln set to reduce capacity in 2008
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has announced plans to reduce its capacity by 14% next year. The company, which...
Product focus - Hiscox establishes insurance packages
For trustees of clubs, associations and charities
Recruitment moves
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An appetite with bite
Country profile: Spain
Interview - Join me on a world tour
Fresh from making the top 60 US brokers in 2006 from a standing start, Integro's CEO Roger Egan (RE) spoke to Mark Geoghegan (MG) about global expansion strategies and, of course, the biggest hiring coup in the facultative world this year
Global settlements: handle with extreme caution!
The Commercial Court's decision in Lumbermens caused great concern in the (re)insurance market, but has since come under fire in recent judgments. So where does this leave the law in relation to the recoverability of global settlements? Julian Miller and…
Editorial - Crank the sausage handle
Dear Friend, What a privileged position I hold! You might not get to talk to them much but as your...
Ace Tempest Re uses Lloyd's to access China
Ace Tempest Re Group, the reinsurance division of the Ace Group, has established an underwriting pre...
Brazil air crash unlikely to impact market
Insurers are counting the cost of an air disaster in Brazil in which a plane exploded after smashing...
Independent on trial
The trial of three former directors of Independent Insurance accused of defrauding the company, shar...
Underwriting Risk Services launches superyacht line
Specialist yacht underwriting agency Underwriting Risk Services Ltd (URSL), has launched a support s...
Product focus - Sports and motorsports product launched
A new property and casualty business related to sports and motorsports programmes has been jointly l...
Catlin builds aviation team
Speciality insurer Catlin has made four key appointments to its aviation underwriting team in London...
Product focus - Ascot launches renewable energy venture
An underwriting operation dedicated to the full range of the worldwide renewable energy industry has...
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Fac Back - Signs of a slowdown
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London market insured McLaren F1 prize
Formula One (F1) racing driver rookie Lewis Hamilton's success has had London's contingency market b...
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Editorial
Hotels - A real roller-coastal ride
Hurricane-exposed beachfront hotels are a classic Fac property-risk bellwether. Mairi Mallon checks in among the palm trees and poolside bars for a mark et reality-check