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New Year launch.
Independent financial adviser support company Portfolio Member Services is launched today. The joint...
Points of law.
Ken Cannar traces the history of the legal developments that have impacted on the insurance industry and highlights some landmark court cases.
Assured progress.
The trends of the later years of this century suggest the life assurance market will continue to grow in the next one. Clifford German examines the steady progress of the last 100 years, which have not been without scandal.
Insurance uncovered.
If you think insurance has been around for a couple of centuries, think again. David Worsfold traces the roots of the industry and also describes the birth of its most prestigious and long-established journal - Post Magazine.
Bell & Clements goes provincial.
Lloyd's broker Bell & Clements has moved into the UK provincial market with the acquisition of busin...
Mis-selling fear.
The government has again been warned it is stoking up another mis-selling scandal with its proposals...
Norwegian train crash.
The Norwegian train crash on Tuesday, which is believed to have claimed over 30 lives, came only mon...
Albion drops cargo
Angerstein Transit Underwriting Agency, part of the Amlin Group, has taken over the renewal rights of...
Insurer warns government it is heading for pensions scandal
A leading insurer will today warn the government it could create a new pensions mis-selling scandal w...
LPC and BIBA clash
The London Processing Centre and the British Insurance Brokers' Association annual conferences will c...
Cox Lee makes commercial deal with BDH
West Midlands-based broker Cox Lee & Co has acquired the mainly commercial insurance business of BDH ...
Old Mutual disposes of UK arm
South Africa's largest life assurer Old Mutual is to sell its UK life business, Old Mutual Life Assur...
New syndicate given thumbs up
A new Lloyd's syndicate has been given approval - syndicate 2525 - to operate from the second gallery...
Lloyd's back after glitch
Lloyd's website is back up and running, after being shut down following the actions of a hacker on Su...
New Year boost for insurers
The value of shares in major insurance companies - which have been long undervalued - are set to bene...
US chief for Tempest.
Tempest Re, the catastrophe reinsurance arm of Bermuda's Ace Group, has appointed Jacques Bonneau to...
Looking after their own.
Insurers are increasingly turning to group retention vehicles in an attempt to retain their most profitable business. Adrian Leonard reports.
Watch the web.
Three month's ago Reinsurance launched its website and we have been delighted with the response it h...
Ahlmann at Blanch.
Former chief executive of Employers Re Kaj Ahlmann (pictured) has joined broker EW Blanch Holdings a...
LaSalle Re makes a loss.
LaSalle Re made a $5.7m loss in the year to 30 September 1999 compared with net income of $65.2m in ...
Brit sees lack of retrocession lift prices in difficult market.
A "significant contraction" in the amount of retrocessional cover is pushing prices up, said the chi...
Zurich's Asian base.
Zurich Re has opened an office in Malaysia's offshore financial services centre on Labuan. The branc...
PartnerRe pays dividend.
PartnerRe paid a third-quarter dividend of $0.25 per common share on 1 December 1999. It made a $39....
Benfield Greig buys US broker Bates Turner.
UK reinsurance broker Benfield Greig was expected to buy US reinsurance broker Bates Turner Internat...