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Swiss Re profits up.
Swiss Re has posted good figures for the first half of 1999. Gross premiums increased by 19% compare...
Chatset predicts 3.17% losses for Lloyd's.
Chatset has released its latest forecast for the Lloyd's market, and, in line with analyst's predict...
NU gives Virgin a private medical.
Norwich Union is to get physical with Virgin with a new private medical insurance package. The mo...
Mortgage protection - EPP offers mortgage bolt-ons.
Equity Protection Policy is launching a bolt-on product which incorporates the cost of insurance cov...
Industry must avoid empty promises.
Relief following the judgment in the guaranteed annuity case will spread far beyond the Equitable Li...
Major league mishaps.
The pitfalls of absent aspects of business continuity planning can have disastrous results. Tony Dowding explains the common misconceptions and back-up actions.
M&G: fixed interest.
Retail unit trust group M&G has launched a fixed interest "Fund of funds ISA" aimed at investors see...
Donns: top contract.
Personal injury specialists Donns Solicitors has won what is believed to be the largest individual c...
RSI claims results not predictable.
In my experience, it is not always a foregone conclusion that a decision will be reached which favou...
Old Mutual indexed.
Old Mutual, the South African insurance and banking group that listed in London in July, is to join ...
Thames Water sued by flooded company.
A company claimed damages after a water pipe burst and flooded its property. Experts advised the ...
Preparation for Hurricane Floyd.
Loss adjusters moved quickly to be prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Floyd in the US. The catego...
Appointment at Kingsmead Underwriting Agency.
Ken Davidson has been appointed chairman of Kingsmead Underwriting Agency following the retirement o...
Best reviews rates.
Rating agency AM Best has placed its B (very good) rating of London based Colonia Baltica Insurance ...
Trade credit up.
British trade credit insurers supported £188bn-worth of trade in 1998, an increase of 5%, according ...
Centrica bid for AA given go-ahead
Members of the Automobile Association today voted in favour of the £1.1bn bid for the mutually owned ...
NU strikes tax deal.
Long-term care customers can save up to 15% on the cost of Norwich Union's Immediate Care Plan, foll...
Taking control and tackling terrorism.
After a fantastic response to our first risk management survey in 1998, the decision to repeat the exercise this year has paid off. Alex Broad looks at the trends that have begun to emerge and asks industry experts for their comments.
Nixon to head BIBA.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed George F Nixon as its chairman elect. Mr Ni...
Appointment at Harvington Underwriting.
Andrew Murray has joined specialist underwriting agency Harvington as finance director. Previously, ...
IT Pension promise.
Software company TenFold Corporation claims to be the first IT company to guarantee delivery of stak...
Bruce Stevenson to kit out team.
Edinburgh broker Bruce Stevenson is to kit out the city team for the national final of Channel 5's I...
Sampo: non-marine.
The renewal rights for Colonia Baltica's UK non-marine portfolio are to be taken over by Sampo Indus...
Cincom's good iDea.
Software provider Cincom has announced it is able to offer insurers a full package of document produ...