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Two of a kind.
Adrian Leonard finds both Lloyd's and the London company market going from strength to strength.
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Survival instinct.
The insurance world of the 1990s has left loss adjusters as an endangered species. Andrew Westgate says the profession must go back to its roots to avoid extinction.
AIRMIC 99 exhibitors.
We invited most exhibitors to provide details of their companies and stands. Here are the replies we received.
Broker admits deceiving client.
The managing director of a West Midlands insurance broker used a client's money to reduce his compan...
Davox Ensemble.
Call centre solutions provider Davox is to launch its latest integrated call centre management softw...
The shape of things to come.
Adrian Leonard reports on a software tool that shows - graphically - the shape of your reinsurance programme.
Insurers with nowhere to go.
Most Spanish insurers are too small to compete internationally, and their home market is becoming increasingly tough. Janina Clark reports.
India lays down the law.
The success of privatisation will depend on regulation, argue Jonathan Bank, Ken Langan and Stewart Keir.
Big cat losses for LaSalle Re.
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer LaSalle Re has estimated that it faces claims of $35m as a ...
Tig cuts losses in slow recovery.
Struggling (re)insurer Tig Holdings cut its net losses in the fourth quarter of 1998 to $7.6m from a...
Folksamerica takes USF Re.
US reinsurance group Folksamerica has bought California-based USF Re in a deal worth $97.5m. The ...
Exel shareholders approve company's change of name.
Shareholders of Bermudian insurance group Exel have approved the company's change of name to XL Capi...
Zurich gets licence.
The Swiss Bank Commission has granted insurance giant Zurich's request to sell savings and investmen...
Is London heading for a boom?
Investors wishing to predict changes in the insurance cycle should pay close attention to the movements in capital markets, argues Robert C.B. Miller.
Crawford-THG handling more than 20 losses.
Loss adjuster Crawford-THG is handling more than 20 losses with reserves over $500,000 following the...
Rhine Re joins International Underwriting Association.
Rhine Re, which plans to start underwriting in the London market in the latter part of this year (Re...
London takes a bow.
It has been a long time since we carried as positive a piece about the London market as our report o...
Lloyd's to make a loss in 1999, says Moody's.
The Lloyd's market faces a small profit at best in 1998 and a loss of 0.2% of capacity in 1999, acco...
Transatlantic rating.
Transatlantic Re has received an 'Aa1' (excellent) financial strength rating from rating agency Mood...
Tough conditions forecast for P&I.
Protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs face increasingly challenging conditions as competition from ne...
New force in Asia.
Broker E.W. Blanch and advisory firm Russell Miller have joined forces to form a limited liability c...
Wanted: IT leaders.
Reinsurers do not have the best record when it comes to embracing the opportunities that technology ...
Safeguarding systems.
Data can be your most precious resource, but it needs protection. Alex Beatty reports.