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Dexia buys into Ifax.
Franco Belgian financial services group Dexia has bought a 55% stake in French local government insu...
Guidelines for health and safety fines.
In a case involving a breach of health and safety regulations, the appellant was a small precision e...
Ruffling the feathers of the legal eagles.
Under the heading 'Commission to Solicitors Given by Life Assurance Offices', a fierce debate was ra...
CLM hires specialists.
As part of developing its Integrated Lloyd's Vehicle through a strategy led by organic growth, CLM h...
PIA report published.
The Personal Investment Authority's independent consumer panel has published its fourth and final an...
Canada Life lines up trio to lift profile.
Canada Life's IFA division is set to launch an initiative aimed at IFAs which will include three cam...
Half a century not out.
Guardian and The Wilky Group are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the start of their relationship...
Grand plan falls down.
India's government has moved towards a watered down version of its ambitious plans announced recentl...
Not so jolly roger.
Piracy is on the rise again - and shipowners and their insurers are more vulnerable than ever. Alex Beatty reports.
Aon aims for Italy.
Acquisitive broker Aon is to buy Italian (re)insurance broking group Nikols Sedgwick for an undisclo...
Operating on the right lines.
The multi-year, multi-line approach can improve efficiency and security, explains Lincoln Trimble.
Floods dampen grounds for optimism.
Reinsurers at Baden-Baden received an uncomfortable reminder of the damage flooding can cause. Eric Alexander got his feet wet.
The International Underwriting Association.
The International Underwriting Association of London finally came into being last month when the Lon...
Trans Re promotion.
Paul Bonny has been promoted to executive vice-president of Transatlantic Holdings, the parent compa...
Asian markets strive for recognition.
Asia has a huge maritime industry but continues to lack influence in the global arena, says Jeremy Golden. Will its response be a marine hull market to take on the world?
Lloyd's opens door to captives.
Lloyd's is to admit captives from the beginning of next year following approval by its ruling counci...
All expenses paid ... or are they?
In the first case of its kind, a US jury has found that reinsurers are liable for declaratory-judgement expenses. Marvin Mohn reports.
PartnerRe is hit by Georges.
Acquisitive Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe suffered a drop in third quarter net income as Hurricane G...
Munich merges alternative units.
Giant reinsurer Munich Re has merged its alternative market units with that of its subsidiary Americ...
Bermuda bids for IT supremacy.
Adrian Leonard previews the Bermuda Insurance Data Service, the market's latest electronic system.
IRISC becomes REMI.
Insurance service provider IRISC has changed its name to Claims Management Group and created two ope...
Sedgwick deal closes.
Giant US broker J&H Marsh & McLennan's £1.25m ($2.1m) offer for UK broker Sedgwick (Re, November 199...
Old dogs learn new tricks.
David Fanning finds reinsurers seeking out new customers and new products as market conditions deteriorate.
Tig seeks a buyer.
Tig Holdings, parent company of Tig Re, could be sold following unexpected losses as a result of rei...