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Sorema sets up in London.
French reinsurer Sorema, part of the Groupama-Gan group, is to open a London branch office. Alexi...
Mapfre profits up.
Spanish insurance group Mapfre increased profits by 23% to Ptas 12.9bn ($90m) in the first half of t...
New world order for the top 4 brokers.
The world's third and fourth largest brokers are both getting used to new owners following J&H Marsh...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Bruno Ritchie is joining Hiscox as senior aerospace and engineering underwriter. He joins from AGF G...
In the eye of the Asian storm.
The financial outlook for the Philippines is promising, but the new president still faces tough challenges. Jeremy Golden reports.
To protect and to serve.
If there was one good thing to take away from last month's Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous it was the impres...
Appointment at PWC.
Jeremy Scott has been appointed head of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Insurance Industry Services G...
Pro Patria Scor.
Mexican reinsurer Patria Internacional has bought a controlling interest in the small Venezuelan rei...
Airing your genes in public.
Peter Maynard of Swiss Re reveals the general public's view of the genetics and insurance debate.
Wall Street meets Front Street.
Adrian Leonard looks at Bermuda's growing role in securitisation, and asks if new firms can change the world of reinsurance.
LPC takes control.
The London Processing Centre (LPC) is conducting trials of a new credit control service that will al...
INFO for brokers.
Brokers in the Lloyd's market can now get free access to 'INFO', the Lloyd's extranet information se...
ERC closes in Aachen.
Employers Re subsidiary ERC Aachen is to close at the end of this year following the decision of the...
Legal eagles are flying high.
The top law firms for reinsurance and insurance litigation are revealed in this exclusive extract from The Legal 500.
... and so does Europ.
A massive 40% rise in calls to round-the-clock insurance services helper Europ Assistance has prompt...
NU: cycle safety is vital.
Norwich Union has teamed up with the Motorcycle Federation to promote rider safety and bike security...
US Names fail in great debt escape.
A back-door scheme to insert a clause into the US Federal Budget that would have enabled dissident N...
British Aerospace strikes deal.
British Aerospace has struck an insurance deal which should leave it flying high. Under the terms of...
Students learn their financial lessons.
Today, there has been a lot of talk about compulsory long-term care contributions to allow people to...
Appointment at Equifax.
Equifax has made two key appointments. John Mitchell has been made group director and will have over...
Cutting out paperwork.
Maritime Insurance, one of the UK's leading cargo insurers, has launched a new software product to d...
Seminar is a success.
A seminar held in Southampton achieved the unusual and brought the insurance industry and judiciary ...
Gerling Global guide helps insurers to meet critical illness
Gerling Global has released a guide to help insurers assess their critical illness cover. In Crit...
Appointment at Euclidian.
Andrew Smith has joined the Euclidian Underwriting to work on its fine art and specie account. Previ...