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Drowning in calm waters.
The currency collapse in south east Asia has hit shipping particularly hard, with exports from some countries almost grinding to a halt. Jeremy Golden looks at how shipping and cargo insurance can keep its head above water.
AXA out for fair share.
French insurer AXA said last week that if it obtained more than 90% of the shares of Royale Belge SA...
Appointment at Beachcroft Stanleys.
Charles Sweet has been made a partner at Beachcroft Stanleys. Mr Sweet, who works in the firm's insu...
We will - and do - remember them.
The First World War is now a matter of history with very few people who lived through it still alive...
Worker had to state reasons for quitting.
From 1979 the applicant was employed in the parks and gardens of the London Borough of Wandsworth as...
Brokers gain ground in pensions market as banks stall.
European brokers and agents have begun to reclaim lost ground in the valuable life and pensions mark...
Porn cover stripped.
American porn stars are to receive cheaper insurance cover thanks to a deal struck between trade ass...
Ellis & Buckle launches service.
Ellis & Buckle has launched a service aimed exclusively at building contractor's claims, complete wi...
Leeds firm suspended.
The Certification Committee of the IBRC has extended the suspension of the Certificate of Leeds-base...
Competition winners watching World Cup.
Ooh la la! Lucky Edinburgh brokers Brian Pardoe (left) and Bill Kidd of Edinburgh Risk Management jo...
Literary competition winner.
John Scurr Primary School in Tower Hamlets won £500 worth of book vouchers, thanks to an award-winni...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure.
The specialist event and exhibition insurer Insurex Expo-Sure has made several internal appointments...
Asset management operation ready to roll.
Allianz is to launch a new asset management operation at the end of the month. The move was revea...
Appointment at CIGNA International.
Helen Gordon has joined Cigna International as casualty business manager in its global risks departm...
A lot of talk and not much action has let fraud boom.
It seems that whichever way you turn at the moment the insurance industry is facing a crisis when it...
US reinsurers' $5bn.
A group of 42 American property-casualty reinsurers wrote $5.06 bn of premiums during the first thre...
Paradoxical approach to insurance.
The government's approach to insurance appears to be a paradox. In connection with its present rev...
Pinnacle Insurance backs winner.
Pinnacle Insurance backed a winner when signing-up to sponsor Premier League newboys Nottingham Fore...
Bank wins 'unfair' advantage.
Canadian insurers are furious over a deal which permits a banking institution to move into the insur...
Whatever the weather.
Lloyd's Syndicate 588 has launched weather stabilisation cover to protect businesses from weather di...
Do older motorists have adequate breakdown cover?
Older motorists trying to escape the World Cup by going on holiday have been urged to ensure they ha...
HHH still hard on the regional acquisitions trail.
Hill House Hammond has continued its campaign to acquire regional brokers, following the announcemen...
Research shows British public still hostile towards EMU.
Public opinion in the UK remains anti-EMU, with no signs of any significant pro-EMU dividend from th...