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Bradstock serves as warning
The news this week that Alternative Investment Market-listed Lloyd's broker Bradstock had ceased tra...
Regulators: no room for failure
David Neave, chairman of the Association of British Insurers' anti-fraud committee, warned delegates...
Testing times for reinsurers
For reinsurers it seems the response to the 11 September terrorist attacks in the US have left it wi...
Hammering out liability
Legal Report
Capita: an apology.
In our report of 14 August 2003, we reported that Capita had asked 300 staff to reapply for their jo...
Murray sues over dismissal.
Alternative Investment Market-listed online broker Murray Financial is involved in legal wranglings ...
Capita Insurance Services stresses commitment
Capita Insurance Services has stressed it is still committed to high-volume loss adjusting (PM 14 A...
Capita: 300 staff told to reapply.
Capita's job-cutting programme has begun in earnest after it emerged that up to 300 staff at its cla...
St Paul International completes acquisition
St Paul International has completed the acquisition of Zenith Commercial, taking on 85% of its bran...
Appointment at HCC Global.
Matthew Carr has joined the underwriting team at HCC Global's London office. He brings with him cons...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Flooding in England and Wales will become increasingly severe as a result of gl...
A clear impact on the market
There is no firm agreement on what constitutes 'damage' in liability cases. But a recent case involving Pilkington Glass could help serve to make the definition a little more transparent, says Richard Houseago.
Privy Council extends its empire.
The Privy Council, the court of appeal usually associated with death row cases, could be increasingl...
Perkins Slade aims for Lloyd's.
Birmingham-based broker Perkins Slade could seek accreditation as a Lloyd's broker within two years,...
Subsidence head quits RSA
Tony Boobier, manager of building solutions at Royal & Sun Alliance has quit the insurer to pursue "o...
Pick and mix
The types of remuneration offered to people working in the insurance industry have changed significantly in recent years. Tailor-made packages are becoming the norm, with bonus and share schemes offering key benefits and incentives to both employees and…
Standards help to light the way.
Creating insurance data standards may not seem that important to many firms, says Rick Gilman of Acord, but they need to take another look at what can be achieved.
Standards help to light the way.
Creating insurance data standards may not seem that important to many firms, says Rick Gilman of Acord, but they need to take another look at what can be achieved.
Brokers' safeguard moves raise questions.
Post Magazine has been inundated with calls about our lead story last week about the practice of bro...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Jason Potter has been appointed Allianz Cornhill e-trading manager for commercial lines. Mr Potter ...
RAC returns cash to insurers
An investigation by the Association of British Insurer's fraud squad has led to money being returne...
Penny Black's insurance week
With claims farmers very much in the news again this week, Penny was pleased to hear that Colin Poo...
Tysers purchases Sirius
Sirius has announced that Unitas member Tysers has purchased Sirius for broking. The company, which...
12 years ago.
The move to no-fault liability for certain sectors of the industry has been mooted in recent months....