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SVB pleads for patience over long-tail claims
Last week's setting aside of £103m by SVB Holdings to cover long-tail claims movement has been follo...
GE Insurance Solutions is born
General Electric said today that it plans to unify the branding of its reinsurance and commercial insurance products and services as GE Insurance Solutions.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was pleased to hear that Peter Hubbard, chief executive of Axa, is engaged in charitable pursu...
"Ingenious" appeal rejected by judge
Parkinson v Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police (Court of Appeal - 25 June 2004)
Bluesure to relaunch from Ireland
Bluesure is finally set to re-emerge on the UK market after its major shareholder, South African ins...
S&P assigns new rating for HCC subsidiaries
Re-ratings
Lloyd's and brokers face human rights rap
Lloyd's, Aon and Willis have been singled out by a human rights organisation for trading in Burma. ...
S&P assigns new rating for HCC subsidiaries
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned an 'AA' financial strength ratings to American Contractors Indemnity (ACIC) and HCC Reinsurance (HCC Re), both subsidiaries of property/casualty specialty writer HCC Insurance Holdings (HCC). The outlook is stable.
RSA follows Zurich in bodyshop cuts
Royal and Sun Alliance has joined Zurich in axing several of its bodyshop repair partners. The insu...
Rics may bypass FSA regulation
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors should apply for designated professional body status inst...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has made three senior appointments. Keith Jackson has become general manager, North...
Fusion creates key senior positions
Three new senior positions have been created at Fusion Insurance to provide additional broker support.
Insurance industry subject of five-part BBC series
The insurance industry will be the subject of a five-part BBC series, starting next week, to show th...
THB helps international training programme
THB Group has been chosen by the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, an inte...
Health for Industry launches dedicated insurance broker
Primary Group subsidiary Health for Industry has launched a dedicated offshore and international pri...
Primary broker start up aims for top spot
Primary subsidiary Health for Industry has launched a dedicated offshore and international private medical insurance broker. The company, Health for Industry International Limited, is based in Guernsey and licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services…
RICS seeks to self regulate insurance sales
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has today annouced it is seeking to self regulate member firms who arrange insurance services in the property and construction sector.
Another PI firm bites the dust
Another week, another personal injury specialist calls in the liquidator. This time it is the turn ...
Davis and Perkins Slade in Sirius link
The Davis Group has become the first broker in the industry to license Sirius' Agents Online product...
No exceptions for secondary providers
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has claimed its members should be exempt from Financial S...
Brokers attack FSA exemption bid
Insurance brokers have rejected calls from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to exempt thei...
Under pressure
Loss Adjusting
Claims company in MBO
The management of personal injury specialist and Claims Standard Federation founder member Blue Sky ...