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Bermuda likely to be affected by Hurricane Bill
Since Bill is a large system, Bermuda is likely to feel the effects of the storm even if it is not directly hit, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide.
QBE launches major incident response service
Insurer to join forces with loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey.
Hurricane Bill upgraded to category 4
Hurricane Bill has been upgraded to a Category 4 strength hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Centre.
Accident at power plant could cost insurer $200m
Sayano-Shushenskaya plant in Siberia, Russia insured by ROSNO.
Law firm welcomes Corby appeal
BLM believes judgement had flaws.
Hijackers of the Arctic Sea demanded ransom of $1.5m from insurer
The hijackers of the Arctic Sea, the freighter found this week by Russia’s navy after going missing shortly after passing through the English channel, demanded a ransom of $1.5m from the ship’s insurer.
Biba: insurers dragging their feet over claims
CEO Eric Galbraith highlights research which finds 58% of brokers are fighting harder to get claims paid.
Tropical storm Claudette hits Florida
The 2009 hurricane season heats up with three storms forming in just over a day.
Atlantic storms at a 1000-year high
Research from Pennsylvania State University suggests climate change could increase the frequency and severity of hurricane activity.
Lehman sues AIG
Lehman is suing AIG for $9m in CDS payments
Admiral awards Questgates
Questgates: serviced Swansea.
Tales of the unexpected
The courts have demonstrated the different ways insurance fraud can be dealt with. However, Gavin Rees and Paul Lowe report on how some of the findings are, on the face of it, unexpected.
Taking precautions
Many have warned workplace legislation regulation could result in a swell of employment-related claims. Louise Meeson looks at how employment practices liability insurance could help stem the tide.
Keeping schtum
With the end of the case of Wasa v Lexington, David Murphy and Leon Taylor explain that what the House of Lords did not say, rather than just what it did, seems to be far more revealing.
Redevelopment reaction
Paula Whittell reports on the Corby Group Litigation, and the implications it could have for local authorities, developers, steel producers and their insurers.
Lloyds TSB pilot to trial in-house loss adjusting
GI FD Steve Hughes outlined 16 week pilot.
Madoff finance boss pleads guilty
Frank DiPascali, the former CFO of Bernard Madoff, has pleaded guilty for his role in the $65bn fraud.
Crawford reports $88.1m second quarter loss
However, CEO Jeffrey Bowman sees "encouraging signs" in business.
Second quake hits Tokyo
Earthquake hits early Tuesday morning and damages main motorway south of the capital.
Preliminary losses from Typhoon Morakot not ruinous for Taiwanese insurers, say reports
Taiwanese Central Re notes that a large amount of business risks affected shared with foreign reinsurers.
Typhoon Morakot batters Asia
Typhoon Morakot struck the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and China with government reports of widespread damage.