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Platinum Q1 net income drops to $84.9m
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said that net income dropped over 19% to $84.9m in the first quarter of this year, down from $105.1m this time last year.
EL and PL among new fraud battlegrounds
Employers' and public liability personal injury are the latest areas where insurers are identifying ...
AMRO call for MoJ reforms
The Association of Medical Reporting Organisations is calling for MRO Agreement processes to be inco...
Adjuster to open in London
Glasgow-based loss adjuster Amedeo Adjusting is opening an office in London in response to growing d...
Penny Black's insurance week
The probability of a pair of Peregrines flying into each other at the same company must be miniscu...
Taylor aims for five-fold saving at Davies
Former Cunningham Lindsey's business development director, Peter Taylor, has outlined his plans for ...
Insurers ready for lengthy legal battle
Insurers are gearing up for a lengthy battle against a Scottish pleural plaques act after lodging a ...
Right to compensation
The new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is due to speak out against those th...
Government outlines plans for trade credit insurance scheme
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today launched a scheme providing up to £5bn of additional trade credit insurance to businesses who have suffered reductions in their level of cover. The Government said it will be delivered as part of the Working…
Darling claims Budget proposal will wipe out debt of 100 000 businesses
The Government today unveiled a scheme which it claims will wipe away the debt of 100 000 businesses wipe out their debts. It also proposes a top up trade credit scheme.
Atradius welcomes government trade credit support
Insurance firm Atradius has welcomed the government's decision to offer additional support for companies with a top-up trade credit scheme.
Insurers fight Scottish plaques Act
A judicial review has been lodged today by a group of insurers against The Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act.
AMRO calls for MRO Agreement to be considered in personal injury reforms
The Association of Medical Reporting Organisations is calling for MRO Agreement processes to be incorporated into pending Ministry of Justice reforms.
Davies appoints new fraud chief
Davies Group has appointed former Cunningham Lindsey employee Peter Taylor as its new head of investigations.
Friends Provident launches protection Selling Techniques Toolkit
Friends Provident has launched a new Selling Techniques Toolkit to provide advisers with online learning that can help them sell protection effectively.
Admiral selects software provider
Software provider Sword Ciboodle has secured a deal with Admiral Group to provide its customer relationship management platform.
AIG confirms sale of 21st Century to Zurich
AIG has confirmed the sale of 21st Century, its US auto insurance unit, to Zurich for $1.9bn.
Pension plans pot shot raises strategy questions
Last week, Aon gathered staff together to announce that it planned to cut its own pension contributi...
Ecclesiastical hails credit hire victory
Ecclesiastical has raised concerns about customers' control over what is being claimed on their beha...
Appointment at Chubb
Chubb Insurance has made three promotions in its personal lines division - Phil Kay as senior unde...
Royal Assent for pleural plaques delay
Royal Assent for a Scottish pleural plaques bill has been delayed, leaving insurers waiting in the s...
Opportunity for change
Legal reform: Scotland
Cost of insurance fraud soared
The cost of insurance fraud soared by 30% to £730m in 2008, according to figures published today by ...
Eqecat hires senior exec from RMS
Risk modelling company Eqecat said that William Keogh has been appointed as senior vice president for the company's strategic initiatives division.