Claims
AIG clashes with reinsurer
AIG Europe (Ireland) v Faraday Capital (Court of Appeal - 22 November 2007)
Beazley shareholders happy with independence
I was interested to read the opening paragraph of your article "Beazley: attractive investment talk ...
Abuse of process decision overturned
Aldi Stores v (1) WSP Group plc (2) WSP London (3) Aspinwall and Co (Court of Appeal - 28 November 2007)
Erinaceous considers offers
Erinaceous has confirmed it is looking at takeover offers received for its insurance business. A sp...
Treat them green
Energy Efficiency Regulation
The claimant's view: name and shame conflicts of interest
Radio Four's You and Yours programme recently ran a piece about third-party capture. I had high hope...
Primary readies for D&O and PI push with appointment
Primary General has been apointed Jonathan Drew to take responsibility for its soon to be released professional indemnity and directors' and officers' products.
Erinaceous confirms it may sell insurance business after "significant" interest
Property giant Erinaceous has confirmed that it may sell its insurance division, Erinaceous Insurance Services.
Zurich unveils major outsourcing deal
Swiss Post has been awarded a multi-year master service agreement by Zurich Financial Services Group to deliver and manage Zurich's document processing services for six European countries. Swiss Post will be responsible for Zurich's incoming and outgoing…
Claims brain drain checked, says report
Two third of claims professionals believe that the talent drain in the claims sector will stall or s...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses
DAS has hired four new recruits into its broker management teams. In London, Mark Rayner is the new ...
Appointment at Ryan Insurance
Ryan Insurance has announced three additions to staff within its head office's commercial division. ...
UK 'bad faith' claims handling law touted
A leading insurance barrister hopes to "drag the UK into the 20th century" with a new online forum f...
Start-up to double offices
JLT is relaunching its renewable energy insurance product under the newly-created Gcube brand. Base...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
MP critical of industry's 'finicky' Buncefield response
The insurance industry has been heavily criticised for its handling of the Buncefield disaster by th...
Expect the unexpected
Major losses: Adjusting challenges
Scottish Re woes continue with de-listing threat
Troubled life reinsurer Scottish Re Group has announced that on 2 January, 2008 it was notified by the NYSE Regulator, that its share price had fallen a required thirty trading-day average closing stock price of over a dollar per ordinary share.
Start up claims to be largest player in renewable energy sector
A new underwriter launched today aiming to target the percieved increased international appetite for renewable energy initiatives.
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
North of the Border: Pleural plaques - forum shopping threat
On 17 October 2007, the House of Lords issued its long-awaited decision in the pleural plaques case ...
RSA and NU seek map talks
Major UK insurers are interested in working alongside Experian after it unveiled its new groundwater...
Esposito goes early from XL to concentrate on SCA
Bermudian reinsurer XL has announced that its chairman Michael Esposito, has resigned to concetrate on his chairmanship of Security Capital Assurance (SCA), XL's troubled 46%-owned financial insurance affiliate.
Policyholders must accept flood cost burden
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