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S&P expects Alea to meet policyholder obligations in full
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'BBB' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on all Alea group operating entities: Alea Europe, Alea Bermuda., Alea Global Risk., Alea Jersey, Alea London., Alea North America, and Alea…
Royal and Sun Alliance to be sole provider
Royal and Sun Alliance is to be the sole provider of capacity for Saturn's £18m professional indemni...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Peter Hall has joined Alexander Forbes as an executive director and senior broker. Mr Hall spent the...
EL wordings could mean mesothelioma mishaps
Rogue employers' liability wordings may leave mesothelioma claimants in limbo, not knowing from whic...
Scotland waits on HoL over plaques
The insurers at the centre of pleural plaques legal action have no current plans to take their case ...
Underwriter rights upheld
A ruling that gave Lloyd's brokers the right to withhold documentation from their underwriters has b...
ATE firm blasts limit rise
After-the-event start-up Litcomp has backed the claimant community in opposing an increase in the sm...
Temple Legal Protection signs new partnership
Legal expenses provider Temple Legal Protection has signed a new underwriting capacity partnership w...
ABI endorses merseyside fraud crackdown
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s campaign to weed out bogus personal injury compensation claims should become a model for councils throughout the country, the Association of British Insurers said today.
Lloyd's highlights new Asia opportunities
Lloyd’s has released new research which aims to provide the insurance industry with clear guidance on key developments in Asia.
Cunningham Lindsey's Fraudline wins new council client
Newark & Sherwood District Council has joined Cunningham Lindsey UK's FraudLine Service, introduced by Zurich Municipal.
Questgates founder forms new adjusting firm
Martin Mathieson, a former founder and managing partner of QuestGates has established a new specialist adjusting business, focusing on liability adjusting and claims management services.
Temple Legal signs capacity deal with QBE
Legal expenses provider Temple Legal Protection, has signed a long-term underwriting capacity partnership with QBE.
Industry hits back over claims tracing
The Association of British Insurers has reacted angrily to criticisms that it is becoming harder for...
Law firms double risk specialists
The number of law firms appointing risk management specialists has doubled since last year, accordin...
Novae Underwriting strengthens its underwriting team
Novae Underwriting is strengthening its regional underwriting team in Manchester with the appointmen...
Insurers face Lords test
"The judges would have a very different view if they had been exposed to asbestos but, of course, th...
Questgates branches out into NI
Loss adjuster Questgates has extended its coverage of the UK, with the appointment of a representati...
All to play for
The Court of Appeal's decision in the pleural plaques test case of Grieves v Everard and Others will have a major impact on the claimant community, with some companies left in untenable positions, argues Toby Scott
Appointment at FMW
Chris Aston has been appointed as account handler in the property and corporate risks department of ...
Setting the foundations for run-off
There was a time when run-off was thought of as a passing phase in the insurance industry. It is now...
Appointment at Quantum Enquiries and Surveillance
Stephen Hayes has become consultant and non-executive chairman at Quantum Enquiries and Surveillance...
Pleural plaques legal saga to roll into 2007
It will be at least 18 months until the insurance industry can draw a line under the continuing pleu...
Amlin's catastrophe renewals see large rate increases
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