Commercial
Highway reports profit fall
Highway this morning reported a fall in profit before tax to £1.4m (2007: £11.8m) for the first six months of 2008. Its gross written premium dipped slightly to £130.7m (2007: £131.2m).
LV in £150m bid for Highway
Liverpool Victoria has been named as the company which has bid for Highway Insurance. The offer values the entire issued share capital of Highway at approximately £150m.
Highway shares up 14.06% on LV bid
Highway shares continue to climb on news that it is talks with LV over a £150 takeover deal.
Redundancy calls up
Allianz Legal Protection is reporting a record number of calls concerning redundancies to its legal ...
Tightening risk factors
Australian Review
Court in landmark "work equipment" decision
Spencer-Franks v Kellog, Brown and Root (House of Lords - 2 July 2008)
Trip hazard was not unsafe
Cenet (Nee McGlennon) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (Queen's Bench Division - 26 June 2008)
PB event hits the road
Post's sister title, Professional Broking will be hosting the PB Management Event in October. Broker...
Allianz Spanair crash link
Allianz is understood to have a significant insurance share of last week's plane crash at Madrid's B...
Repair company maps out plans for seven new centres
Emergency glazing repair and replacement company Solaglas Windowcare is opening a new premises, and ...
Pier pressure
Business Interruption: Tourist attractions
Appointment at First Title Insurance
First Title Insurance, a subsidiary of First Title, has recruited Philip Eilmer for its European bus...
Mason tipped for return
Speculation is growing that an 'aggregator of aggregator' websites could soon be launched. The poss...
Amlin CEO not worried by investment downturn
Amlin chief executive officer Charles Philipps said he remains optimistic about investment returns f...
FD summit date
The Financial Director Summit takes place on 25 to 26 September at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshi...
In the firing line
Redundancy Employment Tribunals
Highway in "advanced" takeover talks
Highway has confirmed it is in “advanced discussions” regarding a possible takeover with a third party operator.
Moneysupermarket sees 50% hike in insurance revenue
Moneysupermarket has reported that revenues in its insurance business have grown by 50% from £26.4m to £39.7m and transaction revenue has grown by 59% from £22.0m to £35.0m for the first six months of 2008.
Brit pretax profit tumbles as investment returns fall
First half pre-tax profits at Brit Insurance Holdings more than halved in the first half of the year as the group's investment return dwindled to just £2.1m, down from £55.9m a year before.
Heritage hires three major insurance figures to rebuild syndicate
Bermudian (re)insurer Argo's Lloyd's Heritage syndicate is to hire three senior insurance figures to rebuild it since the depature of active underwriter Nick Jones and four others.
Allianz, Catlin, Amlin all on Madrid plane crash
Allianz may have a significant insurance share of Wednesday's plane crash in Madrid, a senior source has told Reinsurance.
GAB looks to Aon for new TPA boss
GAB Robins has named Julien Hampson as director of third-party claims administration operations.
Insurance Christmall Ball - places selling fast
The inaugral Insurance Industry Christmas Ball has already attracted a host of companies from across the UK general insurance sector, and Incisive Media can now confirm that donations of £10 per head, along with all auction proceedings, will go to the…
Legal expenses insurance plays vital role
In the recent article entitled 'The Kill Bill' on corporate manslaughter (Post, 7 August, pp 17-18),...