Commercial
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Chris Everett has become development manager at Allianz Cornhill Commercial's Bristol branch. He joi...
Creature comforts
Pet Insurance
A question of timing
After the recent merger of St Paul and Travelers, making it the second-largest insurer in the US, UK chief executive Martin Hudson says he is in no hurry to replicate that status here. Jonathan Swift finds out more
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has promoted Peter Gallagher to claims director. Mr Gallagher, who joined the ...
Amicus accepts decision
Amicus has reluctantly accepted Norwich Union's decision to have 7000 jobs offshored by 2007. The fi...
View from the Top - E-trading is here to stay
According to a US newspaper report: "E-commerce services are the silver bullet that will enable comp...
Axa and Groupama in AA SME tie-up
Broking giant AA Insurance Services has entered the small and medium-sized commercial market, as exc...
Long-term costs of long-term care
A recent Court of Appeal decision has delved into personal injury compensation, ruling that local authorities may have to assume main responsibility for the long-term accommodation and care needs of claimants. This is good news for insurers, says Geoff…
Study: SMEs suspicious of rises
Exclusive research from Norwich Union has revealed that a third of small and medium-sized enterprise...
Surveying the SME situation
SME Survey
Case could lead to PI overhaul
Professional indemnity cover could experience an overhaul following a landmark court case that allow...
Highway plots household entry
Highway Insurance's retail subsidiary insists it wants to shrug off the tag of being exclusively mot...
Swiss Re issues liability cost warning
Growing liability costs and the spread of a US-style tort system could make some liability risks "un...
Allianz signs 10-year deal with CGI
The Allianz Group has signed a ten-year contract with CGI, IT and business process services providers, to support CGI’s global insurance administration solution GIOS.
New development director at Xchanging
Paulus Deuticke has been appointed to the position of development director at Xchanging.
MMA launches technical underwriting unit
MMA Insurance is establishing a specialist technical underwriting unit within its operation as a dedicated technical referral point for brokers and intermediaries.
Folgate nears 40 with another acquisition
The Folgate Partnership has announced it’s 38th acquisition; Pib Foster Insurance, based in Wimborne, Dorset.
Highway buys telebroker
Motor insurer Highway has strengthened its retail division by acquiring telebroker Direct Motorline.
Appointment at Endurance Specialty Holdings
Endurance Specialty Holdings says it has named Michael Fujii to lead and manage the development of E...
Converium EGM passes package
Converium shareholders have formally approved the management's package of measures designed to resto...
Alternating current
Energy
Lloyd's enters debt markets
Lloyd's is to make its debut in the international debt markets, raising around £500m of long-term su...
Converium Holding Ltd
Dr Jurgen Forterer, chief executive of R+V Versicherung, Wiesbaden, has resigned from the board of d...
The year of the storms may not whip up prices in the global reinsurance market
2004 will likely be remembered as one of the most active seasons in the history of tropical storms. ...