Commercial
Moody’s issues CNAIC rating
Moody's has assigned an Aa3 (excellent) insurance financial strength rating to Coface North America Insurance Company (CNAIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coface SA. The outlook for the new rating is stable.
Mango awarded pricing prize
Don Mango, vice president of research & development at GE's Employers ReinsuranceCorporation (ERC), has been awarded the 2004 Charles A. Hachemeister Prize by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) for his paper on reinsurance pricing. The announcement of…
Aon Travel wins internet broking contract
Aon Travel has won the travel insurance broking business of online insurance provider Essential Travel.
Path to Success: Business Development Director
Sarah Lyons from Halifax Insurance Ireland talks about her career to date
Markel launches karting insurance product
Property and casualty insurer Markel International today launched a range of insurance coverages for professional karting circuits.
Layton Blackham plots underwriting growth
Broker Layton Blackham is expecting to quadruple its in-house underwriting agency income during the ...
Bupa has change of mind over pre-funded LTC cover
Bupa is withdrawing from pre-funded long-term care cover and will not accept new business from 11 Ju...
ABI takes action to find out if 21-day problem is widespread
Your leader last week, Liability renewals lip-service, comments on allegations that some of the serv...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Warren Green has been appointed account manager within insurer partnerships. He will be responsible ...
Men at work
Poor risk management and safety records could lead the construction industry into an insurance crisi...
Highway to acquire three in network plan
Highway Retail, a new division of motor insurer Highway, has revealed it is close to acquiring three...
Appointment at Helphire
Total Accident Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Helphire Group, has appointed David Joyce as...
AIG tops list of big 10 commercial firms
AIG has come out on top in a report ranking the largest 10 commercial insurers in the UK. Using dat...
Highway moves to acquire brokers through new retail division
Highway has today launched a retail division in order to acquire a number of UK brokers, improve its earning stream and smooth the impact of the underwriting cycle
D&G expects minimal Competition Commission impact
Warranty protection insurer, Domestic & General has reported its results for the nine months up to 31 March 2004, with its core UK warranty turnover up 9.4% to £155.8 million.
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Appointment at Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhard
Chris James has been appointed chief executive of Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhard. Mr James ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
Heath Lambert Group has announced the appointment of Barry Duffin as operations director, heading up...
Commercial insurance markets feel pressure
Market dynamics are bringing an end to the double-digit increases in commercial insurance costs expe...
RMS updates catastrophe modelling software
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), has unveiled new releases of RiskLink, its core catastrophe modelli...
Appointment at Price Forbes Bermuda
Alan Waring has been appointed to the post of chief executive at new company Price Forbes Bermuda. T...
Appointment at Allianz Japan
Joachim Wessling is the new chief executive of Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan, better known...
The state of US regulation
As the US insurance industry continues to evolve, what does this mean in terms of commercial lines deregulation and federal regulation?
Russian and Swedish risk managers join Ferma
Risk management associations from Russia and Sweden are the latest members of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations.