Commercial
Taking it to the limit
Several courts have recently addressed issues relating to annualisation - what does this mean for reinsurance limits?
Gerling boosts equity base
Gerling Property & Casualty Insurance has pumped EUR150m into its equity base, raising its equity to...
Matters of concern - Sal Zaffino examines the problems facing US casualty reinsurers
The casualty reinsurance market in the US has seen turbulent times in recent years, and there has be...
Appointment at The Federation of European Risk Management Associations
Thierry Van Santen has been re-elected as president of the Federation of European Risk Management As...
Clearing up the facts
The concluding article on a recent House of Lords case discusses the issues surrounding the aggregation of claims
SMEs fail on sickness sums
Over three quarters (78.1%) of small to medium-sized business owners have never calculated the cost ...
Appointment at Woodstock
West Malling-based Woodstock Insurance Brokers has appointed Steve Gamage as operations manager and ...
NIG fails to sell division as a whole
UK Underwriting, the third party schemes business of Primary Group, has acquired renewal rights to N...
Germany's Allianz expects to achieve "positive results"
Germany's Allianz said it expects to achieve "positive results" for its 2003 fiscal year, not only f...
Allianz aims for top three City spot
Allianz Cornhill is looking to aggressively grow its London market business to become a top three pl...
Egos act as barrier to Lloyd's merger activity
Lloyd's egos have once again been highlighted as a problem holding back the long-term development of...
View from the Top - Phil Loney, managing director, Lloyds TSB Insurance
In recent years, consumer pressure for a better deal has become an ever-increasing aspect of our soc...
Name change cues recruitment drive at First Alternative
The new non-standard motor insurer, set up as a joint venture between Peter Wood and Halifax Bank of...
Strike action looms for RBS.
The Royal Bank of Scotland group came a step closer to facing industrial action by IT staff at subsi...
RSA-backed start-up has £30m war chest
New acquisitional broking group Oval launched this week following its takeover of Wakefield-based br...
Biba makes its personal accident facility available online
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has made its personal accident facility, administered by ...
GAB Robins appointed by insurers
GAB Robins has been appointed by insurers in connection with a recent suspected arson attack, which ...
Independents at breaking point?
Damage Management
Insurer voices Gibraltar concerns
The head of the non-standard motor insurance start-up, First Alternative, has taken a swipe at rival...
Usdaw appoints UIA as provider
UIA Insurance, the specialist affinity insurer to the not-for-profit sector, has been appointed the ...
Appointment at Apex Contractors
Refurbishment, maintenance and interiors specialist Apex Contractors has bolstered its senior manage...
Insurers' GM role still unclear
The first of three government reports into the implications of growing genetically modified crops in...
Beddis & Partners move to larger premises
Birmingham-based broker Beddis & Partners has moved to larger premises in the city centre to house i...
Norwich Union signs 10-year extension deal
Norwich Union has renewed its software licencing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation for a f...