Commercial
Swinton speaks out as sell-off rumours rage.
Swinton's chief executive Patrick Smith has put paid to persistent rumours of a possible disposal of...
HSE raises stress claim fears.
The news that the Health & Safety Executive is prepared to take action against authorities that do n...
LV steps up affinity activity.
Liverpool Victoria is stepping up its involvement in affinity deals, following a recent agreement wi...
PYV aims for legal outsiders.
Professional indemnity broker PYV has developed a facility for distressed. legal firms as an alte...
Legal & General annual study.
Small to medium-sized firms in the UK would last less than one year on average if a key worker - suc...
Deutsche Bank takes Axa and Allianz WTC claim to court.
Deutsche Bank has gone to court to force Allianz and Axa to pay their shares of a total-loss claim o...
Brokers have risk managing role to play in heading off haulage cover
The news story Hauliers heading for cover crisis (Post Magazine, 7 August, p1) raises some important...
6 years ago.
Six years ago, brokers' fears that insurers were looking to switch much of their personal lines dist...
Avon winner.
The winner of a football coaching session with a professional footballer in Post Magazine's NIG/Avon...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection.
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has taken on Peter Dobie as underwriting manager. He has more than...
Courts to decide CFA rates - Cheshire County Council v Grace Lea.
(Chester County Court - 9 May 2003) The decision of the deputy district judge to allow the claiman...
Cars, quakes and critical illness
Losses on automobile cover have prompted some departures from Canada's otherwise largely stable property and casualty market and created an opening for reinsurers. On the life side, reinsurers are now reaping the benefits of dynamic growth, as John…
Not for the faint of heart.
It takes a brave underwriter to operate in the directors' and officers' market in the US. Vincent Vitkowsky and Jeanne Kohler look at the issues of allocation and aggregation that can make a bad situation worse.
All white with insurers.
Once considered to be the scourge of the roads, white van man seems to be changing his habits, and insurers are sitting up and taking notice, says Sam Barrett.
AEA: aviation scheme "dead in the water"
The European airline industry's attempts to find a long-term solution for state-backed terrorism insu...
Markel to open more UK offices in retail sales push.
US insurer Markel intends to open more offices in the UK and explore new product lines as part of a...
BIg solutions to small problems.
Because of their size, smaller companies are less able than most to survive if they are hit by a major catastrophe. It is therefore essential they have adequate insurance in place to ensure business can continue as usual. Hugo Cranmore examines…
CBS seeks approval for PI syndicate.
Lloyd's Members' agency CBS Private Capital could face a battle to secure the services of some of th...
Appointment at Apex Contractors.
Apex Contractors has appointed Ian Cannings to a new executive role on its board. Mr Cannings was pr...
St Paul considers new broker D&O facility.
St Paul claims that solicitors have responded well to its recently launched online professional inde...
Appointment at PYV Group.
Clive Hawker has joined the PYV Group as divisional director, special risks, within the Lloyd's brok...
Solicitors labelled as bunch of penny-pinchers.
Solicitors have been labelled as a bunch of fickle penny-pinchers by underwriters, according to a le...
Biba considers options.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association hopes to find replacement capacity for its online liabili...
Euclidian targeted by legal action
Formal litigation proceedings against Lloyd's insurer Euclidian are set to begin next month over th...