Commercial
Penny Black's insurance week
Christmas is supposedly the season of goodwill, though perhaps someone should mention that to those...
Rates will not rocket in wake of Ariane crash
Premium rates in the satellite insurance market will remain high, but unchanged, following the deva...
Report by Datamonitor
Direct writers, banks and insurers with no connection to the travel industry have faired better tha...
EL: government plan criticised by MPs
The Liberal Democrats have called for a thorough analysis of the existing employers' liability land...
Government action expected
One of the recurring themes of 2002 has been compensation - in particular the increasing cost of it...
ABB seeks buyer for Sirius
Engineering giant ABB is believed to be actively seeking a buyer for its Stockholm-based reinsurer ...
UK revisits key legal issues
The UK courts tackled recurring issues such as aggregation and jurisdiction again in 2002, but some decisions increased uncertainty in areas of (re)insurance law. Dorothy Cory-Wright of law firm DJ Freeman reports.
Wanted: new parents
A significant number of the world's reinsurers must be feeling pretty unloved at the moment. Pa...
Lloyd's gets record cash
Lloyd's will have record capacity of £14.25bn ($22.4bn) for 2003, compared with £12.3bn in 2002. ...
BIBA chooses Post and Professional Broking to be media partners
The British Insurance Brokers' Association this week confirmed it has selected Post Magazine and it...
Wood set to pursue Cox
A consortium led by Direct Line founder Peter Wood was expected to persevere with a "friendly" bid ...
Peninsula targets broker business
Peninsula, the UK employment law giant, is spending £1m in an effort to double the size of its brok...
Davies and MMA reach out-of-court settlement
Loss adjuster Davies has accepted 'substantial damages' in an out-of-court settlement from insurer ...
Axa: disease pool call
Axa has become the first UK insurer to lay its cards on the table as part of the current employers'...
Broker launch for former Ward Evans directors
Two former Ward Evans directors have set up a new broker, which will be focused on the general insu...
Reviews for NU and Liverpool Victoria
Norwich Union and Liverpool Victoria have both restructured their loss adjusting panels, PM has lea...
Making hay
Brokers - particularly those in the commercial sector - have really made the most of the hard market of 2002 and are now reaping the rewards. In fact, many have thrived, despite problems over liability and regulatory issues, says Rachel Gordon.
NMT disputes rivals' claims
IT service provider New Millennium Technologies this week disputed claims that its userbase is set ...
Appointment at Capita McLarens
Loss adjuster Capita McLarens has appointed two senior loss adjusters to boost its property divisio...
Guernsey eyes data storage niche.
The Guernsey government last week outlined how it aims to become the premier location for secure dat...
Broker Network gets Lloyd's accreditation
The Broker Network has become the first network to be accredited as a Lloyd's broker. It follows th...
Capacity for change
Astronomical mandatory liability premiums for certain trades perceived to be high risk — such as scaffolders and roofers — are leading to fears that some may have to do business illegally or close down altogether. Lynn Rouse examines some of the short…
Taxi Fleet Plus publishes new guide.
Taxi Fleet Plus this week published a new risk management guide for taxi fleet companies. The Guide ...
NU advises liability caution
Norwich Union is unwilling to support fundamental changes to the employers' liability system, Tim Ro...