Commercial
NU does its bit on start-up safety site.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurers duped by "fad".
Fraud detection by telephone voice stress analysis has been branded "foolhardy" by a senior academic...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES The chances of Royal & Sun Alliance finding a buyer for its struggling life insur...
Amlin agrees credit with State Farm.
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has reached agreement with US-based State Farm, an existing shareholder, for t...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Dress down has never quite been Penny's style, but when it comes to dressing up for the evening, han...
The party's over.
The many events cancelled in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September have put added strain on contingency insurers - already suffering because of the recent floods and foot and mouth outbreaks. A widespread rethinking of cover is happening,…
Pro-activity pays off in rehab cases.
Pro-active management of low-value claims pays off, claimed Paul Donnelly, general secretary of the ...
Genetic threat for insurers.
The government has warned the insurance industry that it will use legislation to enforce the extende...
Healthy options to rival Bupa.
An online insurance intermediary aims to put an end to Bupa's domination of the private health marke...
The weakest link?
A project, funded by several of the bigger insurers and a major software house, to develop an insurance industry internet portal, collapsed last week. Manjit Rana analyses what went wrong with i2i-link and the lessons to be learned.
EOS partnership.
EOS RISQ, the international partnership of insurance brokers and risk consultants, is to use softwar...
US attacks: business relations damaged.
The reaction to the events of 11 September could cause lasting damage between German insurers and th...
Independent meet.
Class Law, the firm representing the creditors for Independent Insurance, is inviting brokers to tod...
NIG is More Th>n 33 years ahead of RSA on guaranteed claims bonus.
We read with some interest and amazement in the Daily Express on 17 October that More Th>n, a direct...
Joining forces.
Reinsurers are seeking capital and access to new markets and banks are interested in investment opportunities. David Fanning finds out whether the future lies in link-ups between the two.
Captivating once more.
The search for alternative cover following the US terrorist attacks is likely to result in a reversal in the decline in Bermuda's dominance of the captive market, predicts Mairi Mallon.
Explosion at fertiliser plant in Toulouse.
An explosion at a fertiliser plant on the outskirts of Toulouse, southwestern France, on 21 Septembe...
Rebriefs - Aon.
Broker Aon has set up a task force to advise clients on the best use of captives in the hardening ma...
Former Aon chief is new Accidentcare CEO
Mike Eve, the former chief executive of Aon Risk Services, has been named as the new chief executive ...
St Paul losses prompt review
St Paul is to review its international and healthcare business after reporting heavy third-quarter lo...
CILA technical plans eyed by others.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' Society of Claims Technicians initiative, launched two ye...
Swiss Re: Plum deal.
Reinsurer Swiss Re has deployed dual Plumtree-powered portals to streamline internal processes and d...
Maverick failings over GISC.
I fear Neil Harris has a seriously mistaken view of what is required to regulate the insurance indus...
Millhouse to double broker base.
Commercial underwriter Millhouse plans to more than double its 250-strong broker base and open a Lon...