Commercial
Reinsurex to make Euro move.
New York-based reinsurance broker Reinsurex plans to team up with a Lloyd's broker to help it expand...
Cooperman jailed.
Stephen Cooperman, a former Beverly Hills eye surgeon who was involved in a £10m art insurance fraud...
BIBA launches software directory
The British Insurance Brokers Association has launched its software directory for brokers developed ...
Christmas is on the cards.
Starting to think about Christmas? Or at least about your choice of corporate Christmas cards? Why n...
Insurance moves on hold for Capita.
Expanding outsource provider Capita has ruled out any further major insurance-related acquisitions i...
On the launch pad.
The insurance industry has seen a great deal of movement on the company front over recent times and with consolidation of existing businesses, new launches are eager to make an impact, says Jane Bernstein.
Divide and rule.
The Sirius Group is to split its operations into five distinct businesses, each headed up by its own...
JLT to concentrate on business integration.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson reaffirmed its commitment to independence this week, on the back of he...
Friends chooses Wipro for IT.
Friends Provident has selected information technology services provider Wipro as its software develo...
Esure goes live.
Esure, the Halifax-backed insurance start-up from Peter Wood, the founder of Direct Line, went live ...
Windfall rule hits insurers.
The insurance industry was landed with a multi-million-pound bill by the High Court this week in a c...
Insurers knock e-commerce survey.
Insurers have rebuffed findings of a survey of UK insurers carried out by e-commerce software and se...
Brands net damage.
Insurers are worried they may be harming their brands by running sub-standard websites, according to...
Markel improves result
Markel Corporation made a profit of $812 000 for the second quarter of this year. The result was a ...
JLT up 18%
Jardine Lloyd Thompson today reported a pretax profit before goodwill amortisation and exceptional it...
Collegiate loses crucial windfall shares test case
The insurance industry was landed with a multi-million pound bill by the High Court today in a crucia...
Russian for cover.
The Russian insurance market will become increasingly attractive to European insurers, said rating a...
Towergate cuts Dickinson's staff.
Towergate has confirmed it has cut two thirds of Midlands-based broker Dickinson's staff, following ...
Exchange FS wins e-contract for Bank of Ireland.
E-commerce specialist Exchange FS has won a £2m contract to implement a browser-based, point-of-sale...
Facing facts.
As the relationship between insurers and brokers begins to change in the wake of technological advances and as capacity in the commercial lines sector rises, face-to-face contact and good personal service can make all the difference, believes Diane…
Rising standards.
Insurance standards body Acord, which merged with data and e-commerce standards association WISe on ...
GEFI wins rights for Nationwide.
GE Financial Insurance Europe has won the exclusive rights to provide travel insurance to Nationwide...
Insurers must protect their name overseas.
Intellectual property solicitors have urged insurers to adopt risk management strategies to better pr...
Crossing the Rubicon.
Max Carruthers talks to Edward Murray about his new insurance industry venture Rubicon, which is adopting a whole new approach to the scope of insurance and, hopes Mr Carruthers, will move the traditional boundaries to processing business.