Commercial
St Paul moves to purchase Lutine.
The St Paul at Lloyd's, one of the largest insurers in the market with 5% of total capacity, is to p...
Funds row continues.
The Consumer Association is to press on with its court application to force Axa to pay the legal cos...
Competition winner scoops football tickets.
Alexander Baker of Aon was the winner of the first Avon Insurance football competition of the season...
Smith - online success kills.
Abbott Smith, vice president for Compaq Computer Corporation in the US, warned insurers of the poten...
Clickforcover targets brokers.
A new underwriting agent is looking to expand its broker base for a product that covers small to med...
Allianz acquires Dutch insurer.
AGF, the french subsidiary of German insurer Allianz, has acquired 100% of Dutch insurer Zwolsche Al...
Legal & General ties up professional deal
Legal and General has won the contract to design and supply stakeholder pensions for the 300 000 memb...
Final battles.
The war of words resulting from the seizure of Kuwaiti aircraft by Iraq has come before the English courts 14 times in the past five years. Jonathan Sacher looks at the battles that have made up the war.
Total commitment.
Speed and service are the drivers behind a new on-line system for selling marine total loss reinsurance. Eric Alexander takes a look beneath the surface of TLO-Online.
Buy boosts Gallagher's US reinsurance business.
US broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired New Jersey-based John P Woods for an undisclosed amount in...
Floating city makes waves.
Eric Alexander finds marine insurers expecting to have a tough time coping with the demands presented by the proposed Freedom Ship, a huge accommodation vessel.
O'Leary takes over.
GE Frankona Re has appointed Tony O'Leary to replace Steve Wood as managing director of its UK life ...
Bupa hits road for Heartbeat.
Bupa is set to go on the road to meet intermediaries, ahead of the launch of a new health insurance ...
Survey shows techno sceptics.
Despite massive increases in IT spending, UK insurers are still sceptical that new technology will d...
702 gets Markel rebranding.
Lloyd's syndicate 702 RE Brown & others rebranded itself this week to Markel Syndicate 702 at Lloyd'...
Insurers wait and see approach on Human Rights Act.
Most insurers are taking a wait and see approach to the introduction this week of the Human Rights A...
Tiger gets its teeth into claims.
Personal injury specialist National Accident Helpline aims to boost its network of solicitors to 200...
Ludicrous decisions affect public perception.
The letter 'Bad industry image is ongoing frustration' (Post Magazine, 28 September, p16) really did...
Recipe for a rights disaster.
Most insurers are taking a wait and see approach to the introduction, this week, of the Human Rights...
London: "long way to go" in ART appreciation.
Max Taylor, chairman of Lloyd's, said the London market still has "a very long way to go" when it co...
Royal London stays mutual.
Mutual Royal London has denied it plans to float, after the acquisition of fellow mutual Scottish Li...
The Underwriter signs GE deal.
London market insurer The Underwriter has confirmed that it has secured £26m extra money from backer...
Birchall leaves Independent.
One of Independent Insurance's five regional development managers has resigned from the company. ...
Appointment at Newmedia SPARK.
Newmedia SPARK has made Bruno Delacave director and chief financial officer of the company. Mr Delac...