Commercial
NU fails in move to use Human Rights Act
Norwich Union has failed in its attempt to use the Human Rights Act to win an appeal hearing in an em...
NIG gets new ARM
Broker-only insurer NIG has taken a majority shareholding in Glasgow-based All Risk Management, a pro...
CGNU makes Hungarian acquisition
CGNU has acquired Hungarian high net worth life insurer Mebit from Dutch banking group ABN Amro Bank ...
Miller sells off insurance arm
Miller Fisher, support service provider to the insurance and financial service industries is to sell ...
Cancelled race meetings affect AIG.
Underwriters are paying out millions for the cancellation of horse racing in the wake of the foot & ...
Weathering the market.
The reinsurance cycle is changing. Rates increased during 2001 renewals, despite overcapacity. However, it is unclear for the moment how hard the market is likely to get. Jeremy Mather believes rates will not follow tradition.
Chaucer to raise capital for losses.
Lloyd's underwriter Chaucer Holdings, which recorded a £3.2m loss in 2000 compared to £1.1m in 1999,...
Appointment at Taylor Nelson Sofres.
Tony Anderson has been appointed e-commerce director for Taylor Nelson Sofres. In this newly-created...
Insurers get the minimum.
Life insurers received a boost last week from Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget, with the government ...
Paper chase.
Several insurers have suffered at the hands of the press recently. But can you believe everything you read in the papers? asks Rachel Gordon.
Policy Master looks for link ups.
Insurance software specialist Policy Master, which signed a partnership deal with Towergate Underwri...
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has expanded its information technology department with the appointments of Graham Billett and F...
NU: windfall rap.
The UK's biggest insurer Norwich Union has been singled out for criticism in the run-up to a crucial...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Graham Harvey has moved to the position of director of e-commerce at Friends Provident. He joined th...
IIB fights on.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has welcomed the GISC's decision to set a dead-line of 1 Septembe...
Royal appointment.
Liverpool-based law firm Hill Dickinson has been appointed as primary property adviser for Royal Liv...
Positive thinking.
A recent survey of policyholders has given insurers the thumbs up. Paul Pollock takes a more detailed look at the findings.
Terrorism cover.
Towergate Commercial claims to have placed one of the largest terrorism cover facilities in the insu...
Insurers on track.
The Insurance Athletics Championship track and field dates are: 16 May - Insurance Championships Roa...
Snap happy insurer.
Towergate Underwriting Group has bolstered its photography insurance division, with the acquisition ...
CPI - cost-effective professional service across the industry.
CPI countrywide, formally Countrywide Property Inspections, is pleased to sponsor Post Magazine's la...
IIB welcomes GISC deadline
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has welcomed the General Insurance Standards Council's decision to...
Chaucer looks to raise £20m as profits dive
Lloyd's underwriter Chaucer Holdings, which recorded a £3.2m loss in 2000 compared to £1.1m in 1999, ...
Chaucer to buy out Brit from joint venture
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Chaucer is to buy the stake held by (re)insurer Brit Insurance Holdings in...