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Commentary - Defamation by dotcom.
At the same time that the 'Love bug' was causing chaos in computer systems across the world, courts ...
Amlin ambles to £18.3m
Lloyd's underwriter Amlin saw pre-tax profits rise to £18.3m last year, only marginally up from £18m ...
A question of strategy.
Small and medium-sized businesses face different dilemmas in creating a risk strategy. David Fanning finds out why.
A meeting of minds.
Mark Butterworth, chairman of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, and John Ball, above right, president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, came face to face to compare their organisations.
Insurers' relief at Dimond ruling.
The insurance industry received a filip last week following the House of Lords ruling in the Dimond ...
Merger will create UK insurance powerhouse.
Personal injury specialists Weightmans and Hill Dickinson are believed to be close to a merger follo...
Info-read will reveal all.
As risk managers prepare for the annual Association of Insurance and Risk Managers conference, the n...
Risk frisked in Frisco.
The Risk and Insurance Management Society conference and exhibition in San Francisco gave delegates the chance to turn their global market inside out to highlight current trends and future concerns. Janina Clark reports.
Japan Insurer claims dotcom first.
Insurer American Family Life Assurance Company (Japan) and Internet specialist NTT Communicationware...
Brokers lose in law stakes.
Provincial brokers look set to lose out in the battle for a lion's share of the £300m annual profess...
Brokers warm to Internet
Insurance brokers are beginning to embrace the Internet according to the latest research by the Briti...
New consultancy.
John Shetcliffe, former Iron Trades general manager, has set up a Watford-based marketing consultanc...
Appointment at Ansvar.
Following the reorganisation of its field operations, Ansvar has appointed Leigh Ide as regional man...
American Re reports first quarter loss
Munich Re's US subsidiary, American Re, has reported a $58.9m net loss for the first quarter of 2000,...
Bitten by love bug.
Companies will not be able to insure losses arising from computer viruses such as the 'Iloveyou' bug...
Law Society names indemnity insurers
The Law Society has published its first list of "qualifying" insurers who will be allowed to underwri...
CE&B takes reins.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis & Buckle has taken complete control of its managed contractor network...
Broking coup for Direct Line.
Direct Line chief executive Ian Chippendale has announced a major reorganisation that will establish...
Norwich Union to sponsor Lord Mayor's Carnival Parade in Sheffield.
Norwich Union is to get in the carnival spirit by sponsoring this year's Lord Mayor's Carnival Parad...
Kiln records a £6.7m loss
Kiln, the Lloyd's vehicle, recorded a pre-tax loss of £6.7m last year compared with a pre-tax profit ...
PIA suspends firm.
The Personal Investment Authority has suspended the investment business of Dynamics Financial Servic...
Allianz pilot scheme.
Allianz Cornhill will be piloting Glass's Information Services Glassmatix estimating system this sum...
Insurers win landmark credit hire case
Insurers have won a landmark victory in their fight against the credit hire industry today courtesy o...
Germans hope slimming will make them attractive.
German insurer Allianz and reinsurer Munich Re plan to cut their crossholdings from 25% to 20% by th...