Commercial
Best reviews rates.
Rating agency AM Best has placed its B (very good) rating of London based Colonia Baltica Insurance ...
The human touch.
Cyber call centres may appear cutting edge, but they contradict a lesson learned earlier, says Lorraine Wright.
Quake loss covered.
Marsh & McLennan Securities Corporation has completed a £31m insurance-linked transaction for a majo...
Chatset predicts 3.17% losses for Lloyd's.
Chatset has released its latest forecast for the Lloyd's market, and, in line with analyst's predict...
Exclusive - City of London police investigate collapsed broker.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the brokerage Denis Hilton la...
Mutuality boost.
Royal London Insurance is taking its pro-mutual message to this autumn's party political conferences...
PCS moves on survey plans.
Loss adjuster PCS plans to diversify by moving into the commercial property liability survey market....
The future's bright.
Independent financial advisers have had a tough time over the last 10 years, but now the skies are beginning to clear with some of the larger insurers' initiatives set to boost the outlook in this sector, says Francis Higney.
The right fit.
With more products being tailored to suit direct writers, are they competent enough to meet consumers' needs? Jonathan Swift reports on how direct writers are looking to expand in today's ever-changing market.
High number of deaths 150 years ago.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Post Magazine reported on the high number of deaths recorded on the...
Broker Alexander Forbes in push for PI policy.
Broker Alexander Forbes is embarking on a marketing campaign to push its new professional indemnity ...
Allianz sparks electronic cover.
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has launched a new electronic equipment policy. The policy provides cov...
NU beats competition.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Risking all?
Many of the comfortable assumptions about the scope of risk management are now being challenged. The Institute of Risk Management's Richard Brookes looks at the evolving debate on best practice in risk management.
Adjusting for fewer claims.
Efforts by loss adjusters to provide risk management services are starting to pay off, discovers Simon Threadgold.
Engineering guide.
NIG Skandia has produced a booklet for brokers to assist their handling of engineering inspection bu...
Moving targets.
In the second of our series on customer loyalty, CMG's Eric Mawer and Richard Preston explain why this is an area where insurers' often miss the mark.
Talking insurance strategy - Insurance 2000.
Date for your diary: Post Magazine's popular and highly respected annual strategic conference for se...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Officials investigating the death of Simon Long, a rider killed at the Burghl...
Branding vital in virtual age.
The importance of branding to the financial services industry was hammered home to delegates by Dann...
Boom in legal cover.
Demand for legal expenses cover has grown dramatically since the present government came to power, a...
US/Japan venture.
American International Group KK, the Japanese arm of US insurer AIG, and Orix, a Japanese leasing co...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Corporate Risks has appointed Alan Percival as its regional managing director...
Insurers insist they're safe from the hackers.
The insurance industry this week moved to affirm the integrity of its e-commerce security systems fo...