Commercial
Gem for small firms.
Users of Countrywide's commercial EDI solution, Diamond, now have access to another electronically-t...
Travel: moving on?
The average Brit's thoughts are consumed with fantasies of Margaritas in Mauritius or Rum Punch in R...
Appointment at NIG Skandia.
Anthony Lewis has joined NIG Skandia as personal lines underwriting manager for its motor department...
Post Magazine Charity Football Competition - Shooters come out for
The third annual Post Magazine Charity Football Competition for the Impact Plus Cup kicked off last ...
A powerful choice.
Three different perspectives are given on developments and threats in risk management in commercial lines broking.
Demon libel case is a godsend for insurers.
E-commerce liability looks set to become a burgeoning area for insurers following a pivotal case las...
Appointment at Pearl Assurance.
Duncan Hopper has been appointed to the new post of director of e-business development at Pearl Assu...
Cash hike plan will ruin Lloyd's says director.
Lloyd's could cease to exist as we know it if plans to make it more expensive to join the market go ...
ZFS profits up as UK arm performs strongly
Zurich Financial Services has recorded profits up 16% to $3.2bn with a strong performance from its UK...
CGNU gets the go-ahead
CGNU is now on target to be officially launched in June following Friday's meeting of shareholders fr...
Be prepared.
Some insurers are still slow in responding to emerging risks. Among those who realise their potential impact, Adrian Leonard finds two clear courses of action: underwrite with the help of experts or exclude.
Information interchange.
Internet technology is providing reinsurers with ways to share information both internally and externally. Roger Crombie reports.
Max Re hits $400m mark.
Bermudian start-up reinsurer Max Re had raised over $400m towards its target capitalisation of $600m...
Lloyd's North American success.
Lloyd's was facing its final battle with Names in the UK courts last month (see comment on p5), but ...
XL holding company for London.
Bermudian insurance group XL Capital is putting its (re)insurance operations outside the Americas an...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson benefits from ART boost.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), the UK-based broker, has reported a 60% increase in its revenue from a...
Wren-managed syndicates made losses.
Two out of the five Wren-managed syndicates made losses in 1997, the Brit Insurance subsidiary has a...
US insurer pays £1bn for Gartmore
Ohio-based insurer Nationwide Mutual has outbid CGU to buy fund manager Gartmore. It has agreed to ...
Damages seminar.
Property damage experts Munters is sponsoring a seminar on 'Implementing Property Damage Claims into...
Brokers damn insurers as ill-informed in poll.
Insurers are unknowledgeable and uncontactable according to brokers. NIG polled brokers on its so...
Marsh's Web plans.
Marsh has unveiled plans for a new online service aimed at the small to medium-sized business sector...
RSA: Allianz and Zurich say 'no' after due diligence.
Allianz and Zurich have both said 'no' to Royal & Sun Alliance following due diligence undertakings,...
Four steps to Internet heaven.
Richard Copley of CSC set out a four-stage development process for Internet-based business developme...
Director pleads guilty to fraud.
Andrew William Hill, sole director of broker Denis Hilton, has pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudul...