Commercial
Coface turnover boost.
The Coface Group saw its consolidated turnover boosted last year thanks to the integration of Die Al...
Law Reports - Beneficiary was executor.
The nomination of a beneficiary under a life insurance policy on the basis that he should apply any ...
Axa poaches ITT staff for new operation.
AXA Provincial has 'poached' three top ITT London & Edinburgh property employees to spearhead its 'P...
AIG to buy SunAm.
American International Group (AIG) has agreed to purchase SunAmerica, a leading seller of annuities,...
Government has got sums wrong over risk-pooling'.
A leading NHS Trust insurer has announced that it is "saddened" by the Health Minister Alan Milburn'...
Getting stuck in the web.
After a year of surfing through insurers' web sites, Richard Griffiths looks at how they have improved and gives tips to prospective site-holders.
Exclusive - Internet copyright claims to rocket.
Insurers have been warned to expect an increase in the number of Internet copyright claims coming to...
Finding their calling.
Michael Tarte-Booth charts the history of call centres and looks at their booming prospects.
Reinsurance: which way the future?
After all the conference speculation, where is the reinsurance market really headed? Alex Beatty talks to the people who will decide the direction of the industry.
High-performance index to highlight Bermuda success.
Fund managers and investors are to be able to track the performance of Bermuda's insurance market fo...
New ideas for old problems.
Nigel Alington looks at non-traditional methods of providing political risk cover.
Winning on aggregate.
John Butler explodes the myths about aggregate extension clauses, which began in the first half of the century with the 'Coca Cola clause'.
From unrest to settlement.
One man's political instability is another's commercial opportunity. Paul Davidson surveys the political risk (re)insurance market.
Concentrating on capacity.
Lloyd's corporates can now do bilateral deals outside the traditional capacity exchange auctions to consolidate their portfolios. Robert C.B. Miller explains how.
JLT Re changes.
Reinsurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Re has appointed John Lloyd as chairman and Michael Brookm...
An industry in revolution.
New pockets of instability worldwide have meant new opportunities for political risk insurers, and the market is strengthening, says Kit Brownlees.
Have loophole, will travel.
Insurers have expressed concerns over a legal loophole that threatens to allow travel companies to c...
Davies puts seal on double deals.
Davies Managed Systems has created two strategic partnership agreements as part of sweeping changes ...
Marsh Mac deal creates world's biggest broker.
J&H Marsh & McLennan has announced that it has acquired Sedgwick for £1.25bn following five months o...
AON takes personal Focus.
Michael Eve, chief executive of Aon Risk Service, talks to Tim Collison about the corporate strategy and spending spree.
Brockbank Syndicate has WINner of a system.
Brockbank Syndicate Management has underwritten the first risk to be placed in the Lloyd's market us...
When mum was definitely not the word.
Scary Spice, Posh Spice and All Saints' Melanie Blatt. It seems its hip to be pregnant at the moment...
Risky times in Hong Kong.
As Hong Kong's new airport finally starts handling all air cargo, Jeremy Golden looks at the shakey start up of this huge infrastructure project, and assesses the insurance implications.
Preparing for total recall.
Withdrawal of a product is an expensive business in terms of profitability and brand value. Graeme Berry considers the financial risks of a product recall and the role of insurance in managing these risks.