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Belfast brokers charged
The directors of Belfast-based Northern Ireland Insurance Brokers, father and son both called Micha...
Broker launch for former Ward Evans directors
Two former Ward Evans directors have set up a new broker, which will be focused on the general insu...
Reviews for NU and Liverpool Victoria
Norwich Union and Liverpool Victoria have both restructured their loss adjusting panels, PM has lea...
Fire in Edinburgh old town
A raft of 'denial of access claims' will add a further headache to insurers in the wake of the fire...
Full steam ahead
This year has seen liability - in its various guises - pick up steam as it makes its way across the legal landscape. With regulation, causality, costs and conditional fee agreements among those enjoying the ride, many of 2002's key issues will soon reach…
Making hay
Brokers - particularly those in the commercial sector - have really made the most of the hard market of 2002 and are now reaping the rewards. In fact, many have thrived, despite problems over liability and regulatory issues, says Rachel Gordon.
A sting in the Bill's tail
The government this week slipped a controversial structured settlement clause into the Courts Bill, which, says Lord Hunt has a major sting in the tail for insurers.
NFU drops Capita McLarens from loss adjusting panel
In the first major review for years at the company, Capita McLarens has been dropped from NFU's los...
Liberty Syndicates launches into personal accident market
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicates has launched into the personal accident market following...
SVB plans to withdraw from US liability insurance
Lloyd's insurer SVB plans to withdraw from US liability reinsurance. In a statement it said: "In 20...
Can Gibraltar rock the London boat?
As UK insurance companies reassess Gibraltar's status as a serious competitor to the London market, Neil Coulson looks at what it has to offer.
NMT disputes rivals' claims
IT service provider New Millennium Technologies this week disputed claims that its userbase is set ...
Cautious welcome for FSA proposals
Insurance trade bodies this week welcomed signs that commission disclosure will not become a legal re...
Win football match tickets
The second of this season's Avon-sponsored Post Magazine and Professional Broking football ticket c...
Trenwick says backers to agree to renew letters of credit
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick this week said its backers at Lloyd's had agreed to renew a $182m (£115...
Bluesure in talks with prospective backers
Bluesure is in talks with three prospective backers to provide capacity for next year, according to...
View from the Top - Geoff Riddell, Chief executive general insurance, Zurich Financial
Being new to my job and new to contributing to this column, I thought I'd kick-off with something t...
No to disclosure as Tiner details regulation plans
John Tiner, managing director of insurance at the Financial Services Authority, told MPs on Tuesday...
Hiscox expands into Portuguese market
Hiscox has expanded into the Portuguese insurance market with a new high net worth household policy...
Changes to fraud laws should be an industry association priority
I was surprised to read David Beardsworth's article suggesting why the industry should formulate a ...
Appointment at Capita McLarens
Loss adjuster Capita McLarens has appointed two senior loss adjusters to boost its property divisio...
FSA shows common sense
At long last, the Financial Services Authority has put some meat on the bones of its planned regula...
THB Group announces interim profits
Lloyd's broker THB Group this week announced interim profits to October 2002 of £1.64m before tax o...
Equitas may have to increase asbestos reserves
Lloyd's run off company Equitas may have to increase asbestos reserves at the end of the financial ...