News
Guernsey eyes data storage niche.
The Guernsey government last week outlined how it aims to become the premier location for secure dat...
Fears mount on eve of FSA rules release.
The Financial Services Authority has missed its own revised deadline for publishing the first consult...
Web review raises hackles
I'd like to throw some common sense at the recent "accidental" review of our website by Richard Gri...
Damages — who picks up the tab?
There are no prefect solutions when it comes to reforming a workplace compensation system. Margarita von Tautphoeus and Christian Lahnstein look at the evidence — both here and abroad — in a thorough analysis of the issue.
Axa wins TUI Northern Europe account.
Axa has won the TUI Northern Europe account providing underwriting and travel insurance services for...
GAUM: insurers take flight
UK insurance giants Royal & Sun Alliance and Aviva have reduced and sold their respective sharehold...
Jacques Verlingue takes over as chairman of World Broker Network.
Jacques Verlingue, of French broker Verlingue Courtier en Assurances, took over from Dutch broker Ja...
Hot on the heels of EL?
Capacity restrictions have bitten in the professional indemnity market and although cover is not mandatory for all trades, Chris Fletton wonders if this sector will follow employers' liability into crisis as a result.
Bulk purchasing is key to cost cutting
By executing bulk purchasing power and end-to-end claims handling, insurers could do much now, under the present employers' liability system, to reduce claims costs, argues Chris Hall.
Broker Network gets Lloyd's accreditation
The Broker Network has become the first network to be accredited as a Lloyd's broker. It follows th...
Riddell: communication crisis
There is no employers' liability crisis, claimed Geoff Riddell, chief executive of Zurich Financial...
Lloyd's capacity set to rise above £14bn mark
Lloyd's capacity could top £14bn in 2003, having shown signs of stabilising after the events of 11 ...
IX Europe opens datacentre in Zurich.
Specialist internet datacentre and hosting company IX Europe has opened its eighth European datacent...
EEF: link premiums to practice
The Government's review of employers' liability insurance should look at how to link employers' hea...
Chaucer arranges letter of credit.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has arranged a £16m letter of credit, together with a small overdraft facili...
TAG ruling a blow to defendant insurers
The settlement of a quarter of a million cases originating in claims managed by The Accident Group ...
International Insurance Brokers Association signs up new members.
The International Insurance Brokers Association has signed up four new broker members: VMG, based in...
Capacity for change
Astronomical mandatory liability premiums for certain trades perceived to be high risk — such as scaffolders and roofers — are leading to fears that some may have to do business illegally or close down altogether. Lynn Rouse examines some of the short…
Trenwick faces uncertain future in London
The future of Bermudian insurer Trenwick's London operations was placed into further doubt this wee...
TAG to launch internal audit to fight fraud
The Accident Group is likely to launch an independent internal systems audit, following allegations o...
Tall order
Swiss Re's new London headquarters, commonly referred to as the 'erotic gherkin', was spectacularly...
Taxi Fleet Plus publishes new guide.
Taxi Fleet Plus this week published a new risk management guide for taxi fleet companies. The Guide ...
Taking industrial action
The acute unpredictability of long-tail industrial disease claims is sparking calls for fundamental reform. Simon Cradick and Steve Phillips evaluate the future threat of various illnesses to insurers, based on legal precedents and claims trends.
Xchanging expands London client base.
Xchanging Ins-sure Services' Market Repository, the web-based insurance information storage system, ...