News
Bob Wallace made non-executive deputy chairman
Bob Wallace has been made non-executive deputy chairman of Lloyd's insurer Limit with effect from 1...
Events
27 November Insurance Institute of London lecture - Composite panels - are they uninsurable ...
Appointment at Satsuma Solutions
Jeremy Sneller, former business development director for Fujitsu Siemens, has become head of busine...
The London Club announces general increase
Protection and Indemnity Club The London Club has announced a general increase of 25% in its advanc...
PWC finds risk rising up company agendas
The awareness of business continuity planning and non-quantifiable risks among financial services r...
Sixth edition of damages bible out
The sixth edition of the Judicial Studies Board's Guidelines on General Damages is published today ...
Hannover Re boosted by P&C growth
Strong growth in property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance helped Hannover Re to a net operating profit...
Converium confirms US reserve strengthening
Swiss reinsurer Converium is to add $70.3m to the reserves of subsidiary Converium North America in t...
Scor reveals recovery plan
Scor has revealed details of plans to scale back its underwriting in the US and Bermuda and in unprof...
Aon sells Sheffield Insurance to Axis
US broking giant Aon is to sell Sheffield Insurance Corp., a specialty property and casualty insuranc...
Looking back . . . Five years ago
Royal & Sun Alliance might take a bit longer to shake off its "troubled" tag, following the announc...
Ward Evans to split following MBO
Ambitious broker Ward Evans is to be split in two, following a management buyout of its general insur...
View from the Top - Andrew Torrance, general manager, Allianz Cornhill
It is widely accepted within the insurance industry that we need to work to improve our reputation ...
New rules see Guernsey lead the way offshore
Channel island Guernsey has become the first European offshore domicile to introduce comprehensive ...
What the papers said this week
METRO A high-society doctor, who treated royalty and film stars, was found guilty of serious pr...
CILA: in-house move
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is to set up a new focus group to consider the issue of h...
GAB Robins unveils new internet-based system
GAB Robins this week unveiled a new internet-based system Global Claims, which will be available to...
Beazley float is Lloyd's number 13
Beazley this week became the latest Lloyd's insurer to float, bringing to 13 the number of listed L...
Lloyd's new unitary board looks outside
Lloyd's this week announced the formation of the new 11-member unitary board to manage the insuranc...
RSA to raise funds with winter sale
Royal & Sun Alliance is no longer planning a rights issue, but a streamlining plan which will see the insurer move from a capital shortfall of £600m to a surplus of £750m. Marcus Alcock reports.
Penny Black's insurance week
Now that Lord Levene has taken the helm at Lloyd's, perhaps he might find time from oozing and schm...
It pays to be fleetwise
The introduction of new car ownership schemes, putting the employee in the driving seat when it comes to buying insurance, could see many fleet vehicles without adequate cover. David Fanning looks at how insurers are addressing this and other current…
Appointment at Bryan Cave International law firm
Bryan Cave has appointed Amanda Mochrie as an associate in its London office. She joins the firm's ...
Appointment at Zurich Financial Services
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Doris Larmann as chief communications officer and Pierre Gu...