News
Insurance cycle must be controlled, NAII told
The insurance cycle is the source of the industry's ills and is the reason investors are willing to p...
Terror delay fails to slow US renewal talks
Continuing uncertainty over legislation to create a federal backstop for terrorism insurance in the U...
MMT to set up London market project forum
MMT Management Consulting is to set up a forum for London market insurers that use or are intereste...
Giles Insurance Brokers one of three finalists
Giles Insurance Brokers is one of three finalists in the employer medium category at the Scottish M...
Employers and insurers lobby MPs over liability
Post Magazine's Liability Watch campaign moved to Parliament this week, as the Engineering Employers'...
What the papers said this week
The Business Royal & Sun Alliance is planning to break itself up as part of far-reaching propos...
XL recruits SVB unit head
XL London Market has recruited rival Lloyd's player SVB's former head of specie Graham Hawkins to j...
Appointment at Manson Warner Healthcare
Manchester-based private medical insurance consultants, Manson Warner Healthcare, has taken on Marg...
Its4Me bullish over white label deals
Online motor intermediary Its4me has said it remains on track to employ up to 150 staff by 2005, ba...
TV stars hand out Neighbourhood Watch Awards
A host of TV stars handed out awards, marking the work of nationwide volunteers at the recent Norwi...
Midland alliance recruits three
The Midland Broker Alliance has recruited three new firms bringing its membership to 11. With H...
Legally bound?
The introduction of conditional fee agreements has meant insurers are now more closely involved in the way clients pay their lawyers. Veronica Cowan takes a trip through the courts and examines some of the cases that have set precedents in this sector.
Money for nothing?
The heat is on for government and insurers to introduce radical reforms in employers' liability insurance before rocketing costs jeopardise the future of the industry. David Fanning reports.
Appointment at FWD
FWD Financial Services Marketing, the insurance-focused consultancy, has made Ian Barrett director ...
Mondial Assistance splits department into specialist areas.
Mondial Assistance has split its international medical and motor assistance department into two spec...
Royal & Sun Alliance raises cash
Royal & Sun Alliance has raised $7m (£4.53m) in cash through the sale of its subsidiary Royal & Sun...
Appointment at HealthSure
Following recent contract wins, HealthSure has taken on Nick Reeve as business consultant for the N...
Zurich Financial Services' Ray Greenshields is stepping down.
Zurich Financial Services' Ray Greenshields, the chief executive of the Swiss insurer's UK, Irish an...
Events
28-30 October Xchanging Insurance Market Conference 2002 Brighton Tel: +44 20 7327 8781 ...
Excess baggage?
When deciding whether to replace existing technology, organisations should first look at whether the system is struggling under the weight of useless information. Unloading this excess baggage could be the answer to many companies' system problems, says…
Appointment at The Davies Group
The recent expansion of the Davies Group is reflected in the promotions of three of its managers to...
Appointment at Chambers & Newman
Chambers & Newman (Manchester) has appointed Roger Ebbage as director. He will continue to manage t...
Eurotunnel appoints liability adjuster The Quest Partnership.
Eurotunnel has appointed liability adjuster The Quest Partnership to assist with its self-insured pu...
InFront Solutions launches GClaim
Claims management and risk information specialist, InFront Solutions has launched GClaim, a complet...