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Minister praises insurers over asbestos action
Scottish Secretary Helen Liddell last night praised the insurance industry in her speech at the Char...
Government must act on floods says ABI - again
Initiatives to reduce the risk of flooding for Britain's 1.8 million flood vulnerable property owners...
Rebrand for the Debt Exchange
The city3k Debt Exchange has been rebranded on its first anniversary as The Run Off Centre. It allows...
More WTC lawsuits likely
The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre(WTC) last September have so far given rise to four li...
Ace to sell senior notes
Ace is planning to issue up to $500m of five-year senior notes to raise money to repay outstanding de...
NAIC agrees on terrorism exclusions
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), of the US, has agreed that terrorism excl...
Nessi quits Axa Corporate Solutions
Jean-Marie Nessi, chief executive of Axa Corporate Solutions, has left the Axa Group. He has been rep...
UK government to extend airline insurance scheme
The UK government is to extend its Troika airline industry insurance scheme until the end of March to...
Corifrance doubles profit in 2001
The French reinsurer Corifrance increased its profit after tax by 204% year-on-year to Euro 596 000 i...
US reinsurers lose $3.55bn in 2001
A representative sample of 30 US property and casualty reinsurers made a combined $3.55bn loss after ...
GE likely to float Employers Re, says WSJ
General Electric (GE) is likely to turn its property and casualty reinsurer Employers Re Corporation ...
HNW on hold as Groupama CEO reviews operation.
Groupama's entry into the high net worth market remains on hold while newly-appointed chairman and ch...
Phil Durrant awarded the CILA Institute Prize.
Phil Durrant, an adjuster with Cunningham Lindsey Construction, based in London, has been awarded th...
Guilty hands.
Police forces across the UK are increasingly adopting British crime prevention system, SmartWater to...
Appointment at Donns.
Manchester-based Donns Solicitors has promoted Nicky Lunt and Amanda Anson to partners and Ayesha Na...
NRG Victory completes final stage.
NRG Victory has completed the final stage of its implementation of XLRAS, the specialist recovery sy...
Appointment at the Association of British Insurers.
The Association of British Insurers has made Graham Spittles, chief underwriter for Royal & Sun Alli...
Appointment at Weightmans.
Law firm Weightmans has expanded its litigation practice, with the addition of five lawyers. Marine ...
Upwardly mobile?
Joining a firm of loss adjusters is a sound career move for a graduate engineer, however, gaining a solid foundation in insurance will ultimately facilitate their speedy upward career progression, says Simon Threadgold.
Ace finds its limitations in disability insurance case.
Surendranath Seechurn v Ace Insurance SA-NV (Court of Appeal - 6 February 2002).
Under the hammer.
The consequences for auction houses of unknowingly selling a stolen item can be severe. A code of due diligence has been hammered out and by following it, they show good faith - a vital defence if the worst should happen, says Richard Ellis.
Solvency 2 report closes.
The results of an 11-month study by KPMG, which is expected to form the basis of the European Commis...
Appointment at Munters.
Property damage restoration company Munters has appointed Jane Noble as team manager for the north-e...
The fine art of staying up to date.
The art and antiques market is in a constant state of flux and the insurance industry needs to be fl...