News
Appointment at Axis Specialty.
Michael Butt has resigned as a director of Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital to chair the start-up Be...
German terror pool ready to write.
Germany's proposed state-backed terrorism insurer, Extremus, was expected to be licenced and to begi...
XL opens financial guarantee subsidiary in London
Financial guarantee insurer XL Capital Assurance of New York, part of the Bermudian (re)insurance gro...
ABI gains police access to suspected fraudsters.
After years in the pipeline, a significant step in the fight against fraud has finally been achieved...
A medical assessment.
The government's healthcare reform strategy has attracted a lot of attention - particularly from the insurance industry, keen to assess the implications for the private medical insurance sector and future healthcare provision. Dr Adrian Bull explains.
Flood levels.
The Association of British Insurers this week said very little information was available on the like...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Bland Bankart has expanded its new business team, following the appointment of Richard Storey in a s...
Miller sets up global team.
The Miller Insurance Group has set up a global services team to handle large multi-national accounts...
NIG adds commercial vehicle product.
NIG has added a commercial vehicle product to InsurE-com's portal, allowing policy information to be...
Aon moves on accounting concerns.
Broker Aon has resolved questions relating to the investigation of its accounts by the Securities an...
Wellington Re recruits team of US underwriters.
Wellington Re, established in June, has recruited a team of US casualty reinsurance underwriters fro...
Teams warm up for PM's five-a-side.
Post Magazine is running its second five-a-side football competition on Sunday 29 September at The G...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was interested to hear of the recent furore that broke out over the Chartered Insurance Instit...
Resolving the catch-22 situation surrounding EL.
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers, wrote in Post Magazine recently that "the current system for providing employers' liability insurance has reached a crossroads". However, risk managers claim many of the…
NFRC pushes government to introduce new measures.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is pushing the government to introduce measures to en...
S&P gives European reinsurance sector 'negative outlook'.
Rating company Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given the European reinsurance sector a 'negative outlook...
Fortis in price push.
Five key external appointments, including the creation of new positions, have signalled a step up in...
Rubicon to close Waltham Cross branch with job losses expected.
Rubicon is to shut down the Waltham Cross operation it acquired from Miller Fisher's receiver last m...
A new lease of life for qualified privilege defence.
The decision in the libel action Kearns v Bar Council has given a new lease of life to the qualified privilege defence and is welcome news for professional bodies, regulators, local authorities, and for their publishers and insurers, say Tim Smith and…
Folgate Masterplan recruits new development team.
Folgate Masterplan has recruited a new business development team to help it achieve its target of £1...
Bluesure nets 350 brokers and now turns attention to high net worth.
Insurer Bluesure this week confirmed that over 350 brokers are selling its multi-product personal li...
Risk management message not getting through.
As the first anniversary of the US terrorist attacks approaches, it has emerged that an alarming amo...
Midlands broker buys second firm.
Redditch-based broker Martin and Pethard has acquired Apex Insurance Consultants, of Droitwich Spa, ...
PL problems deepen for care home sector.
Two children's care homes came within hours of closing on Friday because of the diminishing availabi...