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St Paul delays Platinum IPO
St Paul has postponed the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in its new spin-off reinsurer Plati...
US P&C insurers post first net loss
The US property and casualty (P&C) industry recorded its first ever net loss in 2001, according to In...
Inreon membership up 100%
Membership of Inreon has more than doubled in the first half of the year, according to figures just r...
QBE puts $50m into Americas reinsurance
The Australian reinsurance group QBE has injected a further $50m of capital into its US operation QBE...
Further growth expected in Czech insurance market
The Czech Republic's insurance market is set to expand further on top of strong growth over more than...
XL's Keeling to focus on strategy
Henry Keeling, chief executive of the reinsurance arm of Bermudian company XL Capital, is to focus on...
Arbitration is key to the future of the after-the-event debacle.
The insurance industry has been involved in a long tussle with the after the event insurance industr...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Anne Love has joined Ace Europe's Glasgow office as a directors' and officers' underwriter. Ms Love ...
London exodus is not the end.
Despite a "large-scale" exodus from the capital, the London market is still "the premier global trad...
FSA called on to clarify commission disclosure.
Post Magazine Management Briefing on Regulatory Change.
St Paul moves to allay broker fears over pricing.
St Paul, the leading solicitors' indemnity insurer, said it does not expect to see a massive upheava...
What the papers said this week.
The Express A man who broke his arm when he slipped on a bar-room floor, which had been made grea...
Appointment at Consifa.
Consifa, the independent financial adviser acquisition and support services group, has appointed Joh...
A bit of a spore point.
The issue of mould is striking fear in to the hearts of UK insurers. How can something so small and concealed away from living areas be the cause of such large claims? Graham Orriss looks for some answers.
Sparks fly.
Electrical retailer Dixons Group has hit out at the Office of Fair Trading's report on extended warr...
Zenith Commercial sets sights on north west office by 2003.
Zenith Commercial, which formally launched this week, plans to expand its branch network with a new ...
Retirement of David Gilchrist chairman of Lloyd's insurer Kiln.
At the annual general meeting of Lloyd's insurer Kiln last week, David Gilchrist (left) retired afte...
Flooding committee draws up action plan.
The All Parliamentary Committee on Flooding, which met for the first time this week, is to draw up a...
WorldCom fallout: an opportunity.
Insurers in the UK have limited direct exposure to the WorldCom crisis but they are not immune from ...
OFT report welcome and timely.
This week's report by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised serious questions over the value to c...
RSA takes over West Bromwich line from NU.
Royal & Sun Alliance has replaced Norwich Union as the provider of household insurance and mortgage ...
ABI seeks ATE talks with Law Society.
The Association of British Insurers plans to seek talks with the Law Society in the wake of last week...
Say it with training.
The insurance industry has been lacking in its dedication to staff training and is now faced with chronic underskilling and an inexperienced workforce. Jane Bernstein reports on the problems and some of the blossoming solutions.
Michael Collins of Lloyd's Policy Signing Office to retire.
Michael Collins is to retire as the head of the Lloyd's Policy Signing Office at the end of the mont...