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High Court rules on rogue insurer.
The Department of Trade and Industry has petitioned the High Court to wind up an unauthorised insura...
AIG health launch.
AIG Europe has launched a new group health product for smaller businesses. Group Healthnow provides ...
The weakest link?
A project, funded by several of the bigger insurers and a major software house, to develop an insurance industry internet portal, collapsed last week. Manjit Rana analyses what went wrong with i2i-link and the lessons to be learned.
GMI launch gives brokers specialist risks market.
Brokers have access to a new commercial lines wholesaler GMI Insurance Services. The Kent-based brok...
CTC: May in HR role.
Resolve chairman Paul May has been appointed to the board of Charles Taylor Consulting, the global a...
Key to claims fight.
To help fight against rising claims costs, Key Choice, CSC's marketing arm for its broking system us...
Hiscox losses up.
Robert Hiscox, chairman of Hiscox, described the insurance market as the strongest in living memory,...
EOS partnership.
EOS RISQ, the international partnership of insurance brokers and risk consultants, is to use softwar...
Ex-pats win review victory.
The South African Alliance of British Pensioners has been granted permission to proceed with a judic...
One-loss call on WTC insurance cover.
Swiss Re commenced legal proceedings this week in a bid to determine the extent of its exposure to t...
11 September talks.
European insurance regulators and their US counterparts are expected to meet in London today to disc...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK).
AIG Europe (UK) has appointed Peter Sprent as manager, political risk for UK and Ireland. Based in L...
GAB makes 70 staff redundant
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is making 70 of its 1000 staff redundant, primarily as a result of Norwich U...
Brokers urged to call PWC bluff over Indie
Brokers were told to stand firm against requests from the provisional liquidator Pricewaterhouse Coo...
Chinese whispers?
China has recently begun to open its doors to European insurers, granting licences to a handful of the larger companies. While the outlook seems optimistic, all those involved are being cautious about long-term fortunes, says Jeremy Golden.
Appointment at CIS.
Manchester-based CIS has appointed Andrew Gilchrist as group development manager of its new group pe...
Wadia heads lawyers.
Leading City law firm Linklaters has broken with tradition by appointing a non-lawyer as its chief o...
Post Magazine scoops award.
Post Magazine has scooped the award for the best general insurance trade publication 2001 in the Ass...
Legal resolve.
The Utah Supreme Court last week reinstated a jury's $145m (£100m) punitive damage award for the com...
The main problem with the GISC is ...
Geoff Lloyd's condemnation of the Competition Commission Tribunal judgement regarding the General In...
US attacks: business relations damaged.
The reaction to the events of 11 September could cause lasting damage between German insurers and th...
Irish Federation offers support for PIAB proposals.
The Irish Insurance Federation has thrown its full support behind the government's proposals for a n...
Appointment at Elliston (UK).
Elliston (UK) has recruited Ian Fordham, Phil Priest and Rosie Vaughan to join its London insurance/...
Class Law after funding for Equitable challenge.
Class Law, the law firm acting on behalf of the creditors of Independent Insurance Group, is seeking...