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Watson Wyatt to be focus of CIIG action.
Actuary Watson Wyatt, and not consultancy KMPG, looks set to be named as the primary focus of imminen...
Appointment at M Consulting.
M Consulting has made three appointments. Anita Hawkes joins as a marketing consultant. Cathy Hender...
Xchanging contracts.
The London market business process outsourcing specialist Xchanging has secured £25m investment from...
Aviation lifeline.
An AIG-led group offering cover for aviation liability of up to $1bn per airline looks set to partia...
Appointment at Saga.
Mark Mear has been appointed head of business development for Saga Services - part of Saga Group. He...
Appointment at Beazley.
Alistair Robson has joined Beazley as senior property underwriter. He was previously property underw...
Uncertain times.
These are uncertain times, both politically and economically. More than ever, the insurance industry...
Inreon activity.
The internet-based reinsurance risk trading platform Inreon this week claimed that more than 30 risk...
Appointment at Ernst & Young.
Ernst & Young has recruited Christop Waltenspuel to the role of partner. Mr Waltenspuel joins the co...
Wellington avoids equity in £1bn aim.
Wellington Underwriting has ruled out recourse to the equity markets in its attempts to raise capita...
Lloyd's: no fall-out from Reliance collapse.
Lloyd's has rejected suggestions that the collapse of US-based Reliance Insurance will adversely aff...
GISC denies "flood of brokers are seeking refunds".
The General Insurance Standards Council has denied there has been a flood of brokers and intermediar...
Appointment at FM Global.
FM Global has appointed Chris Oatten and Helena Richards as account managers in its Windsor-based UK...
Appointment at Ace.
Julian Edwards and Neil Galletti have been appointed to head up a credit and political risks divisio...
NFU bid defence.
NFU Mutual is believed to have asked its financial adviser Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein to prepare...
Credit Suisse losses.
Credit Suisse Group, which includes Winterthur, this week reported a third-quarter loss of around £1...
Healthy targets?
The Health and Safety Commission has published an ambitious strategic plan to reduce work-related in...
NIG and Groupama linked.
Winterthur, the insurance arm of financial giant Credit Suisse, has refused to comment on market spe...
E-mpower the people.
Attitudes to e-claims reveal fears about the new IT-lead era. However, says David Worsfold, PM's forthcoming conference hopes to show that as a tool for transpar-ency, it hands power back to the people.
Resilience gives hope for future.
Ruud Bosman, executive vice-president of FM Global, spoke about the resilience of the US in the afte...
Folgate rebuffs ratings problem.
Folgate insurance has rebuffed rating agency claims that it may be difficult for its prospective new...
Insurance goes to war.
As the US leads the UK and others into war, PM looks back to 1941, when a UK insurance delegation fl...
RSA ups WTC losses by £50m
Royal & Sun Alliance has revised its loss estimates from the 11 September terrorist attacks in the US...
Willis unveils terrorism risk e-trading solution.
Global broker Willis has launched an electronic trading capacity to cater exclusively for sabotage a...