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Swiss Re buys Underwriters.
Swiss Re is moving more strongly into broker reinsurance in the US by buying property/casualty reins...
Watch the web.
Three month's ago Reinsurance launched its website and we have been delighted with the response it h...
Looking after their own.
Insurers are increasingly turning to group retention vehicles in an attempt to retain their most profitable business. Adrian Leonard reports.
US chief for Tempest.
Tempest Re, the catastrophe reinsurance arm of Bermuda's Ace Group, has appointed Jacques Bonneau to...
Appointment at Druid.
Carlene Jackson has been appointed as business development manager for the finance sector with IT co...
Sun Life Canada in joint venture.
Sun Life of Canada is to forge a 50-50 life insurance joint venture with China Everbright Group. Sun...
Yachtline pulls out.
Insurance intermediary Yachtline has pulled out of its acquisition by marine insurer CNA Maritime. Y...
Trenwick merges with LaSalle Re.
Trenwick Group has merged with LaSalle Re Holdings to create a Bermuda-based global reinsurer and in...
LPC up for sale.
The Loss Prevention Council is to be sold by its present owners, the Association of British Insurers...
Making all the right moves.
While the Financial Services Authority has sensibly held back from stoking the flames of consumer fe...
There's no reason not to sign up to rehab code.
With regard to Swiss Re's refusal to sign up to the Rehabilitation First campaign (PM, 2 December, p...
P&C market set for a sobering New Year.
A cocktail of depressants will keep the UK property & casualty market in the doldrums next year, cla...
Appointment at Audatex.
Audatex has appointed Mike Williams as a business analyst to focus on product enhancement. Previousl...
Cox Insurance launches website.
Cox Insurance has launched its own website, www.insure.co.uk. As well as offering motor and travel i...
Appointment at Kiln Underwriting.
Steve Tidd has been promoted to active underwriter of the motor division of Kiln Syndicate 510. He j...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances.
Groupama has made three senior appointments to its new affinity and corporate partnerships team. All...
Brave new world.
As we prepare to embrace the new millennium, the brave new world to be created by modern technology ...
Flagship relaunched.
Norman Insurance has updated its travel insurance product, Flagship. New aspects of the cover inc...
Brewtiful collections.
Mix beer and wine - you're fine' goes the saying, and it's certainly true for those people who dabble in collecting antique alcohol. Alex Broad meets the insurers and experts in this field.
Be ready for Bill.
Law firm Edge Ellison has warned brokers to be prepared for the introduction of the Data Protection ...
A job for the bosses.
Steve Delaney explains why employers have a crucial role to play if rehabilitation is to be embraced in the UK.
Midas touch for buildings.
Latent Gold is a new latent defect insurance scheme to protect commercial property owners and tenan...
Appointment at Folksam International.
Swedish reinsurer Folksam International has appointed Jan Holmstrom as general manager of its London...
Clark for president.
Peter Clark is to take over as president of the Institute of Actuaries from present incumbent Paul T...