News
Strike Club grows.
Mutual industrial unrest insurer The Strike Club has boosted its membership to 418 companies and inc...
International Group puts its case to the EC.
The International Group of P&I (protection and indemnity) clubs enlisted the help of Lord Donaldson ...
Policy wording becomes a drag.
When damages to insured properties accumulate unnoticed, the courts must sometimes decide where liability ultimately lies.
Tracking the Lloyd's bear.
Using SURL's premium rating indices may make it possible to find the bottom of the insurance cycle at Lloyd's, says Robert C.B. Miller.
LaSalle Re's income falls to $22m.
Bermudian reinsurer LaSalle Re's income fell to $22m in the first quarter of 1998 compared to income...
An unlawful marriage?
Travelers and Citicorp hope that their unprecedented merger will force a change in the law, says Kevin Hughes.
New Horizon.
US run-off management company ITT Nemco has set up Horizon Management with offices in the US, the UK...
Peak performance.
Switzerland's efforts to remain competitive in the global economy make it an attractive home for captives, says Hans Erik Engelbrekts.
A good time to hold an insurer captive.
The growth of captives continues as owners and managers seek new ways to take advantage of them. Hugh Rosenbaum reviews the latest developments and trends.
Bringing out the best China.
China's insurance industry is maturing fast and enticing foreign companies. Jeremy Golden reports.
Bricks and mortar.
Are equity release schemes the answer to the problems of funding care for an ageing population? Keith Sankey takes a look at what is on offer.
Lloyd's faces further profit decline.
Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor has warned that 1998 looks set to be a lean year for the Lloyd's market,...
Willis Corroon makes £43.1m profit.
UK broker Willis Corroon made a pre-tax profit of £43.1m ($70.7m) in the first quarter of 1998, marg...
Cup seeks cover.
German insurer Albingia is negotiating with PartnerRe to put together a scheme to cover the football...
Finding the cat a new keeper.
Anthony Stelling examines the role of special purpose vehicles in transferring risk from reinsurers to the capital markets.
A gloomy month with the worst flooding in half a century.
April witnessed the worst flooding since 1947, and as a result rivers burst their banks leaving hund...
Sedgwick to advise on health risks.
A new risk management consulting service for employee disability has been launched by Sedgwick Noble...
The hippy shippy shake.
Today's home incomes plans - or HIPs - have come a long way since the poor schemes of the past which put off many elderly people. With the Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) code of practice now in force, Keith Sankey says HIP-hip-hooray for HIPs.
L&G in £333m sale.
Legal & General last week agreed to sell its Australian subsidiary to Colonial Ltd for around £333m ...
Woeful show from BIIBA.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Soft drinks scare losing fizz.
Any claims resulting from the recent soft drinks cancer scare are likely to be made against Terra Ni...
Zurich launches CD-ROM for motorists.
In an attempt to reduce road accidents, Zurich, in association with training consultants Riva 4Di an...
Appointment at Lombard General.
Grant Whiskin has taken up the position of affinity/schemes operations manager based in Tonbridge. H...
It's a broker's life.
Norwich Union has launched a series of light-hearted, double page adverts featuring the trials and t...