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New president elected for Insurance Institute of London
Hiscox chief executive Bronek Masojada, was elected president of the Insurance Institute of London a...
Risk Management Solutions launches new suite of tools
Risk Management Solutions has launched a new suite of tools designed to help insurers manage terrori...
Sharing ideas
The practicalities and consequences of data sharing between insurers were discussed in breakout sess...
What the papers said this week
THE TIMES Common riding ceremonies, the historical practice of riding town boundaries to preserve b...
Fitch: US losses are worst ever
2004 could become the costliest year for US hurricane losses, according to Fitch Ratings. The ratin...
South Africa sets sights on India's offshoring crown
South Africa is not yet ready to challenge India's domination as the primary offshore location for U...
Insurers dismiss EL failure claims
The Association of British Insurers has hit back at claims its Making the Market Work scheme is fail...
Sirius completes deal
Sirius has completed the largest roll-out of its Sirius for Broking Solution to 320 users at Country...
Appointment at Axa
The board of Axa UK has made Bob Dench non-executive director. He is also a non-executive director o...
Capacity increases due to hurricanes says analyst
Capacity increases in the Lloyd's market are due to the recent spell of devastating hurricanes, acco...
Award-winning
Chris Woodburn, chief executive of insurance watchdog the General Insurance Standards Council, was p...
Events
5 October Insurance Institute of London lunchtime lecture - Regulation and general insurance Lloyd...
Appointment at Marsh
Marilyn Gan has been recruited by Marsh and will work alongside Tim Blakey. She has spent seven year...
BDMA manager relinquishes role
The British Damage Management Association this week announced that Gwyn Jones will be relinquishing ...
Admiral floats for
Newly stock-market-listed personal lines insurer Admiral has hit out at suggestions it floated simpl...
Industry slammed over supply chain insurance fraud
Tackling supplier fraud is being largely ignored in the insurance industry, according to Joe Pendell...
Atrium terror fears lead to capacity increases
Lloyd's managing agent Atrium said fears over potential terrorism losses have forced it to compensat...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
With the retirement of Peter Chrismas, Brit Insurance has made Simon Stonehouse hull underwriter. He...
Russian Prime Minister speaks at investment conference
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has announced plans to ease limits on foreign ownership in in...
Bids for Saga reach £1.3bn
Two private equity bidders are believed to be topping the shortlist in the auction for Saga, with of...
Appointment at XL Capital
XL Weather and Energy has made Michael Corbally senior managing director and chief operating officer...
Thatcham aims for 90% recovery
Thatcham, the insurance research centre, has introduced a security system that aims to bring the rat...
Lloyd's harks back to its origins
Lloyd's harked back to its origins as a coffee house on Friday when it hosted the City launch of the...
Goshawk returns to profitability
Goshawk Insurance Holdings has announced a return to profitability with a $10m (£5.5m) surplus for t...