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AM Best Downgrades Rating of CTR
The A- (Excellent) rating on Compagnie Transcontinentale de Reassurance (CTR), Paris has been downgra...
Scor creates Dublin reinsurer
French reinsurance giant Scor is to set up a reinsurance vehicle in Dublin. The company, Irish Rein...
Copenhagen Re ceases underwriting
Copenhagen Re has stopped writing business, making it the first reinsurance casualty of the terrorist...
Life in Lithuania.
UK insurer CGNU is investing £5m in Lithuania, in an effort to become a leading player in the life i...
Industry welcomes all-party NHS consultation.
The insurance industry has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer's indication that the government...
Top 100 2000/01.
The UK general insurance market was in a state of flux last year, but PM's Top 100 provides a useful snapshot of the sector in 2000.
View from the top - Digby Jacks
Digby Jacks, secretary, Alliance for Finance. I never cease to be surprised how political the envir...
Charman case.
Ace's High Court litigation against John Charman, former group president and chief executive of Ace ...
Management trio acquire broker Stackhouse Poland.
Three brokers have bought Hampshire-based independent insurance broker Stackhouse Poland. Jeremy ...
Standards response.
Service standards are the main sticking point in the relationship between insurers and brokers, with further unrest caused by merger and acquisition activity, according to Post Magazine's latest broker survey. Jane Bernstein examines the results.
Appointment at Europea.
Specialist accident and health underwriting agency Europea has taken on Caroline Popoola to its poli...
Student site is a qualified failure.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Fighting mis-selling.
Online solutions provider Aqera aims to stamp out the mis-selling of insurance products, with the la...
Stressing the positive.
Stress-related illness is a problem for many working in insurance, as surveys have revealed. However, there are strategies that can manage this risk, discovers Lynn Rouse.
Global Acord.
As PM went to press, standards body Acord was preparing to hold its end-of-year meeting in London to...
Are you being served well?
There have been several recent decisions by the Court of Appeal relating to service of proceedings '...
Brit to raise capital.
Brit Insurance is to raise £154m through a placing and open offer to support an upturn in new busine...
Hanging on the telephone?
A recent BIBA survey has shown a continuing disenchantment with insurance service standards, with much of the conflict hinging on call centre waiting times. The pressure is now on, says Rachel Gordon.
Bunker offers server safety.
Poor attention to the physical security of company servers may lead to insurers setting minimum stan...
They think it's all over.
The outcomes of several recent court cases involving sports liability have had serious implications for insurers specialising in this sector and sports organisers alike. While insurers are seeing rising opportunities in the market, there is a fear that…
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Keith Hall has been appointed as Ecclesiastical's new branch manager responsible for the its offices...
Appointment at Opus Group.
Opus Group, the national insurance broking and financial services group, has appointed Clive Johns a...
Presentations need more thought.
Why is it that companies spend so much money in getting in front of potential prospects, yet spend s...
Ensign gets right to Limit syndicate 318.
Lloyd's insurer Ensign Holdings has completed the acquisition of the right to manage former Limit's ...