News
Death penalty.
The government may have delayed plans to allay public anxiety over corporate manslaughter by tightening up the law to allow conviction of responsible individuals, but Sally Roff and Tony Cherry believe companies should review their D&O cover now.
Chubb pulls out.
US insurer Chubb has pulled out of the US sports disability market, claiming it "was just not profit...
Customer loyalty: tough times.
Motor and home insurers are having a tough time retaining customers, according to figures released b...
Syndicate reduction.
Lloyd's managing agency XL Brockbank is to merge its specie and cargo accounts between syndicates 86...
Lloyd's plays dangerous game with underperforming risks.
Lloyd's plan to kick out underperforming syndicates is a dangerous road for the market to take and o...
Clerical Medical plans IFA move.
Clerical Medical is planning a major assault on the independent financial adviser market during 2001...
Attractive packages.
In today's competitive commercial lines market, insurers are doing their utmost to satisfy brokers and policyholders by offering carefully compiled packages to stay ahead of the field. Edward Murray reports.
De Goudse set to take over ING.
Dutch insurer De Goudse, which owns Endsleigh Insurance in the UK, plans to take over Netherlands-ba...
Dodd plans to lobby Australian government.
Eric Dodd, chief executive of Australian insurer NRMA, plans to exert pressure on the government to ...
Liverpool law firms abandon merger.
Liverpool-based law firms Weightmans and Hill Dickinson have abandoned their merger discussions. ...
Capita seeks next Eastgate.
Capita has confirmed that no parts of Eastgate are to be sold off or put into run-off as a result of...
Insurers lag online.
Technology giant IBM has published a study revealing that while over half of global banks now offer ...
Alliances key to future survival.
Three types of general insurer will emerge from the present fracas of industry mergers, says a repor...
Zurich unites London entities for single "face".
Zurich is to bring its three London market operations together to form a new services company Zurich...
A different playing field.
General insurance companies will have to change dramatically if they are to survive tomorrow's e-commerce- driven market, predicts David Campbell.
InsurE-com gives free software.
Internet specialist InsurE-com is to provide free desktop business software, providing comparative q...
New maritime body rings bell for London.
A major new trade body to promote the London maritime industry was due to be launched today at the B...
Brown steps down at Markel Syndicate Management
Reg Brown is to give up his position as managing director of Markel Syndicate Management. Mr Brown sa...
Amlin: more losses.
Integrated Lloyd's Vehicle Amlin is predicting greater losses for the 1998 and 1999 years of account...
Eastern promise.
Switzerland's Winterthur Life has entered into a strategic alliance with Chinese insurer Tai Kang Li...
Windows openings.
Allied Underwriting Agencies has become the first UK-based underwriter to use software company Polic...
Claims Direct future unclear.
A cloud still hangs over Claims Direct, despite the company recording improved profits and putting a...
E is for enterprise.
With the digitally-enabled population increasing rapidly, insurers and brokers alike would be wise to develop their enterprise solutions to successfully tap into this valuable customer base, says Graham Newman.
Syndicate 2010 begins trading.
Lloyd's syndicate 2010, backed by Wren's former finance director and a host of ex-Limit underwriters...