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Keep an eye on the ball.
Insurers and brokers could find themselves in court if they fail to keep their eye on the legal ball. Nigel D Rackham explores the on-going Aneco Reinsurance case to highlight the hidden dangers in broker business.
Quote and Buy courts brokers.
Online insurance intermediary Quote and Buy is pushing to attract broker partners by offering its si...
City3K net delay.
The new commercial insurance internet portal from technology company City3K has seen its launch put ...
Appointment at RSM Robson Rhodes.
Ralph Chatfield has joined the Cambridge office of RSM Robson Rhodes from the Bristol office. Mr Cha...
Size is not such a big issue.
Dr Jurgen Zech, chairman of the executive board, Gerling Group, said he believed size was not such a...
Credit hire cases loom.
Four test cases that could finally clarify the insurance industry's position regarding credit hire c...
Another cold winter for PMI?
The private medical insurance market has weathered a cool reception during the past few years. However, Simon Threadgold finds that new companies, new initiatives and easy internet access may bring it in from the cold.
Winter dark driving force for accidents.
Billy Connolly tells a story about night falling in the jungle literally like a blanket - one second...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Andrew Bower has joined Winchester White as senior consultant. Mr Bower joins from CGNU, where he wa...
Database date set.
The Motor Insurers' Information Centre has kicked off the second phase of its proposed database of 2...
... a recruitment consultant.[QQ]
Edward Murray spent a day with Andrew Heyes a recruitment consultant with Hillman Saunders. Working for a specialised agency, a technical understanding of the client's needs is vital, but an empathy with the candidate is also important.
ZFS reorganisation.
Zurich Financial Services has made some organisational changes to its senior executive level. The ne...
Partners sought.
The Sri Lankan Government has said it is to seek an overseas partner for its National Insurance Corp...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Two new appointments have been made at Thompson Heath & Bond. Alison Philips has joined as a develop...
Ward Evans opens new offices.
Commercial broker Ward Evans has opened a new London office as part of an expansion drive that will ...
CGNU exits London market
CGNU has agreed to sell its Lloyd's managing agency Marlborough Underwriting Agency to the Berkshire ...
It might not follow.
Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz consider a case that highlights ways in which reinsurers can avoid following the settlements of their cedants.
Ace opens branch in Gibraltar.
Ace has opened a branch in Gibraltar to underwrite commercial risks and create products specifically...
Equitas in IT deal.
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas has outsourced its IT services to ITNET in a deal worth £35m ($51m) ...
Stock market opens up.
The proposed revision of Bermuda's restrictions on foreign ownership has had a mixed response. Mairi Mallon listens to the views of the island's indigenous and international business communities.
CNA's rethink.
CNA Re is changing its structure, organising itself along business lines rather than by geographic r...
Ex-Cigna Re staff return.
Staff from Cigna Re Europe, which closed earlier this year, have staged a comeback to the London mar...
A woman's place ....
Mairi Mallon talks to some of Bermuda's most successful women, who insist their rise to the top has been helped by the island's relaxed and supportive attitude to women in the workplace.
Chiyoda pulls out of London market.
Chiyoda Europe has put its London market reinsurance business into run-off. The company, part of ...