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Boscastle bill could reach millions
Estimates of the damage caused by the devastating flood that ripped through the Cornish village of B...
NAIC head quits
Ernie Csiszar has resigned as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has announced three new appointments as it bolsters its provision of insurance and risk manageme...
New chair for IUA Committee
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has appointed a new chairman for its Marine Technic...
PWC survey looks at risk
Financial services companies have pushed risk management further up the corporate agenda and regard ...
Appointment at Allianz Insurance Management Asia Pacific
Bruce Bowers has been appointed chief executive, Asia, of Allianz Insurance Management Asia Pacific,...
S&P assigns new rating for HCC subsidiaries
Re-ratings
Appointment at Aon Environmental Consulting and Solutions
Aon has set up a new section, Aon Environmental Consulting and Solutions, in its Global Risks unit. ...
Survey points to global standards for US
A significant majority (81%) of North American life insurance company chief financial officers (CFOs...
Appointment at Wellington Underwriting
Julian Hance has been appointed to the board of Wellington Underwriting as a non-executive director....
Ascot signs up with Kinnect
Lloyd's managing agency Ascot has signed up with Kinnect, the Lloyd's-sponsored initiative that capt...
Moody's downgrades Kiln syndicate
Re-ratings
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services
Steve Bartlett has been appointed as managing director of the wholesale division at Heath Lambert In...
Converium announces changes
Converium has announced a number of substantial changes following its external reserve review.
Allied opens London reinsurance operation
Bermudian property and casualty reinsurer Allied World Assurance Holdings has opened a branch office in London.
Stratum to manage BIIC
Stratum, a Bahrain-based investment advisory firm, has been appointed by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) to serve as the strategic project manager for the Bahrain International Insurance Center (BIIC).
Asda urges customers to get adequate home insurance
A third of the damage done to UK homes by fires last year was not covered by home insurance, leaving homeowners £126m out of pocket, according to Asda.
Florida businesses hit by Charley
Florida businesses appear to have suffered a significant portion of the overall damage from Hurricane Charley, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).
Fortis reports GWP of £294m
Fortis Insurance UK reported £294m overall gross written premiums for the second quarter of 2004, an increase of 11% over the same period in 2003.
Heath Lambert scores PFA deal
Broker Heath Lambert today agreed to become the insurance provider to the Professional Footballers' Association’s 4000 members.
Russian plane crash was "terrorism"
Traces of explosive have been found amid the wreckage of one of two Tupolev airliners that crashed on Tuesday, according to BBC Online.
Fitch affirms Munich Re rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Munich Re’s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) and long-term ratings at 'AA' (very strong). At the same time, the agency has affirmed the ratings of certain Munich Re bond issues as listed below. The outlooks on all ratings…
Aetna's RBC could slide says A.M Best
A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) to Aetna Life and Casualty (Bermuda). The rating outlook is stable.