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Analysis goes live.
Next week, Post Magazine's online service, www.insurancewindow.net, goes live with a new service called Analysis, an essential and comprehensive source of financial data on insurance and reinsurance companies, major brokers and loss adjusters in the UK…
Mardon Insurance Brokers to sponsor jet ski team.
Marine insurance specialist Mardon Insurance Brokers is hoping its sponsorship of the Storm jet ski ...
Last respects.
The Lutine Bell in Lloyd's will be rung at 11am tomorrow and a minute's silence observed, following ...
Not doom, but realism.
Contrary to popular belief, I did not start out as a prophet of doom regarding asbestos, mould or ot...
CILA seeks to rewrite rules.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is looking to rewrite its rule book in order to boost its ...
Home and dry.
With the recent floods and other weather-related catastrophes having a huge impact on home owners, disaster recovery specialists are beginning to see the potential in the residential market. David Fanning reports.
Zurich sells European ops.
Italian insurance giant Generali has agreed to buy Zurich's life business in Poland and general busi...
Royal & Sun Alliance faces legal battle with Chemring.
Royal & Sun Alliance is facing a legal battle with Chemring, the UK defence contractor, over an unpa...
Time to repair the damaged relationship.
The current troubled relationship between repairer and insurer serves no one, says Dane Loosley, and it must be improved to increase efficiency and profitability for both parties.
Risk management has long since ceased to be a "nice to have" ...
Risk management has long since ceased to be a "nice to have" and must be an essential and integral p...
Members of the AIOA elect new chairmen.
Members of the Aviation Insurance Offices Association have elected a new chairman and deputy chairma...
Belfor openings delayed.
Disaster recovery specialist Belfor-Relectronic has opened new regional offices in Belfast and Newca...
View from the Top - Andy Homer
Andy Homer, chief executive, Folgate Partnership Three pieces of news caught my attention recently....
Law reform: today's proposals, tomorrow's costs - 16 May - The
The reforms to the civil justice system are posing enormous challenges for insurers and their partne...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made John Keeble director of knowledge management. He joins from Enterprise Oil, where he wa...
Brokers in captive push as premium rates soar.
Smaller brokers are turning to the captive market as their customers become disgruntled with double-...
PCA opens files in cycle accident.
R (on the application of Anthony Green & Others) v Police Complaints Authority & Others. (Administrative Court - 21 December 2001)
Poor communications threaten industry image.
There seems to be no obvious end in sight for the hard market currently surging through all classes ...
Swiss Re in claims dispute.
Swiss Re could go to arbitration with US life insurer Lincoln National over its purchase last year o...
Airmic chief set to move to RSA.
The current chairman of the Association of Insurance and Risk managers, Philip Thomas, is set to joi...
IUA rebuffs Lloyd's claim.
The International Underwriting Association has rebuffed Lloyd's claims of a lion's share of London m...
Silt liability cleared up.
Jan De Nul (UK) v Axa Royal Belge SA (Court of Appeal - 20 February 2002).
What the papers said this week.
The Guardian A teacher attacked by a pupil won £190,000 damages in the High Court last week, in w...
Appointment at Bartlett.
Mike Ellis has joined the Bartlett Group as a senior casualty insurance broker. He previously spent ...