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Trade body set for recovery position.
The replacement industry took its first step towards establishing its own trade body last week, with...
Chester St. claims chaos.
Many asbestos victims and their families are still without compensation, despite a promise by the i...
Rubicon secures capital injection and acquires new arm.
Virtual insurer Rubicon this week secured £10m of extra development capital from private equity hous...
Budget eyes commercial.
Broker Budget Financial Services, which made its second major personal lines acquisition in three ye...
Long-term rules.
The government's decision to bring the regulation of the fledgling long-term care insurance market u...
Listen to claimants for key to success.
Among the keys to making rehabilitation a success are listening to what claimants have to say and bu...
Appointment at Henmans.
Henmans professional indemnity team, based in Oxford, has promoted Clive Brett to partner. Mr Brett,...
Appointment at BHSF.
Birmingham-based BHSF Health Cash Plans has made three additions to its board of directors. Michael ...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES The chances of Royal & Sun Alliance finding a buyer for its struggling life insur...
US calls on Lloyd's for full cover
The US has said that Lloyd's must deposit funds equivalent to 100% of its business in covering the Wo...
Lloyd's auction.
Lloyd's second syndicate capacity auction for the year auctioned £289.1m of market capacity involvin...
Amlin agrees credit with State Farm.
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has reached agreement with US-based State Farm, an existing shareholder, for t...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Dress down has never quite been Penny's style, but when it comes to dressing up for the evening, han...
The party's over.
The many events cancelled in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September have put added strain on contingency insurers - already suffering because of the recent floods and foot and mouth outbreaks. A widespread rethinking of cover is happening,…
Pro-activity pays off in rehab cases.
Pro-active management of low-value claims pays off, claimed Paul Donnelly, general secretary of the ...
Performing miracles - Film insurance for the essential elements of a
As part of Post Magazine's series of technical briefings in collaboration with the CII Society of Fellows, Paul Nash looks at the risks related to the death of a lead actor when producing a film and how new technology has provided a more viable financial…
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Aon Consulting has recruited Anthony Parish as its new customer service director in the pensions adm...
Cover shortfall fears.
Companies could be left without any reinsurance cover in the event of a loss come January, as protra...
Six exit solicitors' PI market this year.
Almost a fifth of insurers have exited the solicitors' professional indemnity sector this year, in t...
Lloyd's loss £5.4bn.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has estimated Lloyd's gross loss relating to the 11 September terror...
Professional window dressing.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Aqera to cut admin costs in half.
Business and IT infrastructure provider Aqera this week claimed it can save life insurers 50% of the...
Mutual move by BW.
Beachcroft Wansboroughs has launched a new division, Mutual Law, to provide a low cost, fixed fee se...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander.
Ian Jerrum has become joint managing director of Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance. He brings w...