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US insurers record 76% drop in net income.
The US general insurance industry's net income for the first half of 2001 fell by over 76%, accordin...
View from the top - Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O'sullivan, chief executive Zurich Financial Services - UK general insurance and banking. T...
Back on track?
Hong Kong's economy has suffered over recent years with the effects of the region's financial crisis still reverberating around the markets. Insurers have paid a high price too, although following government legislation, some sectors are seeing an upturn…
Alex Forbes set to apply for London Stock Exchange listing.
South African insurance broker Alexander Forbes is to make an application for a listing on the Londo...
Sirius: EDI push.
Sirius Financial Systems is in the process of persuading insurers into prioritising the delivery of ...
New to the screen.
The insurance sector is currently seeing a flurry of technology launches as companies rush to get their new products rolled out to the market. Edward Murray takes a look at just some of the the latest products and developments on offer.
CII appointments.
Lillian Boyle, Scottish Provident International, was voted in as president; Richard Hudson, RSA as t...
Appointment at Superscape.
Dr Mike Grant has joined interactive 3D specialist Superscape as its vice president marketing and st...
Rule 42 decision a blow to service and honesty.
I am writing following the outcome of the decision by the Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal (BI...
Training targets.
The CII is committed to ensuring that over the next two years, the CII and the Society of Financial ...
Appointment at Financial Services Authority.
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Donald Brydon, chairman and chief executive of Axa In...
Fraud costs hit hard.
Figures to be released by the Association of British Insurers in October are set to show the fight ag...
PPB denies levy.
The Policyholders' Protection Board has denied it is close to issuing its levy on the UK insurance i...
RSA to expand with NZ purchase.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to expand its Australasian operations by acquiring AMP's New Zealand general...
Appointment at Chaucer Holdings.
Chaucer Holdings, the parent company of Chaucer Syndicates, has taken on Chris Forbes as a non-execu...
Clock ticking on Equitable.
Equitable Life could face hundreds of millions of pounds in claims and possible insolvency if its pr...
AIG row to go to arbitration.
Last week's deal, which facilitated China's entry into the World Trade Organisation, failed to fully...
No syndicate safe from WTC fallout.
Several Lloyd's syndicates with no direct exposure to the US terrorist attacks could face significant...
AIT acquisitions.
Financial services customer relationship management solutions provider AIT has acquired selected ope...
Axa markets rivals.
In what has been seen as a bold move, Axa Life Insurance Singapore has permitted its agents to marke...
Welcome to the e-revolution.
Despite some early casualties, the new wave of online intermediaries is taking the market by storm. The e-revolution has refined the online application process, so website visitors no longer need get caught up in the revolving door of some companies'…
Insurer opens in Aberdeen.
Axa has formally opened its 20th commercial business branch in Aberdeen, a city which used to boost ...
Zurich: new MD.
Zurich Professional has appointed a new managing director, following the resignation of Elizabeth Mu...
Onwards & upwards.
Lloyd's.com was launched without fanfare earlier this year. Despite its inauspicious beginnings, Max Carter, its commercial director, has high hopes for the role it will play in keeping the market at the forefront of technological developments. Edward…