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Limit 79 looses four.
Limit's composite syndicate 79 this week saw four underwriters leave to join US-backed energy syndic...
Lloyd's losses for 1998 over £900m
Lloyd's faces losses of £962m for the 1998 year of account, £237m more than was originally forecast, ...
Barclays Bank bids?
Barclays Bank has described as "very speculative" reports that it has approached mutual life assurer...
Shadbolt buys into niche markets.
Construction specialist Shadbolt & Co has made a play for the niche aviation, marine and insurance l...
Helping to catch the cheats.
Fraud is a constant menace for insurers, whether it be opportunistic or the result of organised crim...
Local authority risks are burning issues.
Is the extra funding recently given to individual schools by the government likely to be absorbed in...
The direct approach.
The pressure for e-commerce solutions is well and truly on in the insurance industry, but, asks Alex...
Plane design fault.
Design faults in the Boeing 747 jumbo jet contributed to the explosion that destroyed TWA Flight 800...
RSA: Audatex deal.
Royal & Sun Alliance has teamed up with Audatex for the provision of its motor repairer estimating a...
Fortis merges stocks.
European insurance and banking group Fortis has said it will merge its Belgian and Dutch stock listi...
David O'Leary presents Smart and Cook with accreditation.
Leeds United FC manager David O'Leary, foreground, took time out from pre-season training to present...
Appointment at FMW.
Matthew Collins has been taken on as broking director by Chelmsford-based FMW. He joined the FMW Gro...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Bland Bankart has appointed two directors to its group board. Peter Brown, the group's development d...
Polarising views.
Abandoning the distinction between IFAs and advisers tied to one provider could damage customers' in...
Reflecting on risk.
Post Magazine's survey of risk managers reveals the trends in thinking over the last three years, as Alex Broad explains.
Cornhill has never had its own body repair centres.
In a recent article on in-house accident repair centres (Churchill swoops for Zurich staff, PM, 24 A...
Willis Airbus cover.
The Bahrain-bound Gulf Air-bus which crashed into the sea last week, killing 143 people, was insured...
Nixon in GISC rally round.
George Nixon, chairman of the British Insurance Broker's Association, sent out the first of a planne...
Ensign motor close to MBO.
The management of Australian insurer QBE's motor syndicate 980 - Ensign Motor Polices at Lloyd's - is...
Competition winners.
Martin Shackleton of Liverpool and David Popes of Stourbridge went to the Norwich Union Classic in G...
AA and Virgin sign new net deal.
Automobile Association Underwriting Services is set to sign a deal with the Virgin Group to sell its...
Class-conscious.
A spate of recent court cases and changes in legislation show a worrying trend of increased exposure for educators. David Fanning explains why a proactive approach may be the best solution.
Direct Line in credit hire deal.
Credit hire specialist Auto Indemnity has entered into an agreement with Direct Line to become a pre...
RSA partial float.
Royal & Sun Alliance is considering a partial float and rebranding of its fund management arm that c...