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Ri3k ties up Singapore data deal
Reinsurance trading platform Ri3k has teamed up with web specialist Verio to provide a hosting syste...
Kwelm seeks closure
Creditors of the insolvent London-based Kwelm insurance companies will receive an average additional...
MIB helps to launch rehab pilot
Health & Case Management is working in partnership with the Motor Insurers' Bureau on a pilot to inc...
Appointment at Misys
Misys Financial Systems has made Alistair Spencer insurer relations executive. He joins from Zenith ...
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Law firm Clyde & Co has appointed eight new partners. Tim Crosley, who joined the corporate tax team...
Consultants reject validity of lie-detector testing
A firm of Glasgow-based consultants has rejected the validity of lie-detector testing by companies i...
NIG set to acquire C&G commercial book rights
Congregational & General Insurance has announced it is in final negotiations to transfer the renewal...
CIS begins Co-op bank branch pilot
Co-operative Insurance Society this week continued its distribution diversification plan by joining ...
The Chartered Insurance Institute announces nominations
The Chartered Insurance Institute has announced the nominations for its line-up of office holders fo...
Appointment at Sectornet
Sectornet has appointed three new board directors: John Lipscomb, Andrew Stanners and Paul Methven. ...
Europ Assistance launches new tracking system
Breakdown assistance provider Europ Assistance has launched a new satellite-based tracking system to...
Amlin buys direct marine arm
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has acquired SM Marine Holdings, a specialist yacht and motorboat insurance pr...
Hanks and Briscoe to rejoin industry
Two senior executives who made sudden departures from well-known firms in recent months have been li...
Others unlikely to follow Virgin lead
Virgin Money's decision to waive the cost of interest for paying for general insurance products in m...
Post Office plans further GI launches
The Post Office plans to launch further general insurance products by early next year, having this w...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has made Neil Lightbown director of underwriting and manufacturing. He joined Zurich London i...
NAIC adds to TRIA pressure
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has testified before the US Congress on the fact that there remains a strong need for the US government to provide appropriate financial back up to the private insurance market in order to…
APCapital announces Gerling deal
American Physicians Capital has announced the commutation of its reinsurance agreements with Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America (Gerling).
Amlin encouraged by good start to 2004
Lloyd’s insurer Amlin has said that trading for the first part of 2004 has begun well.
Moody’s alters outlook for Japanese companies
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of seven Japanese life insurance companies to stable from negative.
RICS campaign against ill-advised extension of FSA powers
The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors has launched a campaign against the new regulations from the Financial Services Authority, which police businesses with even the most incidental dealings with insurance services, and is encouraging members to…
Zurich announces growth in GWP for Q1 2004
Zurich Financial Services has reported a 14% increase in gross written premiums in general insurance for Q1 2004, compared the same period last year.
PartnerRe authorises share repurchase
PartnerRe has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the company’s repurchase authorisation for a total of up to 5 million common shares.
Health Lambert recognised for diabetes product development
Heath Lambert Affinity Partnerships has announced that its financial development manager, Diane Caplehorn, has been awarded the Affinity Award at the recent Diabetes UK Corporate Recognition Awards ceremony.