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Highway signs HBC salvage contract
Broker-only motor insurer, Highway Insurance, has signed an exclusive partnership with motor salvage provider HBC Vehicle Services for the provision of vehicle salvage services for its Choice private motor product.
CIS begins AA panel membership
As of today, Co-operative Insurance Society has joined the motor insurance panel of AA Insurance (PM 2 October 2003).
Woodstock completes acquisition of Jack Dent Associates
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has announced the acquisition of the general insurance business of Jack Dent Insurance Associates.
Swiss Re Tower glass problems
Swiss Re's new London headquarters, the 590-foot tall Swiss Re Tower, has been inspected after sever...
Appointment at John B Collins Associates
Reinsurance intermediary John B Collins Associates has announced that property & casualty reinsuranc...
London faces US reform
The London market needs a collective effort to help reform strict funding requirements laid down by ...
Rail difference is risk asset
(Re)insurers need to know the difference between light rail systems and their heavy rail counterpart...
US P&C hit by reserve problem
The US property & casualty (P&C) market is suffering from a reserve deficiency of $46bn-$77bn at yea...
Appointment at Aon Risk Services UK
Philip Gore-Randall has been appointed chief executive of Aon Risk Services UK. He is also a member ...
Appointment at R+V Versicherung AG
Dr Christoph Lamby has been appointed as a duly convened member of the board of directors at R+V Ver...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Mark Butterworth has joined Liberty Syndicates as chief operating officer on the board of directors....
Re-ratings - Commercial Risk Reinsurance
AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Commercial Risk Reinsurance and its US subsi...
Appointment at PartnerRe
Vito Baumgartner has joined PartnerRe's board of directors. Mr Baumgartner is a group president and ...
Re-ratings - Skandia Insurance
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revised its outlook on Skandia Insurance from stable to negative. It sai...
Gen Re gets China invitation
General Re has been given the go-ahead by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to apply for a n...
Hatch bill is still in limbo
US Senator Orrin Hatch's bill to create a trust fund to pay compensation to people suffering from as...
Personal injury claims costs up
Personal injury claims costs in the UK have increased by 30% between 2001 and 2003, according to a n...
Appointment at ERC Global Life & Health
Al Stanley is the new president and chief executive of ERC Global Life & Health, a subsidiary of ERC...
XL Re Europe opens in Paris
XL Re Europe has opened a new underwriting office in Paris. The office will deal with underwriting n...
All quiet
So far, the renewal season has been very ordinary, but there is still some work to do
Appointment at XL Re Europe
Emmanuel Tribout has been appointed property underwriter for Eastern Europe at XL Re Europe. He will...
EU bans single-hull tankers
The European Union has finalised new legislation to ban the use of single-hull oil tankers in Europe...
Alternatives to D&O required
Risk managers are looking at alternate forms of cover due to the rising costs of directors' and offi...
Trial date set for WTC case
The first of what looks to be several trials concerning the World Trade Centre (WTC) attack has been...