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Gerling Global Re to write property facultative business
Gerling Global Re America is to start writing property facultative business from its network of offic...
Insurers back RBS as Bank of Scotland admits defeat
Royal Bank of Scotland is putting the finishing touches to its bid for Nat West bank after rival bidd...
GISC set to go live with no formal empowerment
The General Insurance Standards Council last week finally admitted that it is likely to go live on a ...
Lloyd's three year plan
Lloyd's has outlined details of its strategy document for the next three years. It wants to strengthe...
Tony Baker replaced by nuclear director
Dr Stephen Sklaroff has been appointed to take over from Tony Baker as deputy director general and he...
Former ABI chairman joins credit hire giant
Roger Taylor, a former Association of British Insurers chairman has been appointed a non-executive di...
Millennium Bug may not sting for years
The Millennium Bug will remain a ratings issue for some time said ratings agency Standard & Poor's. ...
Lloyd's reveals 3-year strategy
Lloyd's has published its strategy for growth over the next three years. Its plans include turning th...
Axa hit by storms
French insurer Axa said damage from the storms which battered Europe in late December would have an i...
Mingham gets development role at Groupama
Chris Mingham has joined Groupama Personal Insurances as part of a new development team headed by Llo...
Bavarian Re to open office in Norway
Bavarian Re has announced it is to open an office in Oslo in the second half of this year. Actuary ...
Financial Bill gets bogged down
The Financial Services & Markets Bill is struggling to keep to its Parliamentary timetable and is alr...
Britannic's general business moves to Cornhill
Britannic is to outsource general insurance sales - home and motor - to Cornhill Direct and to cut 35...
Tempest Re sets up in London
Bermudian monoline reinsurer Tempest Re has appointed Wayne Daniel to head up its move into multiline...
New office for Transatlantic Re
US-based Transatlantic Re has established a subsidiary company in Warsaw. Transatlantic Polska, based...
RSA picks Tenfold.
Royal & Sun Alliance USA has selected e-business supplier Tenfold Corporation to automate policy man...
Lund steps down.
Andrew Lund has stepped down as planned as chairman of Cunningham Ellis & Buckle following the merge...
Day of exam tips.
The Chartered Insurance Institute and the Life Insurance Association are together running a trai...
Right Roy, wrong job.
Last week we referred to Roy Hurley as the deputy chairman of Royal London (UK News, p3). He is in f...
Ex-Credit Lyonnais chief accused of breaking law.
French financial guru Francios Pinault has been charged with illegally profiting from the sale of a ...
Exclusive - Edmans latest NPI chief to go.
The deputy managing director of insurer NPI is to retire in the first half of this year. Laurie E...
New Scot Am centre.
Scottish Amicable has opened a new UK Sales Contact Centre to streamline its servicing of IFA custom...
Appointment at Bristol Marine Insurance Association.
Clive Harrington-Rutterford of Independent Insurance has succeeded Barry Hayes as chairman of Bristo...
AIRMIC resignation forces change
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has been forced to change its deputy chairman followi...