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Marine's sinking feeling.
At the end of last year Martin Albers, chief executive officer of Swiss Re UK, said the industry was...
Old Mutual calls off Finexco sale.
Old Mutual has pulled the plug on the deal to sell its subsidiary Finexco International to Hong Kong...
Terra Nova and Markel revise deal
The terms of US insurer Markel's agreement last August to buy Bermudian (re)insurer Terra Nova have b...
Insurers welcome drug research
The insurance industry has welcomed government plans to research into the effects of driving under th...
CGU results poles apart
CGU has reported that new life and pensions business increased last year largely on the back of the c...
Hilton case date set
The City of London police said last week that it had arrested a 30-year old man in connection with al...
FSA to get mortgage role
The Financial Services Authority is expected to be appointed by the government to be the new mortgage...
Taiwan plans earthquake authority
The Taiwanese authorities are planning to set up a government-backed scheme to offer earthquake cover...
IFA network joins mutual quest
BDS Management, a network of 2800 independent financial advisers, is to join a consortium to develop ...
Norwich Union jumps 50%
Norwich Union has reported very strong growth in new business for 1999, recording that new life and p...
Admiral to go all out
Admiral plans to recruit 200 staff this year and to increase gross written premium almost fourfold....
US catastrophe losses reach $8.2bn in 1999
Insured catastrophe losses of $8.2bn in the US last year made 1999 the fifth worst year for losses si...
Abbey Life on the market
Lloyds TSB Group - which last year acquired Scottish Widows - is reported to be looking to sell its ...
Broker ratings online
An online broker ratings service is being launched by research company Wis E-research. Aimed at ris...
Lloyd's plans to reduce Corporation
Nick Prettejohn, chief executive at Lloyd's told a small gathering of MPs last week that he was plann...
New CFO at EW Blanch
EW Blanch has appointed Susan Wollenberg as its chief financial officer and senior vice-president. ...
Court decision reversal exposes Equitable
The Appeal Court has overturned an earlier ruling which would have allowed the mutually owned Equitab...
United Assurance reports fall in new business
United Assurance Group has reported a fall in new business last year. It said new equivalent premium ...
TISL unveils eventra voice recording system.
Computer telephony specialist TISL has unveiled the latest addition to its eventra voice recording s...
Cigna's healthy helping hand - Healthcare.
Cigna International's new International Employee Healthcare plan aims to help firms budget more accu...
Zurich in London.
Zurich Financial Services has opened a new London-based environmental risks operation to distribute ...
Switch on to the needs of 2000.
Liz Zukowski reflects on the changing needs of employees and employers in the loss adjusting market.
Regulation is here to stay - get used to it.
There are government initiatives a-plenty affecting the life assurance and retail financial services...
Appointment at The Quest Partnership.
Lloyd Green has been appointed staff adjuster by Maidstone and Birmingham based loss adjuster Carmic...