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Ferma: watershed.
Jane Bernstein reports from Barcelona, where the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma) conference was held this week.
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS A supermarket baker, praised for tackling three raiders, is to sue Asda after it dock...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made several appointments. Brent Williams and Claire Halsall have joined the comm...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Where have all the good golfers gone? Not to Marsh's new £1bn insurer Axis, apparently. In his drive...
Getting to grips with long-tail liabilities.
The industry constantly gets it wrong when forecasting the likely nature, extent and cost of long-tai...
Appointment at Milliman UK.
John O'Neill has joined actuarial consultancy Milliman UK as senior consultant and actuary to develo...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made three appointments. Tommy Garvey has joined as senior investment consultant in the inve...
Pakistan delegation to visit Lloyd's.
A delegation from Pakistan was expected to visit Lloyd's this week, in a bid to lower premiums that ...
Tata AIG joins forces with bank.
A leading Indian bank has teamed up with Tata AIG to sell general insurance products through its bra...
Appointment at Towry Law.
Will Chiles has joined Towry Law as a healthcare consultant and will be covering an area from the Mi...
Appointment at Hanoun Medical.
Hanoun Medical, specialist whiplash rehabilitation provider, has recruited Karen Love as manager, re...
St Paul uncertainty.
The question of liability over the 1999 Ladbroke Grove railway disaster has been thrown into confusi...
SVB Holdings receives bid.
Lloyd's insurer SVB Holdings had received a preliminary approach for the company as PM went to press...
Reinsurers stronger.
Most reinsurers will emerge from the aftermath of the US terrorist attacks stronger, because of grea...
Probroker's simple style.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Code red.
John Parker believes insurers must move compliance to the top of their agendas if the Association of British Insurers' claims code is to really raise standards across the insurance industry.
Nat West targets Michael Bright's wife
Nat West is set to pursue the wife of Michael Bright, the former chief executive of failed Independen...
Which? slams insurers over stolen car payouts.
Motor insurers have been lambasted by the Consumer Association magazine Which? for breaching a rulin...
US tragedy dominates opening.
The opening speeches at the Ferma Forum were dominated by the impact of the US tragedy. Maurizio Cas...
Hiscox makes Leeding move.
Hiscox has moved its Northern operation from Harrogate to Leeds, as it attempts to grow its market s...
Alleghany pulls out.
Lloyd's insurer Alleghany Underwriting is to significantly reduce its commitment to the property tre...
Aftershock.
As the after effects of the US disaster continue to take shape, Mariel Irvine finds out whether those who were not in the vicinity of the attacks, but are nevertheless in a state of shock, will have recourse for compensation from the US courts.
Service by design.
Service providers have made their mark on the insurance industry and this month's Insurance 2001 event at the Business Design Centre will see both groups at the same venue. Jane Bernstein looks at how the relationship has changed.
Axa plans £575m worth of cuts
European insurance giant Axa plans to cut costs worldwide by between £400m and £575m next year in res...