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Never again.
The terrorist attack on the twin towers in Manhattan will inevitably change the design codes for the building of tower blocks, leading to maximum protection for even the most far-fetched of possibilities. Richard Radevsky looks at the structural aspects…
Appointment at Dawnay, Day Insurance Services.
West End-based Dawnay, Day Insurance Services, which specialises in the commercial property market a...
Brit faces losses of up to £70m
Brit Insurance Holdings has announced it expects its exposure to the attacks last week on the US, mai...
Now is the time for unity.
Numb is perhaps the word that best describes the feeling across the insurance industry this week. Eve...
Staying in credit.
Credit insurance is growing in importance as the current economic slowdown continues. However, many companies are not adequately protecting themselves and insurers are having to write new solutions to the old debt risk problems to encourage take-up, says…
Post site nominated.
Post Magazine's latest internet service insurancewindow.net has been nominated in the prestigious PP...
Appointment at Chase IT Services.
Chase IT Services, the technology specialist for the protection and indemnity insurance industry has...
Reinsurers not at rates advantage.
Thomas Loster, head of water perils and climate section at Munich Re, rejected suggestions that the ...
Appointment at Andersen.
Andersen has appointed David Swain, as part of a move to expand the firm's presence in the investmen...
... for advice.
Banks are currently leading the way in internet selling, but insurers can gain ground if they start ...
IIL: moving words.
Max Taylor, in his capacity as the out-going president of the Insurance Institute of London, spoke m...
Dousing fraud.
As the country braces itself for recession, David Hooker believes the implications for the insurance industry could include an increase in fraudulent claims - particularly fire, motor and theft. Insurers need to take evasive action now.
Flood defences.
Graeme Bell, vice president of the Town & Country Planning Association, said it fully supported the ...
Riding the recession.
With recession looking increasingly likely in the current climate, there is much HR managers within the insurance industry can do to help protect their company, says David Owen.
Senior management axed in Prudential review.
Prudential UK's senior management has been culled, following a substantial review of its business st...
Unknown costs hamper efforts.
It could be weeks before the total insurance costs of the terrorist attacks on the US are known, acc...
Train writ for CGNU.
National Express, the road and rail transport group, has issued a writ to CGNU for business interrup...
Liabilities capped?
United and American Airlines have appealed to the US government to cap impending liabilities, amid f...
Cornhill' underwriting academy.
Cornhill's underwriting academy has become the first in-house training centre to satisfy the Charter...
Euro to bring big opportunities.
Transport underwriters should view the introduction of the euro as an opportunity, rather than a thr...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Manuel de la Rosa has joined Watson Wyatt in Madrid as head of its global insurance practice. He wil...
A question of responsibility - Laniyan v Barry May Haulage
In October 1997, the claimant, then aged 11, was involved in a road traffic accident in which his mot...
Appointment at Swiss Life UK.
Brian Hurd has been recruited by Swiss Life UK as director of its personal finance business unit. Pr...
Insurers should not refuse cover.
David Worsfold reports on Post Magazine's climate change conference held at the CII Insurance Hall.