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Markel International moves into Spain
International property and casualty insurer Markel International is planning to open for business in...
Masojada calls for action at IIL lunch
The present race for volume rather than technical pricing was singled out for criticism by Bronek Ma...
Max Re rejigs team
Max Re Capital has announced that its subsidiary Max Re has made a series of appointments in its rei...
ABI looks at financial advice proposals
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has put forward what it describes as 'innovative' proposal...
Helphire forecasts profits of £14.3m
In advance of its year-end, Helphire has announced that trading in the last quarter of the financial year has been broadly in line with its expectations, despite motor claims being below usual levels for this time of year.
Insurance CEOs to take oath on reinsurance contracts
Acting superintendent of insurance Howard Mills has announced that the New York State Insurance Department will require insurers’ chief executives to swear under oath that: “all reinsurance contracts they enter into contain documentation as to the…
CMGL takes over management of Syndicate 991
CMGL Syndicate Management (CSML) has become the managing agent of Lloyd's Syndicate 991, A. E. Grant & Others.
Mondial sets out FSA training plan
Mondial UK, the motor assistance and travel insurance provider, has renewed its contract with traini...
Standard Life offers companies HSE help
Standard Life Healthcare has rolled out its online health and wellbeing service to all claims-relate...
FSA tipped for an ATE crackdown
The days of claims management companies selling after-the-event insurance could be numbered, it emer...
Lloyd's Market Association applauds agreement
The Lloyd's Market Association has applauded last week's agreement with the European Commission over...
Sections of the Courts Act 2003 come into force today
Sections 100 and 101 of the Courts Act 2003 come into force today. This will give courts the power t...
Catlin cleared to open UK-based underwriter
Lloyd's insurer Catlin will launch its first UK-domiciled subsidiary on 1 May, to take over from the...
Incisive Media launches Rehabilitation First Awards
Incisive Media has launched the Rehabilitation First Awards, offering an opportunity for those that ...
Ecclesiastical hails restructure
Ecclesiastical Insurance announced a 61% improvement in its 2004 technical account balance to £35.9m...
Hardy predicts £180m fraud losses
An alleged fraud at an Italian bank could cost the insurance industry £180m in claims according to L...
EL setback as employers admit ignoring stress
Employers' liability insurers could face further setbacks after employers admitted ignoring the issu...
Benfield predicts minimal insurance losses from earthquake
Reinsurance broker Benfield predicted minimal insurance losses from this week's Asian earthquake. It...
Independents push for CILA voice
A group of smaller independent loss adjusting firms has set up a special interest group within the C...
Fraud Focus
Would insurer-owned legal firms increase the fraud risk, asks Jamie Taylor. On 15 December last yea...
Aviva still on course to snap up RAC
Aviva has confirmed it is still on course to snap up RAC in late May, after tabling a £1.1bn bid. Th...
Royal and Sun Alliance calls for reform to be stepped up
Royal and Sun Alliance has called for the pace of reform of the UK's employers' liability market to ...
Groupama sets out to treble its business
Groupama outlined plans to drag itself out of a self-confessed healthcare mire as it announced that ...
More mergers in pipeline for HSA
Health plan specialist HSA is currently in talks that are expected to result in further merger annou...