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Lloyd's chief puts 9% capacity reduction down to market discipline
The Lloyd’s market expects to have the capacity to underwrite £13.7 bn of business in 2005, chief executive officer Nick Prettejohn announced today.
Leeds to become second UK financial powerhouse
The city of Leeds could be the largest financial services centre outside London by 2020, according t...
Allianz training gains recognition
Allianz Cornhill's personal lines division has been awarded the Chartered Insurance Institute's prio...
CII rolls out six new topics for syllabus
The Chartered Insurance Institute is introducing six new examinations into the 2005 general insuranc...
Time to test yoursel: A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Whether studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams or just to test yourself, see how you do
Competency assessments 'should lower PI premium'
A pilot to assess the skills competency of financial advisers could have a significant impact on pro...
Clementi clears the way for insurers to buy into lawyers
Insurers will be able to acquire significant stakes in legal entities should the Department for Cons...
Lloyd's broker goes under
Lloyd's broker Manning Williams has gone into liquidation leaving about 1000 creditors in the dark. ...
Industry needs waste education
Post Magazine's briefing on environmental risks addressed topics as diverse as asbestos and new technology
Appointment at NFU Mutual
Stratford-upon-Avon-based mutual insurer NFU Mutual has made Iain Baker its new appointed actuary. H...
Lawyers predict growth of nuisance niche
Increases in environmental nuisance claims may encourage insurers to introduce specialist risk asses...
Oil and gas industry should be on constant alert
The oil and gas industry should remain constantly alert against the threat of terrorist attack, acco...
Benfield announces disclosure policy
Benfield has announced that, as of 1 January 2005, all US property/casualty treaty cover notes will ...
Where next: Costa Rica, Malaysia - or Prague?
The final session of the day focused on choice of locations for offshore operations. Kevin Duffy, p...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Financier Martin Frankel was jailed for nearly 17 years last Friday for masterm...
Insurance UK rebuffs Tiner
Insurers and brokers this week claimed there was no evidence of contract uncertainty in the UK - out...
Guard the brand, or walk away
Companies looking to outsource need to give careful consideration to their brand values, according t...
Asbestos tide will reach UK
UK insurers have been reminded that the glut of asbestos claims expected to hit the US market will a...
Novae Underwriting pilots system
Liability insurer Novae Underwriting has piloted a system that issues policy documentation to broker...
Allianz Cornhill's manager calls on the government
Allianz Cornhill's commercial general manager, Chris Hanks, has called on the government to help bus...
Start-up rejects Spitzer worry
Start-up reinsurer Glacier Re is expecting to write up to $500m (£259m) by the end of 2007 in what i...
Insurers must push clients to manage emerging risks
Insurers should put more pressure on their clients to improve management and understanding of emergi...
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Alan Bradbury as private car underwriter. Mr Bradbury, previousl...
Institute of Risk Management's chairman is confirmed
The Institute of Risk Management has confirmed Zurich's Ian McNeil as its chairman for a second year...