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Jacques Verlingue takes over as chairman of World Broker Network.
Jacques Verlingue, of French broker Verlingue Courtier en Assurances, took over from Dutch broker Ja...
Hot on the heels of EL?
Capacity restrictions have bitten in the professional indemnity market and although cover is not mandatory for all trades, Chris Fletton wonders if this sector will follow employers' liability into crisis as a result.
Bulk purchasing is key to cost cutting
By executing bulk purchasing power and end-to-end claims handling, insurers could do much now, under the present employers' liability system, to reduce claims costs, argues Chris Hall.
Broker Network gets Lloyd's accreditation
The Broker Network has become the first network to be accredited as a Lloyd's broker. It follows th...
Riddell: communication crisis
There is no employers' liability crisis, claimed Geoff Riddell, chief executive of Zurich Financial...
Lloyd's capacity set to rise above £14bn mark
Lloyd's capacity could top £14bn in 2003, having shown signs of stabilising after the events of 11 ...
IX Europe opens datacentre in Zurich.
Specialist internet datacentre and hosting company IX Europe has opened its eighth European datacent...
EEF: link premiums to practice
The Government's review of employers' liability insurance should look at how to link employers' hea...
Chaucer arranges letter of credit.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has arranged a £16m letter of credit, together with a small overdraft facili...
TAG ruling a blow to defendant insurers
The settlement of a quarter of a million cases originating in claims managed by The Accident Group ...
International Insurance Brokers Association signs up new members.
The International Insurance Brokers Association has signed up four new broker members: VMG, based in...
Capacity for change
Astronomical mandatory liability premiums for certain trades perceived to be high risk — such as scaffolders and roofers — are leading to fears that some may have to do business illegally or close down altogether. Lynn Rouse examines some of the short…
Trenwick faces uncertain future in London
The future of Bermudian insurer Trenwick's London operations was placed into further doubt this wee...
TAG to launch internal audit to fight fraud
The Accident Group is likely to launch an independent internal systems audit, following allegations o...
Tall order
Swiss Re's new London headquarters, commonly referred to as the 'erotic gherkin', was spectacularly...
Taxi Fleet Plus publishes new guide.
Taxi Fleet Plus this week published a new risk management guide for taxi fleet companies. The Guide ...
Taking industrial action
The acute unpredictability of long-tail industrial disease claims is sparking calls for fundamental reform. Simon Cradick and Steve Phillips evaluate the future threat of various illnesses to insurers, based on legal precedents and claims trends.
Xchanging expands London client base.
Xchanging Ins-sure Services' Market Repository, the web-based insurance information storage system, ...
NU advises liability caution
Norwich Union is unwilling to support fundamental changes to the employers' liability system, Tim Ro...
Reinsurance float will mean a boost for London
Reinsurance broker Benfield Group's decision to float on the London Stock Exchange next year (see p...
Micro Focus extends life of old systems.
Service provider Micro Focus, which helps insurers squeeze the value out of their existing hardware ...
Ted Gledhill presented with silver medal.
Ted Gledhill, secretary of the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire for 26 years, was presen...
Roofing trade body presses on with mutual insurer
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is to press on with its plans to set up a mutual insu...
Jim White takes over chair of British Damage Management Association.
Jim White, of damage management company OneCall, has taken over as chair of the British Damage Manag...