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Composite Legal Expenses launches CD Rom-based quotation system.
Composite Legal Expenses is launching a CD Rom-based quotation system for brokers. Underwritten by N...
Appointment at Capita McLarens.
Loss adjuster Capita McLarens has appointed a three-strong senior management team from Cunningham Li...
Benfield Group records loss.
Reinsurance broker Benfield Group has recorded a total operating loss of £30m for the year ended 31 ...
Appointment at General Insurance Standards Council.
The General Insurance Standards Council has appointed Douglas Oliver as its new head of monitoring. ...
UK chief claims Axa still on track despite losses.
AXA Insurance's UK general insurance business recorded a loss for the first six months of this year o...
Climate change: an insurance perspective.
23 October 2002 - The Insurance Hall Our knowledge about, and understanding of, climate change and...
Ecclesiastical appoints Archdeacon of Lambeth.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed the Archdeacon of Lambeth, The Venerable Nicholas Baines, to ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a very nice site indeed. It is aimed at a pretty narrow niche - brokers who sell insurance t...
Hiscox forecasts greater loss.
Hiscox is forecasting a greater loss for the 2000 year of account for its Lloyd's Syndicate 33 of be...
Indie tech firm returns.
Insurance software provider Koukia has signalled its intention to return to the UK, despite losing m...
SVB reduces estimate of losses.
Lloyd's insurer SVB has reduced its estimate of exposure to 11 September losses from £154m to £146m....
Accidentcare enhances offering.
Motor vehicle assistance company Accidentcare, a subsidiary of the newly-formed Aquilo Group, has en...
South African giant set to enter UK market.
South African general insurance giant Santam is set to make a play for the UK market by taking a majo...
RSA US arm fined over renewal.
A US subsidiary of beleaguered insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has been fined $125,000 (£81,000) for no...
Capita tribunal looms.
A group of former Capita McLarens employees is set to haul the loss adjuster in front of an employm...
Hiscox in outsourcing deal with Attenda.
Insurer Hiscox has outsourced the management of its online operation to IT operator Attenda. The ...
PRI appoints warranty and indemnity team.
Professional liability insurance start-up PRI, which began trading on Monday, has appointed its warr...
Generali denies speculation.
Italian insurer Generali has denied speculation it plans to list its fully-owned real estate unit Ge...
Comparative merits.
The difficulties over renewals this year have led to calls for a return to the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund. While this seems unlikely the Law Society may be pressed for policy changes if the Assigned Risk Pool continues to grow. Lynn Rouse says a balance…
Lloyd's faces hidden agenda.
The Association of Lloyd's Members' decision not to back Lloyd's proposals is sad but understandable...
Coming out of the dark.
A focus on streamlining and some radical changes at Lloyd's have seen a surge in out-sourcing operations. Marcus Alcock discovers why and assesses whether the changes have been welcomed.
RAC Financial Services to launch new motor insurance panel.
RAC Financial Services, the joint venture established by Axa and RAC earlier this year, will launch ...
Innovation Group takes hammering.
Claims management software provider The Innovation Group took a hammering on the stock market last we...
Fineos secures Aviva contract.
Irish IT house Fineos has secured a EUR1m (£640,000) contract supplying Aviva Group member Delta Llo...