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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...
Bright Grey eyes group market longer-term.
Royal London's new protection business Bright Grey could take on the group market if it succeeds in ...
The seeds of success.
While money does not grow on trees, proactive developments in companies' business strategies will help them branch out into new risks, giving them the edge in blossoming markets. David Fanning analyses what is at the root of these businesses' success.
Stop CFA technical challenges.
Patrick Allen criticises insurers' latest attempt to avoid payment, following the Clipson case.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny had a delightful time at the Isle of Wight over the weekend as a participant in the Lutine Lin...
MMA adds online motor trade quotations to web-based offering.
Broker-only insurer MMA has added online motor trade quotations to its web-based offering, Broker On...
Insurance fraud update: catching and prosecuting fraudsters.
17 September 2002 - The Barbican Centre Identifying and catching fraudsters remains a top priority...
Industry must be accountable for EL crisis.
I speak as a liability underwriter. Like the rest of us, I never envisaged a day when liability insu...
Zurich to renew stand-alone.
EL Zurich this week said it would offer renewal terms to all its current stand-alone employers' liab...