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Liability centre stage after Pool Re extension
The Government's move this week to extend Pool Re's remit on commercial property to all terrorist ris...
Pushing the right buttons
If insurers fail to push policyholders' buttons regarding online claims services, customers will go to providers that do make the best use of the web-enabled technology, believes Jim Douglas.
Class action threat remains.
The failure of the claimants in the High Court this week (see p1) to win their case against manufactu...
CII harks back to a bygone era
The Chartered Insurance Institute is experiencing a period of immense and much needed change. With th...
Wrapper comes off reforms
Lloyd's has signalled an aggressive approach to future underwriting as part of detailed plans for ref...
Victoria Re to go as Ergo focuses on insurance
German reinsurer Victoria Re will stop underwriting at the end of the year following the decision by ...
Gerling Global Re faces uncertainty over future
The fate of Gerling Global Re (GGRe) remained unclear as Reinsurance went to press, following the ann...
UK unwilling to expand Pool Re
The UK government has told the British insurance sector and business at large that they must prove a ...
German pool in doubt
German (re)insurers' proposal for a state-backed terrorism insurer could collapse by early July becau...
Airline terror cover stays up in the air
Uncertainty surrounded the future of aviation (re)insurance as Reinsurance went to press, with many t...
Aviation schemes get ready for take-off
The US mutual scheme Equitime could begin writing war and terrorism cover for US airlines by the midd...
Insurers face £18m hit to salvage income.
Insurers' income from salvaged vehicles will suffer at least an £18m hit next year, as a result of n...
JLT profits rise by 20%
UK broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson does not intend to make any more disposals during the course of th...
Liability Watch seeks quote.
I have a risk - motorcycle track day teachers/organisers who are searching for liability insurance a...
Names refuse to give up legal battle with Lloyd's.
Disgruntled Names who lost last week's action against Lloyd's in the Court of Appeal are to press on...
Did you know?
Are you ever stumped by a request for unusual cover? To find a broker or insurer specialising in som...
Prudential posts drop in half-year operating profits.
Prudential has posted a 15% drop in half-year operating profits, hit by falling equity markets and b...
Appointment at Chaucer Insurance.
Four new members have been appointed to the management team of Chaucer Insurance. Geri Pedani joins ...
Appointment at CNA.
Steve Goddard has joined CNA's branch operation in Manchester as property/casualty underwriter. He b...
Cox Insurance Retail Division wins contract.
Cox Insurance Retail Division, in conjunction with specialist schemes broker Insurance Watch, has wo...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
I like sites that make a good impression immediately and the front page of this one looks great. It ...
Appointment at Regency.
After three years as financial director at emergency home assistance provider Home Service, Michael ...
First line of response.
Loss adjuster helplines are proving increasingly popular with their insurer and broker clients as the first port of call for any policyholder in distress, so much so that the services on offer are becoming vital as a way of standing out from the crowd,…
Appointment at Middleton Potts.
Legal firm Middleton Potts has recruited a new partner, Darren Hanison, who specialises in insurance...