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Final countdown as BIA awards get into Top Gear.
This year's British Insurance Awards are almost upon us, with the event, which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall, looking set to be as spectacular as ever, says David Worsfold.
Lack of expertise in property market will lead to disaster.
Too many people involved in the property insurance market are gambling on no repeat of the periodic ...
The LIA to abandon development of own online training initiative.
The Life Insurance Association is to abandon the development of its own online training initiative, ...
Aquilo to seek acquisitions.
Listed vehicle assistance company Accidentcare is set to rename itself Aquilo and pursue an aggress...
Equitas: asbestos claims threat now less onerous.
The threat of asbestos liabilities crippling Equitas has diminished, according to a detailed study u...
Broker targets contractor database.
Broker Alexander Forbes is in talks to establish an employers' and public liability facility for up ...
Farm insurer AIUA shakes up sales team.
Farm insurance specialist Agricultural Insurance Underwriting Agencies has restructured its sales fo...
Scor opens Brussels life office
French reinsurer Scor is opening an office in Brussels to serve the life, accident and health reinsur...
Appointment at Goshawk.
Chris Fagan, chief operating officer of (re)insurer Goshawk, has been made group chief executive. He...
Fighting back.
The world's seventh largest insurance market is back on the ball again after the financial crisis of the mid-'90s. Jeremy Golden checks out South Korea's latest scores.
Gerling Global Re fails to restructure or find buyer.
The future for loss-making Gerling Global Re (GGRe) remained uncertain following its lack of success...
St Paul turns Platinum.
US (re)insurer St Paul was due to close an initial public offering in late June to raise almost $1bn...
US terror cover closer.
US government reinsurance of terrorism risk moved closer with the Senate's passing of a bill authori...
Appointment at GE Employers Re Corporation.
GE Employers Re Corporation (ERC) has appointed Shane Wright head of global risk and underwriting in...
Appointment at PXRe.
Jeffrey Radke has been promoted to president and the new position of chief operating officer of Berm...
Rebriefs - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority.
Mobile phone radiation can cause changes in human cells according to new research by Finland's Radia...
Dark days in America.
US reinsurers hit records for all the wrong reasons last year. Patricia Vowinkel assesses the impac...
Axa seeks reinsurance deal.
Axa group of France has begun talks with potential "partners" for the reinsurance arm of Axa Corpora...
Folksam in dispute.
Creditors of the run-off operations of Folksam International and its London reinsurance branch look ...
That sinking feeling.
Marine experts at a lively Lunch Forum debate at Swiss Re painted a gloomy picture of the market's future. Janina Clark heard why the cycle will never die.
Double indemnity.
Cross indemnity agreements have led the House of Lords to find contractors on Piper Alpha liable to indemnify the platform operator. John Butler reports.
Appointment at Alea North America.
Michael Halsband has joined US reinsurer Alea North America as senior vice-president and general cou...
Rebriefs - Odyssey Re.
Property and casualty reinsurer Odyssey Re is raising $100m to pay off debt by placing convertible d...
Capital complications.
Once the initial horror over the events of 11 September had subsided, the immediate concern of (re)i...