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UK rulings point the way.
The basic principle of duty of good faith was just one of many issues addressed in legal judgements in 2001. Dorothy Cory-Wright of law firm DJ Freeman reviews the year.
WTC lawsuits under way.
The 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre (WTC) have so far given rise to four lawsuits rel...
Rising expectations.
The Spanish insurance market is thriving and offers plenty of untapped potential for foreign reinsurers, says David Fanning.
Any port in a storm.
Munich Re and Swiss Re have analysed the vulnerability of major ports to natural hazards to assess potential losses. Eric Alexander reports.
The view from Peru.
The Fides conference in Peru was the first large gathering of (re)insurers after the US attacks. Mauricio Kitaigorodzki sought views on the future of Latin America's (re)insurance.
Liffe offers weather contracts.
The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) has launched weather futures...
Fairfax rating downgraded over poor performance
The senior debt ratings of Fairfax Financial have been downgraded by Moody's Investors Service from B...
Parallel writing by Sackville syndicates prompts merger speculation
Lloyds syndicates 1047 and 1173, which are both managed by Sackville Syndicate Management, are to wri...
Syndicate 3000 rated by Moody's
Moody's Investors Service has awarded a B (average) rating to Markel's Lloyd's syndicate 3000, which ...
Good times ahead as reinsurance premiums rise
The 2002 outlook for the global reinsurance industry is positive due to increasing premium rates, acc...
Jago announces drop in capacity of 205
Jago Managing Agency has announced that its Lloyd's syndicate 205 will have a stamp capacity of £80m ...
QBE expands Latin American presence with acquisition
QBE has acquired Reliance National Brasil Seguros, which has been renamed as QBE Brasil Seguros (QBE...
Partner Re files shelf registration statement
Partner Re has filed a shelf registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (S...
Deadline set for WTC case
The discovery phase of Swiss Re's action seeking to limit payment to World Trade Center (WTC) leaseho...
Inreon snaps up Reway
Reinsurance internet trading platforms Inreon and Reway have joined forces. The move follows the acqu...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was most impressed when the bods at Lloyd's invited her to look at the new telecom technology ...
Miller Fisher cash call is not a takeover.
Halifax General Insurance this week insisted that claims outsourcing group Miller Fisher will not ge...
Body blow for natural justice?
This week's victory for insurers in the Court of Appeal over asbestos-related claims for compensation...
David Botell picks up award.
David Botell, e-commerce project manager at AA Insurance Services, picked up the award for the Best ...
Gorna merger on.
Law firm Hill Dickinson, whose head office is in Liverpool, is to merge with niche Manchester-based ...
Scott aids JLT.
Former CGNU group chief executive Bob Scott is set to resurface at broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson as ...
Unisure system dispute settled.
IT giant Unisys and The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society have settled their £14m long-running l...
Gibbs to head Axa.
Axa UK has confirmed that Keith Gibbs will be appointed chief executive of Axa PPP healthcare. He wi...
Cost of risk keeps getting cheaper.
For the second consecutive year, the overall cost of risk has declined to the lowest point in over a...