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Malaysian puts £8m into Lloyd's.
Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re is to underwrite on the Chaucer syndicates at Lloyd's for the 2001 yea...
Crowe runs off 808 because of losses.
Crowe Syndicate Management (CSM) is to put the Lloyd's excess of loss aviation syndicate 808 into ru...
XL = Triple A rating.
Rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch have each given XL Financial Assurance, a Bermuda-based ...
St Paul's new vices.
St Paul Re has appointed two vice-presidents. Anthony Chiarenza has joined as senior vice-president ...
SCPIE takes stake.
Medical malpractice insurer SCPIE Holdings of the US will take a 20% stake from 1 January in the acc...
Time to take cover.
The ill winds of Lothar and Martin may have blown some good into the French market, with insurers seeking more realistic reinsurance cover. Adrian Leonard reports.
EW Blanch looks for buyer.
The world's fourth largest reinsurance broker, the loss-making EW Blanch, began looking for a possib...
Names allege fraud.
The High Court in London has rejected allegations of fraud and misrepresentation against Lloyd's of ...
Professional unit.
The New York-based property and casualty reinsurer Zurich Re (North America) has set up a profession...
UK launches mobile phone health studies.
The UK government is launching £7m ($10.2m) of further studies into the potential health risks from ...
London market reform accepted.
More than 20 London market companies had, by early December, signed up to a raft of measures aimed a...
Ace sues Cigna for $218m.
Bermuda-based (re)insurer Ace is claiming damages of $218m from Cigna Corporation in a US court for ...
Cologne Re and DP Mann combine broker businesses.
Cologne Re's UK operation is to switch its broker business into a jointly-branded operation to be fo...
The rise of O'Kane.
Chris O'Kane (pictured) has become chief underwriting officer at Wellington Underwriting. Mr O'Kane ...
Courts give plane answer.
Hone v Going Places Leisure Travel Limited Queens Bench Division 16 November 2000 The claima...
Norwich Union sues teenager in attempt to cut costs.
Norwich Union's decision to sue a teenage boy could have far reaching implications in making older c...
BIBA: satisfaction still declining.
There has been virtually no improvement on core service essentials, according to the British Insuran...
Partner for Mynd.
IT company Mynd has entered a partnership with Deloitte & Touche Management Solutions for the market...
A capital influence at Council of Lloyd's.
Corporate capital's influence at Lloyd's has grown as a result of changes introduced to the market's...
IAS in Belfast move.
The Insurance Advisory Service, parent company of the retirement specialist RIAS, has opened a secon...
Wilson v First County Trust - Court of Appeal 23 November 2000.
The claimant borrowed £5000 from a loan company putting up her car as security. A document fee of £2...
Salvage Association seeks buyer
The Salvage Association is to seek a purchaser for the business as part of plans to evolve as a fully...
Wellington takes over SmithKline syndicate 1250.
Wellington Underwrit-ing Agencies has taken over the management of SmithKline Beecham's syndicate 12...
Crowe shaky after bad rating.
The future of Lloyd's managing agency Crowe Syndicate Management hangs in the balance this week afte...