News
What the papers said this week.
The Guardian A teacher attacked by a pupil won £190,000 damages in the High Court last week, in w...
Appointment at Bartlett.
Mike Ellis has joined the Bartlett Group as a senior casualty insurance broker. He previously spent ...
Goshawk Insurance to provide international crisis management
Listed Lloyd's insurer Goshawk Insurance has teamed up with risk management specialist Hill & Associ...
Appointment at Munters.
Flood restoration firm Munters has recruited Charlie Scott as UK business development manager in the...
Jaffray appeal awaits judgement.
The Jaffray appeal against Lloyd's ended last week, with judgement expected soon, according to a Llo...
ING buys stake in Brazilian insurer.
Dutch banking group ING is set to acquire 49% of Brazilian insurer Sul America for an undisclosed su...
Appointment at Cubitt Consulting.
Ross Gow has joined Cubitt Consulting, the corporate communications company, as director of its newl...
Vietnam National Re had successful year.
Vietnam's state-owned domestic reinsurer, Vietnam National Re, had one of its most successful years ...
Poole resigns from Ockham.
Lord Poole last week resigned as chief executive of Lloyd's insurer Ockham Holdings, with the compan...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny hopes that our beloved Chancellor of the Exchequer listens to to the voice of the London shipp...
Daido Life Insurance has demutualised.
Daido Life Insurance, Japan's ninth largest life insurer by assets, has demutualised. The biggest in...
Appointment at TCA Consulting.
IT consultancy to the financial services sector TCA Consulting has appointed three new directors. Ba...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Nick Martens has been appointed as a risk consultant at Iron Trades Insurance Company, part of the Q...
Axa has signed a deal with Towergate Leisure Underwriting.
Axa has signed a deal with Towergate Leisure Underwriting to underwrite its Golf Umbrella, Caddysure...
Norwich Union has teamed up with Age Concern.
Norwich Union has teamed up with Age Concern to launch Future Assured, a new long-term care plan, to...
Art attack.
The owners of the Atlantis Gallery in East London stepped up security last week after two attacks ag...
Increasing cost of asbestos-related legal settlements.
The increasing cost of asbestos-related legal settlements have become more of a factor in the credit...
A new offence of "insurance fraud" should be introduced.
A new offence of "insurance fraud" should be introduced, according to the Irish Insurance Federation...
Appointment at Schroders.
Schroders has taken on Steven Wood as global head of trading. Mr Wood, who will take up his position...
Finding the cracks in subsidence claims.
In some situations, solicitors will be asked to pursue recoveries if a subsidence claim is dragging out. The success or failure of this will depend on the co-operation of the policyholder. Keith Gaston explains why.
Back in business.
Following last year's terrorist attacks and the unexpected demise of Independent Insurance business continuity is again a hot topic, and the implementation of effective disaster recovery strategies is more important than ever, claims Helen Da Silva.
Changing with the times.
Michelle Childs, one of the speakers at the Chartered Insurance Institute's Society of Fellows' inaugural Breakthrough lecture, revisits her theme and warns more must be done to match financial services policies to changes in society.
Road collision judgement stands on negligence.
Annona Maria James v Stuart Fairley. (Court of Appeal - 21 February 2002)
WR Berkley groups adds to the capital of its reinsurance business.
The US-based WR Berkley group added £35m to the capital of its reinsurance business Berkley Insuranc...