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Ockham: Link purchase off
Lloyd's insurers Ockham and Kiln today announced that they have decided not to go ahead with the tran...
AIG and Chubb team up for $1bn reinsurance venture
Global insurance giants AIG and Chubb are reported to have teamed up with Goldman Sachs to form a new...
Claims Direct puts forward franchisee exit offer
Troubled no win no fee company Claims Direct has offered its disgruntled franchisees a choice of thre...
XL Capital to raise over £400m
Bermudian insurer XL Capital intends to sell seven million ordinary shares to be used for "general co...
AIG & Chubb in new venture
US insurers AIG and Chubb are reported to have teamed up with Goldman Sachs to form a new Bermuda-bas...
Asbestos victims could lose compensation
Thousands of victims of asbestos dust face losing their compensation payments after the collapse of T...
Westminster faces £1m bill for saving tree
Public authority insurers could face an increase in payouts for subsidence unless effective risk mana...
QBE rationalises treaty business
Australian (re)insurer QBE's European division has rationalised the amount of retrocession on its tre...
Lloyd's agrees compromise with US regulator
Lloyd's has reached a compromise agreement with the US regulators over the size of its deposits conce...
Baden-Baden focuses on terrorism
Eric Alexander reports from the reinsurance meetings
Lloyd's and NAIC reach compromise
Lloyd's has reached a compromise agreement with the US regulators over the size of its deposits for l...
Hanks keeps the ball in his court.
Lloyd Hanks is a very busy man. When not at work, he is refereeing and if not doing that, he is on the bench - in court, discovers Lynn Rouse.
Prudential: general sale mooted.
Speculation over whether Prudential may sell all or part of its general insurance business mounted t...
Mould move to head off claims.
Guidelines for dealing with toxic mould are being drawn up at the request of UK insurers, fearful of...
Axa defensive.
Axa Asia Pacific Holdings has defended its decision to pay $201m (£138m) for financial planning spec...
Appointment at BMS.
Alex Leonard, former managing director of Audatex UK, has joined the board of Bodyshop Management Sy...
Industry must re-think disability.
David Worsfold reports from Post Magazine's third Rehabilitation First campaign conference, which was held in London last week.
Government speaks over Holocaust law.
The US supreme court has agreed to hear from the government in a $1.6bn (£1.1bn) class lawsuit alleg...
RSA restructuring.
Royal & Sun Alliance has restructured the management of its UK commercial arm. David McCallum will b...
Asthma damages.
Woodwork teacher Eric McCreery has won £200,000 damages for chronic allergic rhinitis and occupation...
Clyde associations.
Shipping and insurance law firm Clyde & Co has formalised its association with a group of four Serbi...
Government renews terrorism insurance cover.
The government has renewed its terrorism insurance cover for the aviation industry for another 30 da...
Appointment at Axa.
David Watts has been appointed by Axa UK as non-executive director. Previously, he was joint executi...
What's in a name?
Over the last few years, there have been several incidents of big names suffering extensive brand damage - Firestone, Coca-Cola and Levi's for example. Kate Hinsley examines to what extent companies can insure against the disruption of brand profit…