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Names to appeal in Jaffray case.
The Court of Appeal today granted a group of 220 former Lloyd's Names permission to appeal against M...
Appointment at Bank of Scotland.
Colin Grant has been promoted by Bank of Scotland to senior business insurance manager, a role manag...
SVB in mystery bid approach
Lloyd's insurer SVB Holdings has received a preliminary approach for the company. With speculation ...
Property cat reinsurer planned
RenaissanceRe Holdings and State Farm Automobile Insurance are to try to take advantage of the opport...
Silverstein seeks $7.2bn WTC claim
Larry Silverstein, who owned the lease to the World Trade Center is seeking $7.2bn (£4.5bn) from ins...
ABI moves on social exclusion
The Association of British Insurers has launched a good practice guide to help encourage greater take...
Zurich Re becomes Converium
Zurich Re has begun operating as a stand-alone business under the name Converium, as a prelude to its...
Names win right to appeal Jaffray case
The Court of Appeal today granted a group of 220 former Lloyd's Names permission to appeal against Mr...
Ins-sure makes WISe move
Ins-sure Services is to acquire for an undisclosed sum the trading assets of Worldwide Insurance e-co...
Insurers set to provide airlines with $1bn cover
German insurer Allianz says insurers are on the verge of offering airlines cover of up to $1bn on the...
Willis secures $200m capacity for terrorism venture
Global broker Willis has created a new electronic trading capacity for sabotage and terrorism for pro...
New rehab service launched
A new case management and rehabilitation consultancy, Proactive Rehab, has been launched by former S...
Ryanair teams up with Churchill to sell insurance online
Irish low cost airline Ryanair has linked up with insurer Churchill and Dublin-based broker Richardso...
NFU moves to fight off invaders
NFU Mutual has appointed investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, which is already its financi...
Power cut.
The insurance industry has committed itself to reducing pollution, yet, says Andrew Warren, as the largest single investor in the commercial property market, which is responsible for the highest rate of energy consumption, it has so far only paid lip…
Quality, claims and customers.
Two one-day conferences presented back-to-back that together will give the claims professional a comp...
Wellington set to become first £1bn syndicate
Wellington Underwriting has revised its losses from the US terrorist attacks, and announced ambitious...
Cox hit by poor returns.
Lloyd's insurer Cox has posted a loss of £11m for the first six months of the year, compared to one ...
Federal protection.
Automotive components manufacturer Federal Mogul has filed for protection from bankruptcy, in the wa...
Sirius warns of IT slowdown.
Sirius Group, which recorded a 21.3% rise in turnover for the first six months of the year to £9.1m ...
Equitable Life attacks FIA.
Equitable Life has lambasted the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries' inquiry into the company for fa...
Credit hire decision on track.
Insurers and credit hire companies must wait until at least next summer before there is any chance o...
Appointment at Weightmans.
Weightmans has taken on work-related injury specialist Steve Woods in its Manchester offices. Mr Woo...
Humana verdict.
A Florida appeals court has thrown out a $79.6m (£55m) verdict levied against Humana for cutting off...