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ATE insurers set for victory in Sawar case
After the event insurers expect to find out today that they succeeded in overturning a ruling in the ...
APIL welcomes Sarwar v Alam decision
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has welcomed today's ruling in the case of Sarwar v Alam, ...
RI3K launches Asian exchange
RI3K, previously known as city3k, has launched an exchange aimed at the $30bn Asian reinsurance marke...
GISC loses case against IIB over rule 42
The fledgling General Insurance Standards Council has lost its right to force members to only deal wi...
London to place Middle East on new war risk footing
The London War Risks Committee is set to designate a substantial portion of the Middle East a war ris...
Absent president addresses IUMI from New York
In a dramatic start to this year's International Union of Marine Underwriters' 127th Conference, Rich...
S&P says industry will ride impact of US attacks
Rating agency Standard & Poor's believes the insurance will be able to absorb the huge financial hit ...
US tragedy: news updates
Post Magazine and its sister titles would like to extend their condolences to all those who have lost...
Scotching the problems.
The Chartered Insurance Institute's annual two-day conference takes place next week in Edinburgh. Anthony Gould reflects on what has been a troubled 12 months for the industry, with the CII firmly committed to taking it forward.
Sweeping changes as Prudential and Scottish Amicable combine
Prudential UK's senior management has been culled as a result of a substantial review of its business...
Appointment at Scor.
Following the acquisition of Sorema, Scor has made several new appointments. Benedict Ho becomes ...
Up in smoke?
Local authorities are turning to self-insurance and as a result, their relationship with insurers has been put on the back burner. But by developing their advisory capacity and being flexible to LAs' needs, insurers can stoke up the role they play in the…
Appointment at Sherwood International.
Sherwood International, a provider of information technology solutions to the global insurance marke...
Holocaust policy dispute hots up.
The ill-feeling between the US and German insurance industries over compensating Holocaust survivors...
Most popular sites.
Insurance and particularly personal lines websites are maintaining their dominance as the most visit...
Fortis makes affinity deals.
Following last year's appointment onto Lloyds TSB's panel of household insurers, Fortis UK has signed...
AIG in China row.
China is expected to learn today whether a dispute over AIG's 100% ownership of its existing Chinese...
No appeal in pensions case.
There will be no appeal against the recent landmark pensions mis-selling case Needler v Taber, law f...
Bruce Stevenson: ambitious plans.
Edinburgh insurance broker Bruce Stevenson this week announced ambitious growth targets and a new bo...
Digging for victory.
Loss adjusters can prove invaluable when it comes to the formulating of successful risk management strategies, with the vast mine of information they hold on previous claims giving them an edge, although some traditional insurers are not convinced. Simon…
Taxiplus revised.
Insurance product marketing company HML has launched a new revised version of its HML Taxiplus. The ...
US banks to dominate finances.
The US banking industry is poised to dominate domestic financial services over the next decade, acqu...
Sued law firm may not be covered.
Law firm Charles Russell, which is being sued by a black secretary after she read an e-mail from a l...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Not wishing to cast doubt over the industry's efforts to fully embrace the e-business age, Penny was...