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Liability in line to leave.
CGNU's liability syndicate 1047 could be next in line to leave the insurer, according to sources at ...
Towergate makes 23rd acquisition
The acquisitive Towergate Underwriting Group has acquired Canterbury and East Kent broker Canterbury ...
Moody's serves Ace at Lloyd's.
Ace has become the first Lloyd's syndicate to accept a financial strength rating from rating agency ...
Boost for Budget.
Tele-broker Budget Insurance is consolidating its high-street presence through acquisition. Last yea...
D&I site revamped.
Internet risk management company Drive & Insure has revamped its website - www.driveandinsure. co.uk...
CSC deal extended.
City of Westminster Assurance has extended its partnership with Computer Sciences Corporation, as it...
InsurE-com aims for 30 insurers.
The online quotation market for insurers and brokers, insurE-com, is set to go live for business wit...
Missing out on life.
The public is not getting the benefit of drops in life premiums because of the life sector's relucta...
Threat lives on.
In the wake of the Good Friday Peace Agreement, many companies have put terrorism insurance at the bottom of their list of priorities, but the risk is always there, according to Eric Alexander.
Insurers team up to combat fraud.
Three insurers are teaming up with over 230 financial services and related organisations in a data-s...
Appointment at Claims People Group.
The newly-formed Claims People Group has appointed Jeremy Baker as technical director of its loss ad...
Rates of change.
The annual reinsurance Rendez-Vous will be held in Monte Carlo next week. This year's weather-related losses and inadequate rates are likely to be on everybody's agenda, says Cameron Andrews.
Voidance: a question of insurer discretion.
I read with interest the letter from Adrian Moore (PM, 3 August, p14) seeking views on whether, foll...
Claims culture means brokers sent off.
Society's response to the mushrooming claims culture could have some unforeseen fall-out for the ins...
British Insurance Brokers Association award.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has awarded the annual Francis Perkins Award for outstandi...
Dumped cars nuisance means costs all round.
Motor salvage companies are losing thousands of pounds a year because of the rising number of cars b...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Eagle Star, part of Zurich Financial Services, has confirmed that one endowme...
Appointment at NIG.
Matthew Purser has been recruited as NIG's new website and intranet developer. He joins the insurer ...
Industry help for disabled.
The government is considering rolling out a scheme to help disabled people keep or find jobs after a...
Lloyd's puts its trust in scheme.
Trust-on-line, which will provide insurance cover for consumers purchasing goods over the internet, ...
A is for abuse, accidents, arson ...
Local authorities are vulnerable to claims for damages from many sources. As insurers have found, the opportunity for risk management is limited and the long-range forecast is not good, says David Fanning.
Vicious cycle of risk.
The insurance cycle has finally caught up with the London global risk market, as the ravages of a so...
Hammond plays an Ace.
Hammond Suddards Edge has signed a joint venture with Lloyd's insurer Ace to provide a dedicated cla...
Clueless on clients.
A survey of website habits suggests that insurance companies do not know who their online customers ...