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Risk management into the 21st century - 25 May, London.
The challenges facing the modern risk manager are huge. Risks are becoming more complex and, as the ...
The sky's the limit.
Premium rates for motor fleets have experienced a huge turnaround. The market has swung from under-capacity to over-capacity and rates are still rising as Simon Threadgold discovers.
Banks benefit in India.
The liberalisation of India's previously state-monopolised insurance sector made another small step ...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Mondial Assistance has appointed two new business development managers to its corporate and financia...
London market phases reforms.
The introduction of a single, unified system of placing and claims procedures for the London market ...
Appointment at Universal Salvage.
Anne Thomas has joined Universal Salvage as company secretary. Prior to this, she held a similar rol...
Amey solves IT.
A new outsourcing company, Amey IT Services, has been launched to provide businesses with IT infrast...
Policy has rights.
Insurance software provider Policy Master has secured the rights to distribute the Polaris ProductWr...
Industry lacks loyalty.
We are all aware of the losses that have bedevilled general insurance over the last few years and mo...
GE makes Alliance.
GE Financial Services has secured a five year deal with Alliance & Leicester to provide payment prot...
Appointment at Euler Trade Indemnity.
Anil Berry has been made new business manager for Euler Trade Indemnity's small business unit based ...
CIS battles in last 16.
The match of the tournament so far took place at Wormwood Scrubs last Thursday as Co-operative Insur...
Liability in Crisis: insurance in the litigious age - 22 June,
One of the biggest issues facing the insurance industry is the explosion in liability, both in terms...
IBM solution.
IBM has teamed up with software provider Versata to develop VisualAge Application Rules. They claim ...
TIFCO defends Dury ad.
Penny Black chided TIFCO (Post Magazine 13 April, p64) for continuing to run with an ad campaign tha...
Another Gerling.
Credit insurer Gerling has opened a new company, Gerling International Credit Insurance Services in ...
Crowe v French Edinburgh Court of Session 29 March 2000.
The claimant was awarded £14,000 by the court to compensate for the weekly costs of hairdressing aft...
Appointment at Cigna Healthcare.
Kate Wakefield has been made healthcare services sales manager at Cigna Healthcare. She joins from B...
Bermuda government criticises US tax move
Bermuda's government has finally hit back against proposals to change US tax rules to prevent US insu...
IBRC to continue
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is set to continue as a 'self-regulatory professional body...
Direct Line claims online lead
Insurer Direct Line claims to have taken a 40% share of the online car insurance market in the UK in...
RSA profits down despite rise in premium income
Royal & Sun Alliance, the UK's largest general insurer, saw profits for the first three months of the...
ING to buy ReliaStar Re
ReliaStar Re is to be absorbed by the ING Group as part of a $6.1bn acquisition deal for its parent, ...
Ace & Willis announce partnership
Ace Bermuda and UK-based broker Willis have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a protect...