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Price Forbes at Lloyd's.
Broker Price Forbes has been approved as a Lloyd's broker. The company had previously operated at Ll...
Aon, Ace and RSA form ART joint ventures.
Bermudian insurance group Ace has combined with global broker Aon and UK composite insurer Royal & S...
Series of violent tornadors devastates property.
A series of violent tornadoes devastated property in 18 US states last month and caused record losse...
Like a good antique.
While it is difficult to determine the length of the insurance cycle, Lloyd's long-run return is likely to be higher in the future than in the past, says Robert C. B. Miller.
Daniel moves to ERC.
Wayne Daniel is to head the financial reinsurance operations of the European strategic reassurance d...
Winds of change blow strong.
(Re)insurers looking for the quiet life are in the wrong business, according to the results of Reinsurance's executive survey. Janina Clark sifts through the predictions.
Limit merger.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Limit intends to merge its three non-US liability syndicates - 45, 386 an...
Engestrom to Tempest.
Property catastrophe reinsurer Tempest Re has appointed John Engestrom as president and chief execut...
Reinsurers forced to take the controls.
As losses mount and fragmentation persists in the primary market, airline reinsurers are taking action to stabilise plunging rates. Adrian Leonard reports.
It is not all bad news.
In a personal view, space broker Brian Moore compares the current market with that of the mid-1980s.
Swiss Re tightens belt after results.
Swiss Re, the world's second largest reinsurer, has launched a major efficiency drive following the ...
PartnerRe increased operating earnings.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe increased operating earnings per share to $1.11 in the second quarter ...
Artemis goes live.
On-line information provider Wire has established a free-access Internet portal for the alternative ...
London united?
Some of the results of Reinsurance's survey of executive opinion at the International Underwriting A...
Rhine Re books help boost profit.
Swiss reinsurer Rhine Re's profits jumped to SFr 32m ($21m) last year from SFr 10.3m in 1997 as the ...
Swiss Re chair.
Swiss Re has sponsored a professorship at the University of Nottingham Business School. The funding ...
Customers come first.
Technological advances are affecting the vehicle repair business more than almost any other area of the industry. Andrew Newman discovers how customers and companies are benefiting.
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES Computer rage has joined road rage, air rage, and trolley rage as one of the side...
Crawford widens centres operation.
Loss adjuster Crawford-THG is to open three new service centres by the end of the summer. The ope...
Coyle Hamilton wants more new business.
International Lloyd's brokers Coyle Hamilton has bought a "substantial" book of business from London...
IFAs fear for their future.
Trade bodies are ignoring the plight of independent financial advisers as the introduction of stakeh...
Bright lights, big cities.
Business has boomed in Leeds and Bradford in recent years, with many insurance companies choosing to call them home. Simon Threadgold visits our friends in the north.
Special privileges.
Motorists are being encouraged to take a refresher course to eliminate silly mistakes and so drive d...
Why NHS chose a prescription for success.
I would like to comment on the implication in Terry Simister's letter ('Standards which didn't make ...