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Lloyd's to follow liability lead
Lloyd's is expected to shortly follow the company market and introduce minimum renewal notice perio...
Rehabilitation First campaign conference: Revitalising the agenda.
Wednesday 1 October 2003 - London This conference takes a fresh look at the issues facing everybod...
Insurers may be saved millions by Lords ruling.
Professional indemnity insurers may avoid millions of pounds in future claims for missold financial ...
Partner Re announces good second quarter figures
Bermuda-based Partner Re has followed up its first quarter profit with a $121.9m second quarter profi...
XL returns to second-half profit
The Bermudian (re)insurance group XL Capital made a net profit of $347.7m in the three months to the ...
Brandt becomes GE Frankona Re chief executive
Kenneth Brandt has taken over as chief executive of GE Frankona Re. He replaces Karl Mayr, who has le...
Blunkett brainwave ... let insurers pick up the tab for all the
So the government is considering a £3 levy on every home insurance policy in order to raise £54m a y...
Lloyd's set to lead Yemeni ship cover.
Lloyd's has agreed to lead cover that will provide up to £95m of coverage for hull and machinery los...
A medical check-up for PMI.
Despite the division sometimes felt between insurers and brokers in the PMI sector, Ralph Savage noted an atmosphere of optimism and co-operation among those present at PM's recent round table discussion.
Standard Life CD-Rom to increase sales.
Standard Life Healthcare is seeking to substantially increase the proportion of its 5000-strong inte...
Lloyd's IT plans reach first stage.
Outsourcing giant Xchanging Ins-sure Services has completed the first stage in a convergence program...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was most impressed to see the Association of British Insurers' head Mary Francis out last week...
Legislation hits marine pricing.
European Union and US-led regulatory changes in the international marine market could make risk pric...
Fraud inquiry given green light.
A commercial insurance fraud think-tank, led by Zurich Insurance, is set to meet early next month to ...
Lloyd's mourns Sax Riley.
The insurance community mourned this week the passing of former Lloyd's chairman Sax Riley, who died ...
Tender process sees five sign up with Kinnect.
Lloyd's-funded data transfer venture Kinnect - formerly known as Project Blue Mountain - has signed ...
Broadening horizons.
As increasing numbers of people choose to work abroad, the international market for private medical insurance looks bright for businesses. Sam Barrett gives an in-depth diagnosis of the expat sector.
Events.
5-7 August Vermont Captive Insurance Association 2003 Conference VCIA, Vermont, US Tel: +1 8...
Legal & General's net written premiums grow.
Legal & General's net written premiums for general business grew by 30% to £184m for the first six m...
EU directive looks set to increase total recall.
Brokers could soon be facing massive demand for recall insurance cover as a result of a major new Eu...
"One-stop shop" response.
In response to the article entitled "One-stop rehab shop start-up targets 500" (PM, 26 June, p2), I ...
Citibank covered by Lloyd's insurers.
Lloyd's insurers Catlin, Goshawk and Wellington, in conjunction with the Belgian Export Credit Agenc...
DWP adviser heads up rehab partnership push.
Rehabilitation services provider Kynixa has appointed David Imber as managing director as part of an...
Back to the future.
By viewing the motor sector in an alternative light, insurers have realised that customer retention is a less costly option than the acquisition of new business. Richard Adams says going back to basics and encouraging customer loyalty moves the focus…