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Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was wined and dined last week at the annual Chartered Insurance Institute's president's dinne...
"No logic" in relating indemnity to broker size
Geoff Foster Taylor suggests personal lines brokers should be subject to lower requirements than th...
Lloyd's set to go into profit
Lloyd's was finally expected to unveil record profits of over £1.5bn for 2002 this week, after five...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
The first thing that strikes you about Primary's website is how stupidly wide the front page is. To...
Motaquote Insurance completes its third acquisition in three months
Welsh broker Motaquote Insurance has completed its third acquisition in three months with the purch...
Hiscox sees operating profits increase by 54%
UK retail insurer Hiscox saw operating profit increase by 54% last year to £11.7m as part of a grou...
SVB Syndicates appoints John Thirlwell
SVB Syndicates, the managing agency subsidiary of SVB Holdings, has appointed John Thirlwell as a n...
Zurich claims top spot in solicitors' professional indemnity market
Zurich has claimed the top spot in the solicitors' professional indemnity market. It said the figur...
Valued customers
High net worth insurers are combating the problems of underinsurance and rising claims costs in various ways. One strategy is to insist that items to be covered are correctly valued by approved valuers, says Mira Butterworth.
Lord Phillips moots fixed rates for expert witnesses
Lord Phillips, the Master of the Rolls, is currently "exploring options" with several medical agencie...
Grounds for fair play
Children's play areas across the UK are having to close as liability insurance premiums rocket. Sandra Melville believes opening a dialogue with insurers is the only way to ensure children do not lose out.
Appointment at Watkins Syndicate 457
Adrian McCourt has joined Watkins Syndicate 457 at Lloyd's as head of risk management. Mr McCourt j...
Inreon signs up both Koren Re and China International Re
The online reinsurance marketplace Inreon has signed up both Korean Re and China International Re. ...
NZ company in UK push
New Zealand-based software consultancy Synergy is targeting the UK as one of its potential core mar...
Financial security
As equity markets sink further as a result of the UK's current poor economic climate, investors are looking to bonds for security and financial protection. But equities may still have something to offer. Steve Umpelby explains why.
Royal & Sun Alliance fined by the FSA
Royal & Sun Alliance has been hit with a £950,000 fine by the Financial Services Authority. The pen...
Lee Gladwell to join Capita Insurance Services
Lee Gladwell, director of corporate partnerships at Axa, is to join Capita Insurance Services as bu...
Skills shortage hampers fraud launch
Crawford & Company has launched a service to counter fraud in a bid to save a seven-figure sum over...
Amlin makes short-tail plans
Lloyd's insurer Amlin intends to reposition itself as a predominately short-tail business going for...
Bright Grey markets its long-awaited product range
Some 18 months after the company was established, Bright Grey - Royal London's new 'lifestyle prote...
Communicate: Smee is clear on FSA fault
I could not agree more with the comments by Paul Smee, director general of the Association of Indep...
Mediamaker launches specialist division
Sirius subsidiary Mediamaker has launched a specialist division Sirius Interactive, which offers a ...
Schools should be better designed according to Zurich Municipal
Schools should be better designed to stop fires spreading so quickly, according to Zurich Municipal...
Brian Hunt replaces Xavier Lutchmayer on Euclidian's Syndicate 1243
Brian Hunt has replaced Xavier Lutchmayer as senior liability underwriter on Euclidian's Syndicate ...