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AM Best affirms Lloyd's rating.
Rating agency AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of the Lloyd's ma...
LitComp launches password-protected website.
Medico legal report provider LitComp has launched a new password-protected website to allow solicito...
Don't end up footing the bill.
Insurers can often end up paying out huge sums for personal injury claims, but it may be worth while checking that clinical negligence is not a factor, suggests Paula Whittell.
ABI in talks with Law Society.
The Association of British Insurers this week said talks are still ongoing with the Law Society and ...
ABI's Holland wins England shirt.
Guy Holland of the Association of British Insurers, pictured left with Axa media relations manager P...
PwC hopeful of achieving support.
As PM went to press, Independent Insurance's provisional liquidator Pricewaterhouse Coopers was "hop...
SIF return touted as solicitors run for cover.
The return of the much derided Solicitors' Indemnity Fund could soon be back on the agenda, as small...
20 years ago.
Asbestos is still a live issue for many insurers, with Royal & Sun Alliance recently having to signi...
AM Best lowers RSA financial strength rating.
Rating agency AM Best has lowered the financial strength rating of Royal & Sun Alliance and its subs...
Legal & General reports life protection now submitted online.
Legal & General has reported that half its life protection business is now submitted online by inter...
Domestic & General moves to ease shareholder fears.
Warranty specialist Domestic & General has insisted its slipping claims ratio will stabilise, after s...
Alex Forbes in Irish push.
Acquisitive broker Alexander Forbes has acquired the insurance broking business of K&H Insurance Man...
RSA needs time to act.
The speculation over the future of Royal & Sun Alliance and its chief executive Bob Mendelsohn seems...
A head for heights.
As global risks escalate, the attraction of enhanced risk management packages increases. For those keen to scale the heights, the opportunity is there to raise the profile of risk, while helping to bring insurance costs back down to earth, says Guy…
Swiss Re confident of WTC trial success as case is split in two.
Swiss Re has welcomed Judge John Martin's decision to divide the World Trade Center trial into two p...
Top 100 reinsurers struggle to record net profit.
The worst ever year for insured losses hit reinsurers' balance sheets hard last year. The world's m...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert Insurance Services has created several new positions, following a re-structure of its ...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Ace Europe has appointed Alan Liddiard as commercial underwriting manager based in Birmingham. He wi...
Appointment at Mighty Dot.
Stephen Harding has been appointed as insurance services manager at vehicle security specialist Migh...
GISC in online trade show.
The General Insurance Standards Council is to take part in an online trade show to alert property ma...
Motor Trade Solutions unveils website.
The recently-launched, broker-only motor trade facility Motor Trade Solutions has unveiled its websi...
XL Capital Assurance of New York sets up in London.
Financial guarantee insurer XL Capital Assurance of New York, part of the Bermudian reinsurance grou...
Clamping down on fraud.
Figures show that fraud has risen at an astounding rate and is costing the industry in excess of £1bn a year. Many believe more sophisticated application checking procedures would make a big impact on the volume of fraudulent claims, says Nick Bidmead.
Time to get real over BTE legal expenses.
Time, and market pressures, seem to have left your correspondent Mr Sugarman far behind (BTE will wo...