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Hannover Re hopes for best ever year
Based on Hannover Re's first quarter results, chairman Wilhelm Zeller expects 2002 to be an "outstand...
US storms cost insurers $700m
Tornadoes and thunderstorms in 17 US states between 27 April and 3 May will cost property insurers $7...
Scor makes profit in first quarter
Scor, France's largest reinsurer, returned to profit in the first quarter of this year. It recorded a...
Lack of skilled people in London according to AM Best.
The London market has "a serious long-term problem" of a lack of skilled people, according to a seni...
Allianz reports better than expected profits.
German insurance giant Allianz has reported better-than-expected first-quarter profits of EUR1.9bn (...
Blue Mountain could be made mandatory.
The centralised IT structure proposed by the Blue Mountain technology initiative from Lloyd's may be...
Royal & Sun Alliance comes out on top.
Royal & Sun Alliance has been rated as the best insurer at dealing with claims out of five analysed ...
US asbestos trust snub as Equitas refuses to join fund.
Equitas, the company established to reinsure and manage the run-off of Lloyd's pre-1993 liabilities,...
NY Governor backs Silverstein WTC claim.
New York Governor George Pataki has thrown his weight behind developer Larry Silverstein in the ongo...
Duo quit Capita McLarens.
Two subsidence managers have left Capita McLarens to join claims systems specialist InFront solution...
Appointment at Wyatt Gallagher.
Peter Walker, formerly Cunningham Lindsey director of home services, is to take up the position of g...
Camberford Law in talks with major broker network.
Camberford Law, which is on target to record a net profit this year of £1.25m according to managing ...
Brokers' anger at Groupama withdrawal.
Brokers this week hit out at Groupama Insurance, following its decision to pull out of mid-market com...
Why insurers must support windscreen campaign.
We are launching a national public education campaign this week to raise awareness of the importance...
ActionPoint finishes document capture system.
ActionPoint has completed the implementation of a document capture system for insurer Skandia Life t...
Groupama refocus sees 130 staff cut.
Groupama is to close 10 offices with the loss of up to 130 staff - about 10% of its workforce - as i...
RSA rolls out virtual skills college.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to roll out its virtual insurance college globally, following development in...
Fine punishes wrong drivers.
I agree entirely with Martin Long's sentiments (View from the top, Post Magazine, 16 May, p17) on th...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was lucky enough to have been wined and dined at the Savoy this week by Camberford Law main ma...
Financial advantage.
Increasing regulation and tighter rules on auditing mean any recruit with a sound knowledge of the financial aspects of business is sure to be snapped up. Simon Walsh looks at the growing role of finance directors within the insurance industry.
InsurE extends panel.
InsurE-com has extended its panel of insurers, with the addition of full-cycle motor insurance produ...
Inside information.
The intranet has come of age and firms that use this time- and cost-saving resource to best effect experience significant benefits. Not surprisingly, many insurance companies are looking into the business advantages this internal communication tool can…
The bigger they are ...
The rise of the superproviders is gathering speed, and with their size, presence and reach, there is nothing to stop them dominating all sectors of the finance market - is there? Mark Summers finds out.
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