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Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurance technology provider Mi has not been around for long, but it has managed to come up with a ...
Appointment at Acord.
Susan Savage has been named as new manager, member relations of Acord, the standards body within the...
Upwardly mobile.
A new survey of the group life, income protection and critical illness markets has shown an upward trend in income across all three sectors - albeit for varying reasons, says Vijay Mittal.
Treasury leaves the wicket.
The Government last week made it quite clear it is not prepared to expand the remit of Pool Re to ot...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has made several promotions. Six associates have been selected for promotion ...
Churchill gears up for insurance spending spree.
Churchill Insurance Group plans to go on another spending spree in the general insurance sector if it...
Insurers asked to disclose documents.
RSA, Ace USA, Aetna, AIG, Manhattan Life, New York Life, Penn Mutual and Providence Washington have ...
Miller and GAB win Axa business in Ireland.
Loss adjusters Miller Farrell and GAB Robins have been appointed as the major service providers for ...
Benfield Greig eyes Bermuda in run-up to company flotation.
Privately-owned UK-based reinsurance broker Benfield Greig is considering redomiciling to Bermuda as ...
Appointment at The Broker Network.
The Broker Network has made Debi Mawer underwriting manager of its business development team. She wi...
The CII signs contract with PDOL.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has signed a contract with e-learning solutions provider PDOL. Und...
If we all believe, others will too.
The insurance industry continues to suffer from a poor reputation. Eric Galbraith argues it is time for the sector to address the lack of belief in itself in order to improve its public image.
CIIG delays putting order to the High Court.
The Creditors of Independent Insurance Group has delayed putting a group litigation order to the Hig...
Cooper Gay gets major stake in broker.
Wholesale broker Cooper Gay has acquired a majority stake in Hamburg-based broker Junge & Co - its l...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery, the insurance law firm, has recruited Denny Payton from Eversheds' insurance practice...
What the papers said this week.
Financial Times The bill from the May Day demonstrations last week has been estimated at £5m - a ...
Chubb now buying reinsurance on eReinsure
The property and casualty insurance group Chubb said it had become the first major insurer in the US ...
PXRe reports record results after raising capital
Bermudian reinsurer PXRe's recent capital boost helped it to make a net profit of $18.2m for the firs...
Scottish Annuity & Life boosts operating profit by 72%
Scottish Annuity & Life, the Bermuda-based life (re)insurance company, made a net operating profit of...
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Allied World Assurance wins premiums worth $127m
New Bermudian (re)insurer Allied World Assurance (AWA) has written gross and net premiums of $126.6m ...
Max Re income plummets
Max Re's net income halved in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period of last y...
Buffett warns of nuclear risk
Warren Buffett, charismatic owner of (re)insurer Berkshire Hathaway, has told businesses and insurers...
Partner Re ups premium growth target
Bermuda-based Partner Re made a net profit of $63.3m for the first quarter of 2002, down from $95.9m ...