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R&Q wins court case over 9/11 terrorist attacks claim
A payout from claimants in the 9/11 terrorist attack has been partly recouped by Randall and Quilter against the company's reinsurer.
Mass resignations at Gallagher's Croydon business
Arthur J Gallagher's insurance services director Nigel Palmer and other members of the Croydon-based commercial affinities team have resigned.
ABI urges regulators to 'refine not replace' Solvency II post-Brexit
Insurers are calling on regulators to refine Solvency II to better suit the UK market, rather than replace it entirely when the UK leaves the EU.
Underwriting Service Awards 2016: Winners
The industry’s underwriting powerhouses gathered at the Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards bash.
Neon exits punishing Italian medical malpractice account
Neon has exited its unprofitable Italian medical malpractice account.
Zurich aims to make $1.5bn in savings by 2019
Zurich is targetting $1.5bn (£1.2bn) of cost cutting at the group level over the next three years.
FCA may review its 'six foot tall' handbook
The Financial Conduct Authority has plans to review its 'six foot tall' handbook.
Scandinavian Gable policyholders not protected by government schemes
Scandinavian policyholders will not be protected by government guarantee schemes if Gable is declared bankrupt.
Thousands of motorists potentially uninsured following Enterprise collapse
More than 10,000 motorists may be driving without insurance following the collapse of Enterprise.
Live: Industry reacts to whiplash consultation
Live blog with reactions from lawyers and insurers to the whiplash consultation published today.
Whiplash proposals will 'take common law back to the dark ages', lawyers say
Personal injury lawyers have reacted negatively to the government's whiplash consultation, which launched today.
Insurers welcome government's whiplash consultation after MoJ u-turn
Insurers have welcomed the government’s whiplash reform consultation, which launched today after apparently being 'shelved' in October.
MoJ launches whiplash consultation
The Ministry of Justice today launched its consultation on proposals to personal injury reform.
Lie detector system 'could help insurers stop fraud at the point of inception'
A new Birmingham start-up has developed a virtual lie detector which uses speech recognition to combat insurance and banking fraud.
Gable needs £58.7m capital injection
Gable needs to provide £58.7m in order to meet its Solvency II requirements, according to its administrator.
Automated braking following Croydon tram crash could be stifled by limited market
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released an interim report following the Croydon tram accident which happened on 9 November.
Biba brands SSP's lack of communication 'unacceptable'
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has said that it is “extremely concerned” over SSP’s lack of communication to brokers following this week’s interruptions to the software house’s Pure Broking platform.
Axa consults with union over 150 direct motor jobs
Axa is consulting with union bosses over its plan to move 150 jobs from Kent to Birmingham.
SSP platform back online but brokers still in the dark
SSP’s Pure Broking platform is now back online after suffering intermittent connectivity issues yesterday.
RSA splits commercial lines business
RSA has split its commercial lines business into two distinct units, Global Risk Solutions and Commercial Risk Solutions.
MGA launches claims management company
Managing general agent Nexus Underwriting has launched an independent claims company.
Allianz makes two broker market appointments
Allianz Insurance has appointed Nick Hobbs and Sarah Mallaby as directors of broker markets, commercial and personal.
Ageas sees profits fall on back of summer storm damage
Ageas has seen profits of £43m in the third quarter, a fall 8% from £46.9m in the same period last year.
Over 80,000 landslides complicate New Zealand earthquake recovery
Australian, Canadian and US warships are heading to New Zealand's coastal town Kaikoura to help with evacuations following Monday's powerful earthquake.