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Hurricane Ike 'intensifies explosively' into Cat 4 hurricane
Hurricane Ike is heaading towards the US SouthEast coast after being upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane.
Groupama enhances its bedrooms policy
Groupama Insurances has enhanced its Groupama Bedrooms policy. The insurer said that by incorporating a derived sum insured on buildings, it was now even simpler for brokers to secure business in what is a highly competitive sector of the market.
Groupama in household relaunch
Groupama Insurances has enhanced its 'bedrooms' policy to incorporate a derived sum insured on buildings. The insurer claims this means it is now simpler for brokers to secure business in what is a highly competitive sector of the market.
Moody's places Scor's ratings on review for possible upgrade
French reinsurer Scor has has its insurance financial strength ratings put on review for a possible upgrade by ratings agency Moody's.
Holman's offloads commercial retail department
Holman’s, the Lloyds wholesale brokers, has sold its commercial retail department, Holman Risk and Insurance Management, to Birmingham-based Southall Harries.
Hanna closes in on US coast
Tropical Storm Hanna is closing in the US coastline, data from the US National Hurricane Centre has revealed.
Russian reinsurer Unity Re gets 'BB-' rating from S&P
Russian reinsurer Unity Re has been given a 'BB-' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings and 'ruAA-' Russian national scale rating by ratings agency Standard & Poors with a stable outlook.
Four hurricanes forecast for September
A Colorado State University forecast is calling for two major hurricanes and two smaller ones to form in the Atlantic basin in September.
Global Aerospace adds another insurer to pool
Mapfre Empresas is joining the Global Aerospace underwriting pool with effect from 1st January, 2009. .
Brit unveils loss adjusting partners for UK and US
Brit Insurance has launched a global claims hub initiative. The first two hubs are in the UK and the USA and are operated in partnership with Cunningham Lindsey and Crawford & Company respectively.
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Pick of the week
Reporters Alwynne Gwilt and Louise Meeson look at the major stories from the general insurance marke...
MoJ reform meeting
Stakeholders have met with the Ministry of Justice to discuss details of July's personal injury refo...
QBE builds regional presence
QBE has officially opened its full-service Bristol office in a bid to increase access for local brok...
Appointment at Travelers
Travelers has recruited Julie Abbott as contingency practice leader for the media and entertainment ...
Appointment at Argent
Argent, part of the Parabis Group, has recruited Chris Thompson as a liability adjuster, based in th...
IMR improvements
Scheduled improvements for the Insurers' Market Repository will see the service double its speed and...
Uninsured drivers consultation planned
The government is poised to introduce plans for continuous insurance enforcement to combat uninsured...
Insure and Go affinity push
Insure and Go is scouring the market for a new affinity manager in the hope of targeting big compani...
Fitch positive on outlook
Fitch Ratings claims its outlook on the global reinsurance sector remains stable. "Fitch believes th...
NU Exeter hit by fraud once more
The Exeter branch of Norwich Union has been hit by its second fraud case in less than two years afte...
Ecclesiastical insists core business is fine despite loss
The head of Ecclesiastical is confident the insurer's investment portfolio will "bounce back" after ...
Gustav loss estimates
Insured losses from Hurricane Gustav could range between $3.8bn (£2.1bn) and $10bn, according to ini...
Comparison site celebrates strong growth
Money Supermarket has identified the credit crunch and an increased panel as reasons for its growth ...