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Hiscox Insurance boss Sian Fisher resigns
Sian Fisher, the managing director of Hiscox plc subsidiary Hiscox Insurance, has resigned and will be leaving the company at the beginning of February 2004.
CEA backs EU roads campaign
The Comité Européen des Assurances has lent its support to the European Road Safety Charter launched this week.
Moody's report criticises US under-reserving
US P&C and reinsurance companies are still "significantly" under-reserved, according to a new report by Moody's Investors Services.
Equitas and Halliburton sign asbestos deal
Equitas and US company Halliburton have announced that they have reached an agreement on Halliburton's asbestos-related insurance claims.
Third party capital playing "a vital role" in Lloyd's says managing agent
Nigel Hanbury, chief executive of Hampden Agencies, the top managers of private investors' funds at Lloyds, told a conference for insurance industry experts today that "Third party capital had re-established itself and remains important to Lloyd's future…
Markel warns employers
Markel International has launched an employment practices liability product to help firms deal with ...
Students honoured by Chubb
Denise Houston from Lanarkshire in Scotland has picked up the award for best overall student in leve...
Winners and Losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS Trades Union Congress president Roger Lyons says several UK firms had looked into 'offshori...
IUA and CII unite for exams
Marcus Alcock The Chartered Insurance Institute has joined forces with the International Underwriti...
Lloyds TSB Insurance boosts online offering with six figure tie up
Lloyds TSB Insurance has signed a two year six figure deal with Tiscali UK, the internet communications company, in an effort to extend the "breadth and reach" of its offering.
AM Best puts negative outlook on Transatlantic subsidiaries
AM Best has affirmed the A++ (superior) financial strength rating of Transatlantic Holdings, but assigned a negative outlook to its reinsurance subsidiaries Transatlantic Re, Trans Re Zurich and Putnam Re.
Swiss Re opens DC office
Swiss Re has opened a new office in Washington DC in an effort to get closer to policymakers in the US capital.
Insurance discs not the answer says AA
Calls for the compulsory display of insurance discs in car windscreens are misguided and will do nothing to tackle the growing problem of uninsured drivers, said the AA, following the introduction of a private members' Bill.
Faraday granted FSA and Lloyd's approval
Faraday, the Lloyd's managing agent and London-based reinsurance group, today said the appointments of Mark Rayner and Paul Ceurvorst as joint chief underwriting officer and active underwriter respectively have been approved by Lloyd's and Financial…
Private Members Bill on insurance discs
Andy Burnham MP brought a private members bill yesterday to amend Part 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 "to require users of motor vehicles to display on the vehicle a disc certifying that a policy of insurance or security in respect of third party risks…
Lloyd's FD to quit to join Aviva
Andrew Moss, the director - finance, risk management and operations at Lloyd's, is set to join UK insurance giant Aviva as its new group finance director. A starting date has yet to be confirmed.
Lloyd's FD to quit to join Aviva
Andrew Moss, the director - finance, risk management and operations at Lloyd's, is set to join UK insurance giant Aviva as its new group finance director. A starting date has yet top be confirmed.
Eureko considers IPO after general insurance success
Pan European insurer Eureko said today it expects net income for 2003 to be over 200m euros (£138m).
Jubilee receives FSA Lloyd's go-ahead
Jubilee Managing Agency has been authorised by the Financial Services Authority to act as a Lloyd's managing agency. Lloyd's approval had already been obtained.
Watson new head at Canopius
Canopius Managing Agents, the London market insurer and reinsurer, has appointedof Clive Watson as managing director with effect from 22 March 2004. The appointment is subject to necessary regulatory contents.
US property insurance costs fall says survey
United States commercial insurance buyers said the cost of property insurance fell 8.8% in the fourt...
ABI underlines importance of corporate responsibility
Large companies are increasingly aware of the importance of managing corporate responsibility risks,...
BDML Connect goes live
Broker BDML Connect has gone live with new call centre software that will automatically provide its ...
Appointment at Autoglass
Peter Lumsdaine has moved to Autoglass as its new sales director. He joins after two years with th...