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IIB defends PIAB equitability
The Irish Insurance Federation has welcomed the publication of the Personal Injuries Assessment Boar...
NU staff hit by Indian transfer
Aviva has decided to triple its head count in India to 3700, after describing its first operation th...
Avis contract goes to Town & Country Assistance
Avis Rent a Car has contracted the accident management and claims recovery of its rental fleet to Ip...
Biba seeks FSA consultant
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has confirmed that it is looking to appoint a full-time F...
Insurance to get the cold shoulder from UK firms
UK businesses may look to manage their risks without the purchase of insurance going into the next s...
AM Best downgrades ratings
Rating agency AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of the Royal & Sun Alliance US I...
Heath Lambert sells off aviation
Broker Heath Lambert has disposed of part of its aviation division to rival Jardine Lloyd Thompson f...
Wellington Underwriting attains financing
Wellington Underwriting has attained the financing to support its medium-term development by signing...
ABI applications roll in
The Association of British Insurers has received a number of further applications for assessment by ...
Appointment at Europea
Personal accident specialist Europea, has taken on Darren Rowe as business development manager for t...
Alarm: plans not implemented
Public sector organisations still have considerable progress to make when it comes to embedding corp...
Skills gap splits industry
Insurance company claims managers are split down the middle over whether there is a skills shortage,...
Appointment at Insurance Institute of Cambridge
David and Gill Hinks have been elected as council members for the Insurance Institute of Cambridge f...
H&L targets ultra rich as it seeks to double size
High net worth specialist Home & Legacy has stepped up its efforts to double its premium income to £...
Appointment at Halifax General Insurance
Halifax General Insurance has announced the appointment of its first head of communications. Claire ...
HLA Global wins GTS Datanet business
Heath Lambert Group's retail broking network HLA Global has won the business of one of the largest a...
Global insurance figures reveal strong growth
Global premium volume across the insurance industry amounted to some £1 600bn, of which £922bn was attributable to life insurance and £655bn to general insurance, according to the latest figures from Swiss Re.
RSA banks another £44m with disposal
Royal & Sun Alliance today said it will bank £44m as a result of its exit from the Chilean life insurance market.
Scor's ratings get boost
Rating agencies Standard & Poor's (S&P) and AM Best have both upgraded the financial strength ratings of troubled French reinsurer Scor.
Global insurance figures reveal strong growth
Global premium volume across the insurance industry amounted to some £1 600bn, of which £922bn was attributable to life insurance and £655bn to general insurance, according to the latest figures from Swiss Re.
Scor rating upped from negative to developing
A.M. Best Co. has changed the implications of the under review status to developing from negative of the B++ (Very Good) financial strength rating of Scor (Paris), its core subsidiaries and the ratings on debt instruments issued or guaranteed by Scor. …
Liberty Syndicates boosts capacity and appoints COO
Liberty Syndicates at Lloyd's has announced a 31% increase in capacity for its syndicates 190 and 282 to £793 million for 2004, making the managing agency one of the largest in the Lloyd's market. Mark Butterworth, formerly group insurance risk manager…
Scor's ratings get boost
Rating agencies Standard & Poor's (S&P) and AM Best have both upgraded the financial strength ratings of troubled French reinsurer Scor.
Woodstock plans 12 acquisitions in 2004 after signing up trio
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has secured three more acquisitions bringing its total to eight in 21 months. It added that it plans a further 12 acquisitions in 2004 including offices in the north of midlands.