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Insurers unprepared for EU rules
Listed insurers are ill-prepared for the introduction of new accounting standards, which will force t...
BN ready for Scottish launch
The Broker Network is poised for a renewed Scottish push with a new brand next month. Managing ...
Junction wins Homebase deal
Junction, the affinity business of broking group Budget, has won a deal with Homebase to provide ho...
Exploding panel myths
The interpretation of the recent legal ruling on composite panels and professional indemnity cover risks creating more myths and could cause unnecessary panic, warns Mark Harris, who puts the record straight.
PRI hunts for white knight after Brit bid
AIM-listed PRI Group is being actively offered around the market by advisers, despite a hostile pro...
Appointment at Chartered Insurance Institute
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Fiona Andrews to the new position of director, gene...
Small insurers face biggest asbestos risk
Small specialist insurance companies will be the most affected by asbestos losses - not the big pla...
Munich Re Group announces profit
Munich Re Group has announced a profit of EUR1.1bn (£760m) for 2002, an increase on the 2001 figure...
"Blue Mountain" goes as customers sign up
The Lloyd's-sponsored commercial lines trading venture, previously known as Project Blue Mountain, ...
Swiss Re announces loss for 2002
Swiss Re has announced a loss of SFr91m (£42m) for 2002, blaming the losses on the steady decline i...
Penny Black's restaurant review
Restaurant: Hakkasan Price: On the pricey side. Average £40 plus per person. Location: 8 ...
Over 1000 brokers set to quit ahead of FSA regime
Over a thousand brokers are expected to disappear before the onset of the new Financial Services Auth...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail With its 15ft-thick walls and army of guards, the Tower of London has been one of th...
Appointment at Euler Trade Indemnity
Credit insurer Euler Trade Indemnity has restructured its senior management team. Phil Mercer has b...
Quest Gates scoops Capita sextet
Loss adjuster Quest Gates has taken six more high-profile staff from rival Capita McLarens, after t...
Appointment at NIG
Kevan Aubrey moves to NIG's product development team as commercial segmentation manager. He comes t...
Let the main attraction work for you
In a recent study, 75% of respondents cited the opportunity for rapid career ascent and training within a firm as being a crucial pull factor when applying for and accepting jobs. Robert Charles believes insurance companies could use this knowledge to…
Appointment at St Paul International
St Paul International Insurance has appointed Gary Stewart to the position of regional development ...
Europe wants mixed cover for satellite system
The European Union (EU) is today likely to take the next step towards setting up a global satellite n...
More cash for Goshawk Re
London (re)insurer Goshawk has added $65m to the capital of its Bermudian reinsurance subsidiary Gosh...
Trenwick America Re defaults on debt
Trenwick America Re, part of Bermudian reinsurance group Trenwick, has defaulted on a senior debt wor...
Lloyd's starts arbitration over insurance policy
Lloyd's has started arbitration proceedings against a group of six (re)insurers who are withholding p...
Gerling sale to HDI falls through
Troubled (re)insurance group Gerling has ceased negotiations with fellow German insurer HDI about a s...
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