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Munich Re subsidiaries face possible downgrade
Ratings agency Moody's has announced that it is reviewing the financial strength ratings of Munich Re...
Ace creates new divisions
Ace European Markets, part of Bermuda's Ace (re)insurance group, has created two new divisions, Ace F...
New reinsurance head at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services of Switzerland has appointed a new global head of group reinsurance. Thomas...
Catastrophe bonds hit new record
The catastrophe bond market set a new record for issuance in 2002. Last year's figure of $1.2bn was u...
Insurers must pay for quality adjusting
I feel compelled to respond in relation to the article Insurers blamed for high EL costs (PM, 27 Fe...
Appointment at Davies
Chartered loss adjusters Davies has recruited Peter Holmes to its newly-formed farm and country div...
Don't forget loss adjusters
Will regulation put claims consultancy players on a more equal footing? Probably not, says Malcolm Harvey.
Power List neglected financial markets
I read with interest Post Magazine's compilation of the 50 most influential players in UK general i...
Select & Protect pilots Sprite
Southampton-based household intermediary Select & Protect is currently piloting a new version of it...
MMA: electRa motor drive
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has launched its first combined motor insurance and breakdown pro...
Davies: new adjusting arm
Loss adjuster Davies Group is set to establish a new nationwide agricultural division to capitalise...
Insurers tighten war risks
The Joint International Underwriting Association/Lloyd's War Risks Committee reacted immediately to t...
Safety chain
As insurers take greater control of contractor networks, they could be caught out by Health & Safety Executive moves to hold senior managers accountable for fatal workplace accidents. Steve Watkins believes it is vital to raise the awareness of insurers…
Bupa focuses on intermediated
Private medical insurance provider Bupa is targeting the intermediated channel for growth, having e...
Appointment at Claims Management Group
The Claims Management Group has appointed Philip Grant as director of its London market division. H...
Events
20 March Lloyd's lecture - the chairman's view Lloyd's Old Library London Tel: 020 76...
Who wears the trousers?
Once again dress code has been hauled through the courts. Bob Jones advises firms to think carefully before they start imposing new rules in the workplace.
New Axa claims head sets costs targets
The new claims manager for Axa UK David Williams has vowed to look at rehabilitation and mediation ...
Football competition results
The winner of a pair of tickets to a football match of their choice in the Avon/Post Magazine compe...
Inland flood fears over score system
Floods minister Elliot Morley and the insurance industry have played down concerns that the governmen...
FSA: discounts for early submissions
Financial incentives to encourage the early and electronic submission of authorisation applications i...
Orbis on track again after backer pulls out
New Guernsey-based insurer Orbis Capital is aiming to start writing risks later this year to cover ...
Appointment at DAS
Legal expenses insurer DAS has recruited Derek Cottrell to the new position of reinsurance technici...
Two-year wait for new government flood system
Insurers have welcomed the government's announcement of a new streamlined system for flood manageme...