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Loss product is irrelevant
In response to Aon director Patrick Thomas's call for a reputation loss product from insurers (Brok...
Structured settlements Bill fears
Insurers have reacted with dismay to government proposals, slipped into the Courts Bill this week, ...
PMI regulation: limited fall-out
Private medical insurers have said they were not surprised by the Financial Services Authority's pr...
Trenwick wins support to underwrite at Lloyd's
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick has reached agreement in principle with its credit providers, enabling it...
Towers Perrin Clayton purchase was a "one-off"
Towers Perrin has ruled out an assault on the UK market, following its purchase of Lloyd's broker D...
Benfield seeks UK listing
Reinsurance broker Benfield is looking to list on the London Stock Exchange within the first six mo...
Rubicon on look-out for tele-broker
Insurance solutions provider Rubicon is looking to buy a tele-broking business to complete its clai...
You shall go to the ball
Soaring liability premiums have meant that many events this year — most notably firework displays — have had to be cancelled. However, there are still insurers out there prepared to offer cover for certain risks at a reasonable rate, says David Fanning.
Guernsey eyes data storage niche.
The Guernsey government last week outlined how it aims to become the premier location for secure dat...
Fears mount on eve of FSA rules release.
The Financial Services Authority has missed its own revised deadline for publishing the first consult...
Web review raises hackles
I'd like to throw some common sense at the recent "accidental" review of our website by Richard Gri...
Damages — who picks up the tab?
There are no prefect solutions when it comes to reforming a workplace compensation system. Margarita von Tautphoeus and Christian Lahnstein look at the evidence — both here and abroad — in a thorough analysis of the issue.
Axa wins TUI Northern Europe account.
Axa has won the TUI Northern Europe account providing underwriting and travel insurance services for...
GAUM: insurers take flight
UK insurance giants Royal & Sun Alliance and Aviva have reduced and sold their respective sharehold...
Jacques Verlingue takes over as chairman of World Broker Network.
Jacques Verlingue, of French broker Verlingue Courtier en Assurances, took over from Dutch broker Ja...
Hot on the heels of EL?
Capacity restrictions have bitten in the professional indemnity market and although cover is not mandatory for all trades, Chris Fletton wonders if this sector will follow employers' liability into crisis as a result.
Bulk purchasing is key to cost cutting
By executing bulk purchasing power and end-to-end claims handling, insurers could do much now, under the present employers' liability system, to reduce claims costs, argues Chris Hall.
Broker Network gets Lloyd's accreditation
The Broker Network has become the first network to be accredited as a Lloyd's broker. It follows th...
Riddell: communication crisis
There is no employers' liability crisis, claimed Geoff Riddell, chief executive of Zurich Financial...
Lloyd's capacity set to rise above £14bn mark
Lloyd's capacity could top £14bn in 2003, having shown signs of stabilising after the events of 11 ...
IX Europe opens datacentre in Zurich.
Specialist internet datacentre and hosting company IX Europe has opened its eighth European datacent...
EEF: link premiums to practice
The Government's review of employers' liability insurance should look at how to link employers' hea...
Chaucer arranges letter of credit.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has arranged a £16m letter of credit, together with a small overdraft facili...
TAG ruling a blow to defendant insurers
The settlement of a quarter of a million cases originating in claims managed by The Accident Group ...