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Top dog?
As the costs of vets' bills spiral, pet owners are looking more seriously at insurance and with greater competition coming from retail outlets, cover is now more affordable than ever. Jane Bernstein follows the leads.
Two more reinsurers for Bermuda
Two new class four reinsurers have been registered in Bermuda, but details of their backers are not y...
St Paul's 2001 losses top $940m
US insurer St Paul today reported a post-tax operating loss of $940.8m for 2001, after taking more th...
Reding quits Ace for Aon
Dennis Reding has resigned as president and chief executive of Ace USA and president of Ace INA Holdi...
UK aviation cover extended - again
The UK government has extended its short-term insurance cover for the aviation industry until 20 Marc...
Grand Central Re gets 'A' rating
AM Best has assigned an 'A' (excellent) financial strength rating to Grand Central Re of Bermuda, a j...
View from the top - David Margrett
David Margrett, chief executive, Heath Lambert Will London retain its position in the global insura...
What the Papers Say.
The Sunday Times Two former nursery workers are to sue Newcastle City Council for defamation, aft...
Fineos Life goes live.
Dublin-based technology company Fineos announced this week that Dutch insurer Royal Nederland Levens...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
Paul Smith recently joined GAB Robins as national account director with responsibility for North Amer...
Lehmann promotion.
Zurich has promoted Axel Lehmann to chief executive officer of its continental Europe business divis...
Call for mortgage lender crackdown.
Household insurers look set to benefit from a campaign to force the government to crack down on the ...
Motor market claims conference focuses on industry improvements.
The motor market is aware it must improve the claims service it offers personal and corporate custome...
California rejects terror cover scheme.
California last week became the first state to reject the terrorism insurance guidelines submitted l...
Groupama's sale scuppers HNW plans.
Despite protestations from Groupama that it was "business as usual" when it put its UK business up f...
How safe?
As IT grows in complexity, ensuring adequate security is in place becomes more and more complicated. Just when a company thinks it has all the angles covered, it realises it has left the back door open. The answer is to accept no compromises, advises…
Win an all-expenses trip to the FA Cup.
Do you know how your salary, perks, working conditions and stress levels compare to those of others w...
FSA: independents threat.
The Financial Services Authority's proposals for ending the polarisation regime for life insurance s...
Short-changed.
Too many underwriters and insurance buyers are vague about which e-perils are covered by their insurance and which are not - and it could cost them dear, warn Timothy Goodger and Jill Hampton.
Hudson quits.
Isabel Hudson, chief financial officer of pan-European insurer Eureko, will leave the group as of 1 ...
Pass rates on the up.
Pass rates for insurance qualifications are rising, says the Chartered Insurance Institute. Results ...
Iron Trades rating reviewed.
Rating agency AM Best has removed Iron Trade's "under review" status, applied on 21 September 2001,...
Axa quits solicitors' indemnity.
Axa has become the latest insurer to withdraw from the beleaguered solicitors' indemnity market. ...
London market benchmark move.
London Market Principles, the body set up to modernise the workings of the market, is to introduce a...