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Appointment at R3: Group.
Affinity consultancy R3: Group, has appointed Phil Anthony to its team. He will be focusing his effo...
Access 3D initiative to slash costs for motor repair.
Access Computer Group aims to slash costs for the motor crash repair market with new three-dimension...
FSCS sets first levy at £150m.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the successor to the Policyholders' Protection Board, ex...
Markel mauls Lloyd's.
Lloyd's requires "fundamental, structural, gut-wrenching change" if it is to survive, one of the ind...
St Paul turns up pressure on HSE for compensation.
St Paul International has upped its push for compensation from the Health and Safety Executive after...
Appointment at Crutes.
Northern law firm Crutes has been joined by senior solicitor Lucinda Hudson. She is a judicial revie...
Equitas may appeal US asbestos agreement defeat.
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas was this week weighing up whether to appeal a New Orleans federal ju...
Threat of mould.
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter this week warned there have been 9000 toxic mould and mildew-relate...
Survey by KLegal on terrorist damage.
Seven in 10 businesses renting offices could be left to face the rebuilding costs in the event of te...
Snow business.
Skiing enthusiasts are hitting the pistes once again and while 11 September has had an impact on travelling decisions, the winter sports market still provides a relatively clear run for insurers, says Richard Adams.
Appointment at Litigation Protection.
Litigation Protection has made several new appointments. Jon Handley has been made financial control...
Expanding out West.
Westinsure has expanded its West Country broking network with the addition of Devon-based Rodney Ben...
Appointment at Admiral.
Cardiff-based motor insurer Admiral has appointed David Cooper as compliance officer for its Lloyd's...
Restatement rather than rewriting for Fairchild causation law.
I read with interest both your leading comment and the news items with regard to the Fairchild group...
Lloyd's accrediting.
Lloyd's is to accredit a further three brokers during January 2002. The market added its broker accr...
Bupa looks to Pegasystems for IT answer to customer support.
Health insurer Bupa hopes to improve customer retention and consistency of service through the imple...
Ace USA stops underwriting corporate aviation risks.
Ace USA has stopped underwriting corporate aviation risks independently and has joined the US Aircra...
Specialist costs don't make the grade.
Julia Bensusan v Bernard Freedman (Supreme Court Costs Office - 20 September 2001).
LP pilots legal fix.
Litigation Protection has developed new software to help insurers and solicitors quantify the risks ...
Interesting times for costs judgement.
Quorum A S v Charles William Schramm - (Commercial Court - 21 November 2001).
No more stake in Converium, says Zurich
Zurich Financial Services has sold all of its shares in its former reinsurance arm, Comverium, follow...
Max Re invests in DaVinci
Max Re Capital of Bermuda has acquired $50m of shares in DaVinci Re Holdings, the parent company of n...
XL to raise $600m
The Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is to raise $600m by selling 6.5% senior notes due in 2012, in o...
Gerling in US gets cash injection and cuts back
Gerling Global Re is providing $150m for expansion to its main US company, Gerling Global Re Corporat...