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Clal buys Broadgate.
Israeli insurer Clal Insurance Holdings has completed the acquisition of Broadgate Underwriting, Llo...
Regulation for regulation's sake not the answer.
In PM on 15 November, there was a juxtaposition of views in the View from the Top by Martin Long, ch...
Bankart planning takeovers.
Broker Bland Bankart intends to double its turnover by 2005 through an aggressive expansion policy, f...
Win a trip to Japan and South Korea next summer.
Play your part in the insurance industry's definitive annual salary and workplace survey and enter ou...
Clients face dangerous exposure.
Companies have found themselves "dangerously exposed" because insurers have failed to communicate op...
Cape of £20m hope.
Solicitors acting on behalf of South African miners suffering from asbestos-related diseases are tho...
Baldwin joins AWAC.
Ex-Chubb Europe senior vice president Michael Baldwin has been appointed to manage the London office...
Rubicon in Lloyd's Link-up.
Rubicon, the insurance services provider, is set to acquire Link Insurance from Lloyd's managing age...
Voice Over net protocol rolled out at Lloyd's.
Xchanging Claims Services has become the first company to adopt Lloyd's new phone technology. The...
Highway robbery.
The expected recession is likely to spark a rise in fraud and the most lucrative area in which to make a fast buck is motor insurance. Just how many vehicles on our roads could be involved is unclear, but insurers need to tackle the problem now, says…
Opinion: Exposure rights.
Chris Phillips, whose firm represented one of the defendants in this week's landmark Court of Appeal case on asbestos-related claims, outlines the implications of the ruling for insurers.
ABI rejects calls for insurers to step into breach.
The Association of British Insurers has rejected calls for insurers to step in to fill any gap in co...
No satisfaction as Gimra ignored.
With regard to the article on claims satisfaction (Insurers' claims communication found wanting, PM,...
FSA supports Equitable deal.
The Financial Services Authority has given its backing to a compromise deal to cap liabilities at tr...
Doubt cast on CNA Re sale.
Doubt over the sale of London-based CNA Re heightened this week, after it was discovered that it has...
Unmasking the fraudsters.
Insurance fraud is no laughing matter - it has reached frightening proportions and serious measures are being introduced to combat false claims. Industry-wide co-operation in the face of this hidden threat is the best strategy, believes David Fanning.
Asbestos purse closed.
Employers' liability insurers could escape millions of pounds of disease-related claims in the wake ...
Sterling to take over Crowe Life.
Sterling Insurance Group is to acquire Crowe Life Syndicate 982 from 1 January, subject to Lloyd's a...
NU "arrogance" as it takes Callery appeal to Lords.
Norwich Union was this week accused of "absolute arrogance" and abusing the legal system, after it w...
The fine art of adjusting.
With an eye for the finer things in life, Philip Austin was born to be a fine art loss adjuster. He clearly enjoys his work in this niche sector, finds Jane Bernstein.
Axa to meet BIBA.
Axa is to meet with the British Insurance Brokers' Association by the end of the week to discuss its...
View from the top - Robert Hiscox
Robert Hiscox, chairman, Hiscox Nostalgia is one of the four most persistent killers of a business ...
RSA in Chubb sale.
Royal & Sun Alliance has sold six million shares in US rival Chubb, reducing its holding from 5.15% ...
Total Systems growth continues.
Software provider Total Systems, which has several insurance clients including Bluesure, Navigator a...