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Helphire interims show steady upturn
Credit hire firm Helphire has recorded a net loss of £1.1m for the six months to the end of Septembe...
Large rise in Scor's third quarter premiums
The largest French reinsurer, Scor, increased premium income in all sectors in the third quarter 2001...
Trenwick restructures UK operations
Trenwick International's property and casualty reinsurance treaty portfolio is to be underwritten at ...
Eureko blames "global economic slowdown" as profits fall
Pan-european insurer Eureko today announced a drop in income and profits for the nine months up to 30...
Andy Homer quits Axa
Andy Homer has quit as chief executive of Axa Insurance to pursue other interests. Peter Hubbard, pr...
Da Vinci Re opens for business
Renaissance Re's new Bermudian-based venture Da Vinci Reinsurance has started accepting binding busin...
Appointment at Ace
Meryl Hartzband has resigned from Bermuda-based insurer Ace's board of directors and been replaced by...
Aon: Bermuda team venture.
Broking giant Aon has followed rival Marsh's lead by announcing a new Bermuda-based insurance ventur...
IIB attacks Axa.
Andrew Paddick, director general of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, has hit out at Axa, after an...
L&G investigation.
Fourteen staff from Legal & General's Cardiff office are facing the prospect of a criminal investiga...
Charcol offers online services.
Independent mortgage and financial adviser Charcol has launched a new household insurance broking se...
Commentary - Mesothelioma: Court of Appeal reviews liability.
In February Justice Curtis dismissed a claim pursued by the widow of Arthur Fairchild, who had died ...
Shapiro recruited.
Barristers' chambers 3/4/South Square in London has appointed mediation specialist Issac Shapiro, a ...
24/7 broking: the wait continues.
Software developer Rarrigini & Rosso has yet to go live with products for its 24/7 broking model whi...
Reinsurance crash warning.
Reinsurers expect several commercial aviation insurers to change their stance on reinstatement arran...
Fisher hooks Kieran.
Outsourcing group Miller Fisher has appointed Kieran Gallagher as regional general manager in Scotla...
Greystoke's conditional move.
Greystoke Legal Services, an after-the-event insurance provider for solicitors, is to enter the no w...
Reading the riot Act.
In a climate of increased racial tensions, the Riots Damages Act is under close scrutiny, particularly from local police authorities, which often end up footing the bill for any insurance claims. Veronica Cowan reports.
Equitable misses Class law payment package deadline.
Equitable Life has failed to respond to a request by law firm Class Law to include the interests of ...
Appointment at Heatons Solicitors.
Stoke-on-Trent-based Heatons has appointed Nicola Brooks to head its personal injury department. She...
RSA tight-lipped over sell-off.
Royal & Sun Alliance is remaining tight-lipped on which parts of its business will be sold in the ne...
Wardale new chief.
Personal injury specialist Manchester at 40 King Street has appointed former law firm Addleshaw Boot...
Kerrigan retirement causes shake-up at Forbes.
International broker Alexander Forbes has announced a senior management shake-up, following the news...
From dot.com to dot.gone.
Stephen Metcalfe delves into the legal minefield of potential claims arising from losses on internet business investments. Company directors - and their insurers - are only a few of those who may find themselves at a loss.