News
One-loss call on WTC insurance cover.
Swiss Re commenced legal proceedings this week in a bid to determine the extent of its exposure to t...
11 September talks.
European insurance regulators and their US counterparts are expected to meet in London today to disc...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK).
AIG Europe (UK) has appointed Peter Sprent as manager, political risk for UK and Ireland. Based in L...
GAB makes 70 staff redundant
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is making 70 of its 1000 staff redundant, primarily as a result of Norwich U...
Brokers urged to call PWC bluff over Indie
Brokers were told to stand firm against requests from the provisional liquidator Pricewaterhouse Coo...
Chinese whispers?
China has recently begun to open its doors to European insurers, granting licences to a handful of the larger companies. While the outlook seems optimistic, all those involved are being cautious about long-term fortunes, says Jeremy Golden.
Appointment at CIS.
Manchester-based CIS has appointed Andrew Gilchrist as group development manager of its new group pe...
Wadia heads lawyers.
Leading City law firm Linklaters has broken with tradition by appointing a non-lawyer as its chief o...
Post Magazine scoops award.
Post Magazine has scooped the award for the best general insurance trade publication 2001 in the Ass...
Legal resolve.
The Utah Supreme Court last week reinstated a jury's $145m (£100m) punitive damage award for the com...
The main problem with the GISC is ...
Geoff Lloyd's condemnation of the Competition Commission Tribunal judgement regarding the General In...
US attacks: business relations damaged.
The reaction to the events of 11 September could cause lasting damage between German insurers and th...
Irish Federation offers support for PIAB proposals.
The Irish Insurance Federation has thrown its full support behind the government's proposals for a n...
Appointment at Elliston (UK).
Elliston (UK) has recruited Ian Fordham, Phil Priest and Rosie Vaughan to join its London insurance/...
Class Law after funding for Equitable challenge.
Class Law, the law firm acting on behalf of the creditors of Independent Insurance Group, is seeking...
Roibas resigns.
The Lindsey Morden Group, which owns UK loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey, has seen its president and...
Appointment at Travel and Personal Underwriters.
Travel and Personal Underwriters has recruited Tonje Keymer to the newly-created position of custome...
Prudential acquires YoungPoong.
UK insurer Prudential has acquired the multi-distribution based Korean life insurance YoungPoong Lif...
ABI disclosure.
The Association of British Insurers issued investment guidelines to improve disclosure by UK compani...
Independent meet.
Class Law, the firm representing the creditors for Independent Insurance, is inviting brokers to tod...
NIG is More Th>n 33 years ahead of RSA on guaranteed claims bonus.
We read with some interest and amazement in the Daily Express on 17 October that More Th>n, a direct...
Lead poisoning decision awaited.
After-the-event insurers have expressed an interest in representing the victims of alleged lead-pois...
Mystery bidder out.
The mystery party that made an approach for Lloyd's insurer SVB has called off talks. A spokesman fo...
Brokers may be liable after Aneco.
Brokers could face millions of pounds in liability claims, after the House of Lords ruled in favour ...