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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 ...
IIBRC confirmed.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has confirmed its regulatory division, which will be known as the...
Government criticised over LTC regulations.
Insurers and analysts have criticised the government for ignoring the critical illness and income pr...
Fraud questions.
Several people have been questioned by police over allegations of fraud at the London head office of...
New policy for London market.
Ins-sure, the company formed from the merger of the Lloyd's Policy Signing Office and the London Pro...
Appointment at Premium Credit.
Cristian Jackson has joined Premium Credit's personal lines division as head of sales and developmen...
Claimants have "unrealistic expectations".
Courts should impose sanctions on claimants rejecting reasonable offers of rehabilitation, Patricia ...
St Paul hit by WTC.
Insurer St Paul has reported a heavy loss of £375m for the third quarter, as it paid out massive cla...
Flight control.
This week, the government extended its scheme to help airlines meet the cost of insurance against war and terrorism in the wake of the US attacks. Dave Matcham explains insurers' role in keeping the airlines flying.
China life homes in.
China Life is looking to grow its home market share and has deployed Sherwood International's Amarta...
Cats face turbulent times.
The property catastrophe reinsurers that have set up in Bermuda since the early 1990s have had to weather many ups and downs, says David Fanning.
Rebriefs - Fitch.
Cat bond issuance could top $2bn next year as traditional insurance becomes more expensive and less ...
Rebriefs- Swiss Re.
Swiss Re is second among insurance companies rated for their approach to environ-mental and sustaina...
Names must stump up extra £786m.
Lloyd's Names have been asked for £786m ($1.1bn) to cover expected losses in the market and to boost...
Italy suffers worst civil aviation disaster.
Italy suffered its worst civil aviation disaster on 8 October, when Scandinavian Airlines System fli...