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Members urged to spurn GISC.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has added its voice to the call of the Institute of Insurance B...
Eureko: stakes are rising in PZU control race.
Pan-European insurer Eureko has moved a step closer to taking a controlling stake in Polish insuranc...
Insurers told to reveal gross losses.
Lloyd's estimate of its exposure to the World Trade Center attacks has been widely condemned as too ...
Mixed fortunes for CGNU and Standard Life.
The UK's leading insurer CGNU has been granted permission to enter the Chinese life market, as the c...
A competent effort.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Lloyd's conundrum.
Last week, we criticised Lloyd's for failing to produce an early estimate of its exposure to the US ...
Towry Law IT deal.
Independent financial adviser Towry Law has signed a 10-year agreement with information and communic...
Branching out.
Intense competition is forcing some brokers to branch out into sectors they have previously steered clear of. Some are growing their retail operations in the face of declining capacity, while others are moving into wholesaling. Rachel Gordon gets to the…
Charman heads Axis.
John Charman, former Ace chief executive who last month returned to the market to oversee the run-of...
Rehab in the round.
Treatment of accident victims is not flexible enough, argues Dr Melvyn Kettle. He advocates the application of a rounded approach to rehabilitation to ensure all those involved benefit from the best possible outcome.
Appointment at Claims Management Group.
London-based claims and insurance management services provider Claims Management Group has appointed...
Survey by Best Underwriting.
Teachers in South Wales have the most days off due to stress, according to a survey by Best Underwri...
Appealing decision.
The Director General of Fair Trading has until 15 October to decide whether to appeal the decision m...
Appointment at Ansvar.
Ansvar has appointed Duncan Tuffrey as regional manager for the South-west. He brings with him nearl...
Zurich to cut costs with Aurora deal.
Zurich Insurance looks set to sign a contract worth up to £5.5m with software development and servic...
CGNU: Raffles sale.
CGNU has sold its Singapore office at Raffles Place for $34.4m as part of a consolidation, following...
Treasury moves to save long-term policyholders from collapses.
The Treasury has published proposals to protect long-term policyholders in the event of future colla...
CII: new directors.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed two new directors from outside the industry. Peter M...
Criminal cover.
The article, On the Safe Side, Post Magazine, 27 September, p23, highlighted the exposure of senior ...
Appointment at Zurich Professional.
Zurich Professional has made David Coughlan head of Zurich Professional and member of the Zurich Lon...
US Freedom Re call.
US insurance chiefs have called on Congress to set up a government-backed reinsurance pool for terro...
What the Papers Say.
The Mail on Sunday Air travel does not significantly increase the risk of developing a potentiall...
Terrorism covered.
The Miller Insurance Group is offering stand-alone terrorism cover in response to market uncertainty...
Hardy profits signal growth plans.
Hardy Underwriting has recorded profits before tax for the first half of this year of £913,000, up f...