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American Re hit by cats
Catastrophe losses of $29.3m helped to cut American Re's profit to $8.1m in the second quarter of thi...
Paddington crash payouts cost St Paul £10m
St Paul today said it had paid out about £10m following the Paddington railway disaster, according to...
Claims Direct throws in the towel
The independent directors of no win no fee company Claims Direct have thrown in the towel and are now...
ABI unveils details of Chester Street victims package
The Association of British Insurers has finally published long awaited details of the special rescue ...
Investment firm dealt "serious blow" by Indie collapse
Investment firm Graphite Enterprise Trust said today it had been dealt a "serious blow" by the collap...
CD agreement delay.
Personal injury specialist Claims Direct hoped to announce whether it had reached a provisional agre...
Independent creditors fear case will collapse.
The Creditors of Independent Insurance Group fears its case might collapse, unless it gains more fun...
Royal & Sun Alliance strengthens position in Brazil.
Royal & Sun Alliance has strengthened its position in Brazil, after agreeing to buy general insurer ...
Irish Indie policyholders to get UK PPB payouts
Irish motor policyholders left without cover by the collapse of Independent Insurance will be protect...
Water-resistance.
The Association of British Insurers insists it is very clear on the question of flood cover. Jane Milne of the ABI says, despite recent criticism over its stance and ability to influence insurers it is down to the government and other authorities to work…
Wise after the event?
Judgement has finally been passed in the Callery v Gray motor liability case, but many questions rema...
Munich stake cut.
Deutsche Bank chief executive Rolf Breuer said he foresaw the bank cutting its stake in Munich Re to...
Fusion sets up fifth office.
Fusion, the regional commercial subsidiary of Lloyd's insurer SVB, has further strengthened its ties...
NU cuts concern.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has voiced concern over Norwich Union's decision to shut ...
US legal row.
A New York State court jury has awarded $125m (£87m) to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a...
Sapiens on the road.
Technology provider Sapiens is to run two Euro Road Shows in September to help UK companies identify...
Conveyancing leads PI claims way.
Conveyancing work has been responsible for the highest number of solicitors' professional indemnity ...
Appointment at QBE International.
Derek Barnett has been recruited by QBE International Insurance to launch and develop its trade cred...
Pierce heads GAB support team.
GAB Robins has established a new intermediary support team, headed up by its first national account d...
Loss adjusters instructed following Ealing bomb.
A raft of loss adjusters have been instructed, following the explosion of a suspected terrorist car b...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance.
Insurance premium finance specialist Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has appointed Brian Farr...
Indescribably indescribable.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Call for trustmark.
The American Bar Association's task force investigating online dispute resolution is understood to h...
Barton gives it Welly.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson chairman John Barton has joined Wellington Underwriting as a non-executive di...