News
Asbestos guilt.
Brokers had a part to play in the insurance industry having to pay out over £1.5bn retrospectively o...
Mutual assurance.
Old Mutual has entered into an agreement with St Paul to acquire its Baltimore-based life assurance ...
Heath Lambert offers Diabetes cover.
Charity organisation Diabetes UK has signed an agreement with UK insurance broker Heath Lambert Grou...
CIIH to expand.
China Insurance International Holdings plans to buy a 25% stake in Huatai Insurance Agency & Consult...
Taking a BTE out of ATE.
I think David Bland has missed the point when he argues that before-the-event (BTE) legal expenses i...
Appointment at Bridge.
Manchester-based Bridge, the independent insurance broker, has appointed Sue Neary to its new busine...
What the Papers Say.
The Mirror Brookside actress Claire Sweeney has been insured for £20m as the new host of daredevi...
i2i-link launch delayed to "get the model right".
The insurance industry initiative i2i-link will be delayed by weeks or even months, Colin Calder, he...
Ministry of Finance predicts mergers.
The Tawainese government has called for consolidation among the domestic general insurance sector, w...
Dishonesty decision.
Mortgage Express v S Newman & Co; (Chancery Division - judgement: 1 March 2001).
GAB Robins' acquisition trail.
Joseph Zubretsky, president and chief executive officer of GAB Robins, part of US investment company...
Brokers face confusing IT choice.
The commercial lines sector is set to undergo massive change in the next year as insurers, faced wit...
Weather Direct and HSBC in joint launch.
London-based insurer Weather Direct has teamed up with HSBC Insurance Brokers to launch EventMaster,...
Greek authorities back down.
Greek authorities have backed down in their bid to stop a number of UK law firms practising in the c...
Risk action.
The profile of risk management has grown dramatically over recent years and the increasingly multi-disciplinary nature of this role has served to widened the path of recruitment, says Lynn Rouse.
New auto network.
Auto Indemnity, provider of no-fault accident management services, has teamed up with Fleet Accident...
Appointment at Zenith Insurance.
Ken Walker has been appointed as technical claims assistant manager at Zenith Insurance. He joins th...
Mind the gap.
Pedestrians face increased personal injury risks from crumbling pavements, said the Government Natio...
Ombudsman has no authority.
R v PIA Ombudsman, ex parte Johannes Mooyer; QBD Administrative Court (Newman J); 5 April 2001.
Generali rules out UK return.
Italian insurance giant Generali has ruled out a return to the UK domestic market in the near future...
NU panel delay.
Norwich Union was this week unable to give a date for the announcement of its new loss adjuster pane...
PIA fines Saunders.
The Personal Investment Authority has taken disciplinary action against MP Saunders (Financial Servi...
Appointment at CNA Maritime.
CNA Maritime has recruited John O'Brien and David Jarman to its London cargo operation. Mr O'Brien j...
Ins-sure formed by LPC merger.
The new company formed from the merger of the London Processing Centre and the Lloyd's Policy Signin...