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Beddis plans ahead.
Birmingham-based broker Beddis Hobbs & Partners has announced details of a long-term succession plan...
InsurE-com: new tailored internet connections from Impeganet.
Internet specialist, insurE-com, has opened a new internet service business division ImpegaNet that ...
... a Lloyd's underwriter.
John Collyear is lead underwriter at Euclidian syndicate 1243 at Lloyd's. Marcus Alcock spent a day with him and discovered that the role involves much more than simply underwriting. The emphasis is on team work, although as active underwriter, John is…
Cigna targets expats.
Expatriates now living in the US have been targeted by healthcare provider Cigna International throu...
Clarke cover-all.
Canterbury insurance broker Clarke Cooper has launched a new insurance package for self-employed con...
Motor database to take to the road at last.
It might have taken a lot longer than expected, but this week, the insurance industry finally took a major step towards tackling the problem of uninsured driving that is expected to cost the industry £215m this year alone. Jonathan Swift reports.
New Leeds practice for Pinsent Curtis.
National law firm Pinsent Curtis is establishing a new insurance practice in Leeds. Pinsent Curti...
Carrying the can.
Product recall is every manufacturer's worst nightmare, but the market is ripe for development by creative brokers and underwriters, argue Chris Lemar and Tom Battell.
Lloyd's look to China
Lloyd's has received permission by the Chinese authorities to set up a representative office in Beiji...
CGNU predicts floods will cost it £200m as it announces loss
The UK's largest general insurer CGNU said it expects to pay out less than £200m in insurance claims ...
Lloyd's start-up opens for business
Map Underwriting, the new Lloyd's syndicate of former Amlin underwriter David Shipley, has opened for...
China office for Lloyd's
Lloyd's is to open a representative office in China later this month. The Chinese authorities yeste...
ABI defends claims record
The Association of British Insurers insists that insurers are responding promptly and positively to t...
MAP launches with £120m capacity
MAP Underwriting - which claims to be the largest ever independent Lloyd's start-up- will officially...
RSA rebrands direct operations
Royal & Sun Alliance has taken the strategic decision to bring together the direct elements of its li...
EW Blanch up for sale
EW Blanch, the world's fourth largest reinsurance broker, is in discussions about the possible sale o...
High court victory for Lloyd's
Allegations of fraud against Lloyd's of London were this morning rejected by the High Court in London...
UK Aon jobs set to go
Broker Aon is planning to cut a number of UK jobs as part of a global restructuring. It said it wil...
High court victory for Lloyd's
Allegations of fraud against Lloyd's of London were this morning rejected by the High Court in London...
Lateral thinking.
It is time for professional indemnity cover to catch up with the modern-day workplace, says Marcus Alcock. So far PI insurers have concentrated on traditional sectors but, as areas such as contractual work become more popular, so a new market opens up.
NU drops mortgage.
Norwich Union has quit the mortgage market and sold its £200m book of business to Skipton Building S...
Mann & Holt v Lexington Insurance Company.
Court of Appeal 11 November 2000 The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of the claimant rei...
Wait for MP cover.
Insurers will have to wait until the new year to find out what the House of Commons requires from th...
Risk managers: the new breed.
As risk exposures widen for businesses, demand for people with the skills to manage those risks means recruiters have their work cut out, say Lesley Winrow and Carol Connolly.