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Chubb product launch
Chubb Insurance has launched a new emerging-market credit product designed to extend the expertise a...
Underwrite the future: Carbon offset
As part of Post's Underwrite the Future campaign, we asked Brit Insurance to explain why it had decided to embrace carbon offsetting
Lloyd's rating upgrade
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services has raised its insurer financial strength rating of the Lloyd's...
Corporate paranoia rises
A global risk management survey has declared multi-nationals are increasingly worried about protecti...
New head for Crawford
Graeme Fitzpatrick is set to take up the new role of head of general insurance at Crawford and Compa...
FM Global rating affirmed
AM Best has affirmed FM Global's 'A+' (Superior) financial-performance rating and 'stable' rating ou...
High Court rewrites the PI payment rulebook
Professional indemnity insurers could face a hike in future payouts after a High Court judge's surpr...
Meehan insists he is happy with Axa role
Smart and Cook's chief executive has insisted he will stay on after Axa confirmed it is buying the b...
ATE threatened by reform proposals
The After the Event insurance market could disappear entirely if the government's proposals for refo...
Brit on up despite soft market fears
Shares in Brit Insurance maintained their strength this week after its latest round of buy-backs and...
Equity revs up for Clio cup
Equity Insurance Brokers has signed a deal to sponsor affinity partner Renault Insurance's participa...
APC to place £30m with Lloyd's partners
Anglo Pacific Consultants has agreed to place up to £30m in UK property owners' business to three of...
Ecclesiastical manager
Tony Bloomer has been appointed as manager of Ecclesiastical Insurance's Birmingham regional underwr...
NU to add two hubs in property claims push
Norwich Union is planning to roll out a property claims management strategy in a bid to cut "ineffic...
Second Kwik Fit sale in two years mooted
Telebroker Kwik Fit's holding company is understood to be up for sale, despite being sold by former ...
Heath base moved
Heath Lambert has relocated its Grampian operations to Aberdeen city centre, with a significant inve...
Yorkshire Bank cash to boost Call 24-7 expansion plans
A multi-million pound financing deal with Yorkshire Bank has allowed motor insurance claims manageme...
North of the Border: are the tables turning?
There must be times when insurers defending personal injury actions north of the border wonder why t...
Fletchers spinal donation
A donation from specialist motor insurance claims law firm Fletchers Solicitors has enabled Southpor...
Fraud on the rise in 2007
Fraud acts are on the rise in Q1 2007 compared to last year, according to CIFAS, the UK's fraud prev...
A crisis over
Volunteer coastguards was averted this week after the government agreed to underwrite their personal...
Boots rolls out PMI offering
Retail giant Boots began to offer private medical insurance in its 1500 stores yesterday, following ...
Allianz admits Home and Legacy toil
Allianz Cornhill's personal lines boss has echoed the comments of its chief executive in blaming IT ...
New Marsh UK head
Marsh has promoted Colin Grint to head of UK operations. Mr Grint will be based in Marsh's Norwich o...