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UK insurers fail to keep pace with terror threat
The UK insurance industry is failing to keep pace with modern terrorist threats, such as chemical an...
Handover may see GISC complaints lost
Consumers could see complaints being lost in the system when statutory general insurance regulation ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Andy Homer might claim to be visionary when it comes to insurance but he also showed sporting foresi...
Primary buy boosts staff
Health-related employee benefits consultancy Health for Industry, part of Bermudian-based insurance ...
Time to test yourself: A selection of questions from various CII qualification papers
Studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams, or just feel like testing yourself? How will you do with the first in a series of past questions selected from CII papers? Answers on the right
Training alone is not enough
Companies that rely solely on training courses for staff development needs are doomed to failure, ac...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Cousans as a new business development executive for Yorkshire, Humb...
Professional indemnity claims for IT consultants have increased
Professional indemnity claims for IT consultants have increased by more than 40% in the last four ye...
CII set for new London Market Test
The Chartered Insurance Institute could soon begin work with the Insurance Institute of London to es...
Freehold for Lloyd's building put up for sale
The freehold for the Lloyd's building is being put up for sale by its owner Deka, the German operato...
Fortis says inquest verdict will not impact payment of claims
Fortis has said the inquest verdict on the six passengers and four railway employees killed in the S...
Endurance sets up shop in City
Commercial property and international treaty specialist Endurance Worldwide has opened new headquart...
Ladbroke Grove train crash insurers deny delay in paying claims
The St Paul and AIG have strongly rebutted suggestions from the Paddington Survivors Group this week...
New TUC president elected
The joint general secretary of financial services union Amicus Roger Lyons has been elected as the n...
FSA study investigates fraud
The Financial Services Authority is undertaking a project to investigate the size and frequency of f...
Surplus lines gains US clout
The surplus lines insurance market will become increasingly important to the US economy, according t...
Aon launches Port Facility Security Toolkit
Broker Aon has launched its Port Facility Security Toolkit, developed primarily for port authorities...
Companies file lawsuit in New York
Chubb, Zurich, OneBeacon Insurance, Crum & Forster and Munich Re filed a multi-billion-dollar lawsui...
Appointment at Zurich North America
Kate Creswell has been promoted to vice president and manager of organisational innovation at Zurich...
Equitas set to defend Names in US battle
Equitas, the company established to reinsure and run-off the pre-1993 liabilities of Lloyd's Names, ...
FSA disclosure rules could polarise industry
Brokers and insurers are set to face considerable extra costs as a result of the Financial Services ...
Guy Carpenter makes reports available on website
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has made its natural catastrophe reports available on its website. ...
Association of Run-Off Companies broadens membership
The Association of Run-Off Companies has broadened its membership to allow new categories of members...
Appointment at DAS
Jo Phillips has been promoted to HR manager at legal expenses insurer DAS. The vacancy was created b...