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Foreign reinsurers gain larger slice of US market
Foreign reinsurers have tightened their grip on the US reinsurance market, according to a new report ...
Aetna reaches agreement.
US insurer Aetna has reached a $4m (£2.5m) agreement to settle a class-action suit brought by thousa...
Hiscox begins upgrade of operating system.
Hiscox has started upgrading its core IT operating systems, including the incorporation of a product...
AMP reports largest loss in its history.
Australian insurer AMP has reported one of the largest losses in the country's corporate history, wi...
Motor insurance comparison took goes live on insuresupermarket.com.
A motor insurance comparison tool has now gone live on insuresupermarket.com, which compares motor q...
Aeroflot receives finance boost.
Standard Bank London, assisted by its newly opened affiliate company in Russia, ZAO Standard Bank, h...
NU ships out marine account to Towergate.
Towergate Marine Underwriting has won a contract to administer Norwich Union's Marine Trade, Yacht &...
Appointment at GE ERC.
GE's Employers Reinsurance Corporation has appointed Keith Saylor as group products business leader ...
US power failure cost 'minimal'.
The power failure that plunged large parts of North America into darkness on 14 August might not res...
Driving for change on uninsured drivers.
The Department for Transport's review of uninsured driving, to be conducted by economist Professor D...
Commentary - General rule of discretion.
The general rule is that the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay the costs of the successful p...
14 years ago.
Some 14 years ago Post Magazine reported about the lack of UK global insurance powerhouses, noting t...
Appointment at Morley Fund Management.
Morley Fund Management has appointed Stewart Newnham as currency analyst. Mr Newnham aims to evolve ...
Lords oppose duty of care case ruling - John Tomlinson v Congleton
(House of Lords - 31 July 2003) The claimant, aged 18, went to the defendants' park which had a la...
Equity principle tested by case.
National Commercial Bank (Jamaica) Limited v Raymond Hew and Clifton Hew (as executors of the estate...
In the fast lane.
After six years of growing premium income the UK motor insurance market has come within a whisker of break-even point, reveals Standard & Poor's annual motor report. David Laxton looks at how the latest figures stack up.
Industry role in downfall questioned.
A leading credit insurer has dismissed claims that the beleaguered electrical retailer Powerhouse wa...
Appointment at Zurich London.
Zurich has appointed George Bolton to the London office as the first trade credit insurance underwri...
Industry calls for camera crack down on uninsured.
The use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, to combat the problem of uninsured drivers, c...
Regency numbers are growing.
Weston-super-Mare-based warranty and insurance scheme broker Regency Group is aiming to almost doubl...
SSL hires Xchanging Ins-sure Services.
SSL Insurance Brokers has hired Xchanging Ins-sure Services to deliver a document management solutio...
Halifax General Insurance extends sponsorship deal.
Halifax General Insurance has extended its £1m sponsorship deal with Sky News Weather by developing ...
Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston.
Haven Knox-Johnston has appointed Paul Birch as business development manager. With more than 13 year...
Buy imminent for Claims People.
AIM-listed loss adjuster The Claims People is in advanced negotiations over a £400,000 acquisition, ...