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Cases may spiral after judgement.
The recent ruling in the case of Sphere Drake Insurance v Euro International Underwriting should serve as a warning to any other companies currently involved in disputes relating to London market excess of loss reinsurance business, says Neil Beighton.
Insurers unite to speed up claims
The UK's leading motor insurers are undertaking a project to develop a new electronic exchange to spe...
Lawcall Direct snaps up TAG cases
The 250,000 ongoing cases left in limbo following the demise of The Accident Group have been taken on...
Closure of Zurich data centre set to affect 45 workers.
Zurich Financial Services is to close its central data centre for its UK insurance business, based i...
PwC seeks advice on Indie legal action.
The liquidators of Independent Insurance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, may yet seek legal redress from t...
FSA hits the road in September.
The Financial Services Authority will be hitting the road in September to meet brokers who will be r...
Appointment at The Folgate Partnership.
Katherine Jary has been appointed by The Folgate Partnership as the group's financial controller. Ms...
Acturis forms TIA alliance.
Acturis has announced an alliance with TIA systems, aimed at integrating its products and providing ...
Surveillance code to be tightened.
A new code of practice for the use of surveillance cameras could be in place by the summer of 2004, ...
Appointment at Centrus.
Centrus has appointed Garry Holman head of engineering services. In this role, he will be responsibl...
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group.
The Loss Recovery Group has appointed four new staff to its regional broker business development tea...
RSA review slashes building suppliers.
Royal & Sun Alliance has consolidated its building supplier network for household claims and is in t...
CILA: no need for war of words over claims.
I am always reluctant to enter into what could become a lengthy public airing of views on any topic ...
Crawford: results concern.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company singled out its UK operation as a cause for concern in its second q...
Out of house and home?
Mortgage payment protection policies have come in for criticism recently, but providers are working hard to improve cover, claims and clarity. Rachel Gordon reports.
Surveyor distinction raises an eyebrow.
In response to the article "A Measure of Risk" (PM, 10 July, p24) we were at a loss to understand th...
Williams legacy: GISC fiasco.
I had to grimace when I read that Mike Williams, the outgoing chief executive of the British Insuran...
Hardy Underwriting raises underwriting capacity.
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has raised its underwriting capacity to some £9.2m. Following the...
ILU seeks closure
The Institute of London Underwriters is hoping the owner of its remaining property at 22 Billiter Str...
Appointment at CNA.
CNA has appointed Kevin Docherty and Andy Lane to its London cargo underwriting team. Prior to joini...
Rick Hudson nominated for president of CII.
Rick Hudson, group risk director at Royal & Sun Alliance, looks set to be the next president of the ...
Appointment at Direct Commercial.
Direct Commercial has appointed Bob Crothers, previously of RL Davison, as agency director. Mr Croth...
InsurE-com aims to assist intermediaries.
Software specialist for the broker market InsurE-com aims to assist intermediaries with the formatio...
Cunningham Lindsey unveils strategy.
Cunningham Lindsey UK has unveiled a strategy to provide web-based, real-time claims information to ...