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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 ...
View from the Top.
Dear Insurer Insurers talk about the need to maintain or improve current premium rating levels, b...
Misys sees opportunity in broker mergers.
Software giant Misys this week said it expected to benefit from the consolidation in the broking mar...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Chubb Insurance have appointed Sarah Warren as property claims technical manager, working out of Lon...
Commentary - Mills ruling stands firm on 'care' and 'assistance'.
The authority of Mills v British Rail Engineering (1992) has long proved useful to insurers in chall...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is frankly astounded at the lengths to which mischief-makers in the industry will go to rub so...
Folgate Partnership acquires Peter Hill Insurance Group.
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Buckinghamshire-based Peter Hill Insurance Group for an undiscl...
Prison investigation raises disclosure issue - Rowe and others v
(Court of Appeal - 8 May 2003) Following complaints of assault by prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs Pri...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something a bit rubbishy about the layout of the fro...
Go with the workflow.
Market pressure has long been building to reduce claims costs, spurring insurance companies to embrace new technology that can manage workflow more quickly, efficiently - and cheaply. These advanced systems bring benefits all round, says Theodore Agnew.
RenaissanceRe benefits from light cat losses
RenaissanceRe made a $124.4m profit in the second quarter of 2003, a 33% increase on the $93.3m it ma...
Everest Re benefits from hardening market
Bermuda-based Everest Re Group made a net profit of $109.6m in the second quarter of 2003, a 105% inc...
Union in government talks as NU cuts 950.
Financial sector trade union Amicus intends to raise Norwich Union's decision to make nearly 1000 pe...
Appointment at Plexus Law.
Neil Kochane has joined Plexus Law as a solicitor from Berrymans Lace Mawer. Mr Kochane worked at Be...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
It is at times like these, when temperatures across the UK are topping 30 deg C, that our thoughts i...
BHSF Group signs deal with Asda.
BHSF Group - formerly the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund - has signed a deal with retail chain As...
New head of general insurance at Lloyds TSB.
Philip Loney of Axa Sun Life is to become the new head of general insurance at Lloyds TSB from 1 Sep...