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MMA solicited over UK business sales
French insurance company MMA has confirmed it has been approached about selling both its broking ar...
Events.
11 June Post Magazine management briefing: Facing up to the compensation culture - cutting the co...
Calculated risks
While property deals have accounted for a high percentage of solicitors' professional indemnity claims, commercial contracts are also proving increasingly costly. Veronica Cowan sums up the current state of the sector.
Stop the rot at the start, pledges PIA founder.
Andy Hoe, marketing director of the Blue Sky Group, a founding member of the fledgling Personal Inju...
Liberals hit out on liability
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Dr Vincent Cable and small bu...
Pinchin takes on new role at Lloyd's
Jeremy Pinchin, formerly Special Counsel for the 11 September case, takes on the new role of head, ...
Apil doors to be opened to defendant practitioners
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is considering allowing defendant practitioners to study...
Post Magazine Claims Club - a catalyst for change.
The Post Magazine Claims Club has been put together in order to provide the claims industry with the...
Still pushing for EL reform
Mike Noonan responds to last week's government reports on the state of employers' liability insurance in the UK - are they agendas for action or an opportunity missed?
Appointment at Letsure
Letsure, has appointed Shaune Worrall as head of development for financial institutions. Mr Worrall...
End of block exemption to shake up affinity sales
The UK's motor affinity market is facing a major distribution shake-up under new rules introduced b...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
The only thing I would say about the front page of this site is that at first glance I found the ke...
Appointment at Marsh
International broking giant Marsh has appointed William Malloy as president and chief executive of ...
Imran Ahmed outlines results of survey.
Imran Ahmed, partner, insurance sector at IBM, outlined the results of its survey of insurers, which...
Hannover Re raises €530m of capital
Hannover Re today boosted its capital by €530m and took over the Dublin-based financial and captives ...
Equitas strengthens asbestos reserves
Asbestos claims continue to cause problems for Lloyd's reinsurer Equitas and it has added a further £...
Indian market set for growth
The Indian (re)insurance market is set for substantial growth now that it has been opened up to priva...
ERC appoints DiFolco
GE Employers Re Corp (ERC) has appointed Linda DiFolco as North America casualty facultative product ...
Commentary - Zeta case proves law inadequacy.
During the past 12 months, the legal action that has attracted the most headlines and filled the mos...
Certainty returned over insurers' right to avoid.
A legal ruling last month confirmed the duty of the insured to disclose material facts, once more recognising the commercial imperatives that lie behind English law. This is a welcome judgement for insurers, argue Edward Mann and George Mortimer.
Fee delay fix
Claimant solicitors Thompsons said the findings of the Department of Work and Pensions have failed to...
Computer Sciences Corp unveils new software.
Computer Sciences Corporation has unveiled a range of new insurance software that complies with the ...
NIG successfully acquires Avon.
NIG has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Avon, including the integration of...
Appointment at Coface UK.
Credit insurer Coface UK has recruited Ian Hollyhomes as risk director. Mr Hollyhomes has previously...