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Appointment at Marsh.
Marsh Inc has made Jeremy Cooke chief executive of the firm's wholesale broking and underwriting man...
Pulling into the bus and coach depot
After the publication of the first risk management survey of the UK bus and coach industry, Clive Moffatt studies the results and finds that the compensation culture is taking its toll, leading to calls for government intervention.
Benfield returns to profit
Reinsurance broking giant Benfield today reported that turnover increased by 31.5% to £284.5m (2001: ...
ERC has a life change
GE Employers Re Corp. (ERC) is merging the UK and Middle East operations of its life and health busin...
Hartford Group gets downgrade after Q1 loss
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the debt rating of the Hartford Financial Services Group, after...
Platinum raises premium prediction
Bermudian reinsurer Platinum Underwriters Holdings predicted that it would write net premiums of $1.1...
ERC shakes up P&C business
GE Employers Re Corp. (ERC) is moving Ken Brandt from San Francisco to Munich to run a new operation ...
Swiss Re looks into Tokyo quake predictions
Swiss Re is sponsoring a new scientific study on the possibility of a major earthquake hitting the de...
Swiss Re looks into Tokyo quake predictions
Swiss Re is sponsoring a new scientific study on the possibility of a major earthquake hitting the de...
Credit Suisse Group reports first-quarter income is up
Credit Suisse Group, troubled parent of Churchill Insurance in the UK, has reported first-quarter n...
Appointment at Sirius.
Sirius Financial Systems has appointed Noel Burger as an additional Swift sales consultant within th...
Book your table now for BIA 2003.
Now is the time to grab some of the best seats in the house for the 2003 British Insurance Awards pr...
Penny Black's insurance week
Broker Berry Birch & Noble this week had its knuckles rapped for 'doing an Equitable' when it came ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services.
Miller Insurance Services has announced the promotion of nine people to director and four to associa...
Insurers abandon market share to focus on profit
A majority of the UK's leading household insurers reduced their share of the market in 2001 in an e...
The AIFA calls for better dialogue
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers has called for better dialogue between regulators...
Jeremy Cooke to join broker Marsh
Jeremy Cooke, chief executive of Markel International, is to join broker Marsh as chief executive o...
First Assist joins forces with ReIntra
FirstAssist Group, which was recently formed by a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance's healt...
Private capital set for return to Lloyd's
Private capital at Lloyd's can realistically account for some 40% of the market total in the coming...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Whether or not a website itself is specifically designed to transact business, the way the informati...
Could your firm weather the storm?
Recent evidence suggests that the majority of companies in the financial sector are ill-prepared to continue with day-to-day business in the event of a major disruption. David Fanning investigates.
Young master
Business is looking good for Hiscox after beating off a major European rival last month; with new branches opening in the UK; and being voted tenth best company to work for, in a recent poll. Marcus Alcock talks to chief executive Bronek Masojada to find…
Appointment at Axa Sun Life.
Axa UK has confirmed the appointment of Paul Evans as chief executive of Axa Sun Life. Previously gr...
Appointment at GE Commercial Insurance.
Alex Gonzalez has been appointed quality and customer service leader at GE Commercial Insurance. Mr ...