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The power to perform?
The 7th Latin American Energy Insurance Conference takes place next week. Magne Seljeflot, who helped establish the event, talks to Marcus Alcock about the turbulence the oil and gas insurance sector has experienced over the last few years and what the…
Eurobase Systems warns regulatory compliance will not be achieved
Software provider Eurobase Systems has warned that regulatory compliance will not be achieved by "s...
Collins Solicitors lodges an appeal
Collins Solicitors has lodged an appeal against the high court decision that found against claimant...
Equitas and Honeywell International reach settlement
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas and Honeywell International have reached a comprehensive policy buy...
Study leaves rehab at a standstill
The Association of British Insurers/International Underwriting Association's third UK Bodily Injury A...
Courts Bill indicates compromise
The government last week opened the door to compromise over its plans in the Courts Bill to introdu...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was wined and dined last week at the annual Chartered Insurance Institute's president's dinne...
"No logic" in relating indemnity to broker size
Geoff Foster Taylor suggests personal lines brokers should be subject to lower requirements than th...
Lloyd's set to go into profit
Lloyd's was finally expected to unveil record profits of over £1.5bn for 2002 this week, after five...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
The first thing that strikes you about Primary's website is how stupidly wide the front page is. To...
Motaquote Insurance completes its third acquisition in three months
Welsh broker Motaquote Insurance has completed its third acquisition in three months with the purch...
Hiscox sees operating profits increase by 54%
UK retail insurer Hiscox saw operating profit increase by 54% last year to £11.7m as part of a grou...
SVB Syndicates appoints John Thirlwell
SVB Syndicates, the managing agency subsidiary of SVB Holdings, has appointed John Thirlwell as a n...
Zurich claims top spot in solicitors' professional indemnity market
Zurich has claimed the top spot in the solicitors' professional indemnity market. It said the figur...
Valued customers
High net worth insurers are combating the problems of underinsurance and rising claims costs in various ways. One strategy is to insist that items to be covered are correctly valued by approved valuers, says Mira Butterworth.
Lord Phillips moots fixed rates for expert witnesses
Lord Phillips, the Master of the Rolls, is currently "exploring options" with several medical agencie...
Grounds for fair play
Children's play areas across the UK are having to close as liability insurance premiums rocket. Sandra Melville believes opening a dialogue with insurers is the only way to ensure children do not lose out.
Appointment at Watkins Syndicate 457
Adrian McCourt has joined Watkins Syndicate 457 at Lloyd's as head of risk management. Mr McCourt j...
Inreon signs up both Koren Re and China International Re
The online reinsurance marketplace Inreon has signed up both Korean Re and China International Re. ...
NZ company in UK push
New Zealand-based software consultancy Synergy is targeting the UK as one of its potential core mar...
Financial security
As equity markets sink further as a result of the UK's current poor economic climate, investors are looking to bonds for security and financial protection. But equities may still have something to offer. Steve Umpelby explains why.
Royal & Sun Alliance fined by the FSA
Royal & Sun Alliance has been hit with a £950,000 fine by the Financial Services Authority. The pen...
Lee Gladwell to join Capita Insurance Services
Lee Gladwell, director of corporate partnerships at Axa, is to join Capita Insurance Services as bu...
Skills shortage hampers fraud launch
Crawford & Company has launched a service to counter fraud in a bid to save a seven-figure sum over...