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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...
Amlin makes short-tail plans
Lloyd's insurer Amlin intends to reposition itself as a predominately short-tail business going for...
Bright Grey markets its long-awaited product range
Some 18 months after the company was established, Bright Grey - Royal London's new 'lifestyle prote...
Communicate: Smee is clear on FSA fault
I could not agree more with the comments by Paul Smee, director general of the Association of Indep...
Mediamaker launches specialist division
Sirius subsidiary Mediamaker has launched a specialist division Sirius Interactive, which offers a ...
Schools should be better designed according to Zurich Municipal
Schools should be better designed to stop fires spreading so quickly, according to Zurich Municipal...
Brian Hunt replaces Xavier Lutchmayer on Euclidian's Syndicate 1243
Brian Hunt has replaced Xavier Lutchmayer as senior liability underwriter on Euclidian's Syndicate ...
Woolf fails to bite on costs
The introduction of the Woolf reforms some three years ago, to speed up what had become a cumbersome set of procedures, saw massive upheaval for the UK's civil justice system. However, for insurers, reality has not matched aspirations, says Marcus Alcock.
Appointment at Equitas
Equitas, which was set up to reinsure and run-off the 1992 and prior years' non-life liabilities of...
High state of alert
As fears grow across the aviation sector, following heightened political tension around the world, risk management and loss prevention have become vital. Eric Alexander examines the latest initiatives to combat the exposures.
Crispin Spears acquires PJ Hayman & Company
Lloyd's broker Crispin Spears has acquired PJ Hayman & Company, which was previously owned by Trave...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has launched a new risk management consulting operation in Switzerland - IRMG (Switzerland). Th...
ABI acts to clean up payment protection
Consistent Interpretations - a new initiative from the Association of British Insurers - has this w...
Direct focus on affinity market
A new direct marketing company formed by a group of leading industry figures has targeted the affin...
Have Indie lessons been learnt?
Hindsight is a marvellous thing. After the collapse of Independent, many came out of the woodwork, s...
Accounts move a warning
The devil is always in the detail and sucker punches always come from unexpected quarters. The Inte...
View from the Top - Pierre Lefevre, chairman and chief executive
By the time you reach middle age, they say, you have the face you deserve. Our industry has man...
Appointment at Crawford & Company
Crawford & Company has named David Blackburn as quality assurance manager for the Central Europe, M...
Halifax General Insurance unveils uniforms
Halifax General Insurance this week unveiled the uniforms for its in-house home loss adjusting oper...