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Endurance prices share offer
Endurance Specialty, the Bermudian property and casualty (re)insurer, plans to raise between $240m an...
Ace moves into corporate finance
The Bermudian (re)insurer Ace and the Dutch merchant bank NIB Capital have set up a specialised inves...
Fairfax ups stake in Odyssey Re
Fairfax Financial, the Canadian parent of Odyssey Re, is to increase its holding in the US reinsurer ...
Converium moves back into profit
Swiss reinsurer Converium made a $106.8m profit in 2002 following a $367.4m loss the year before. G...
Variety is the spice of life as an insurance lawyer
The role of an insurance lawyer, far from being dull, offers an extremely varied career, says Rob Hind who explains what is required from those who want to move into this sector.
Appointment at The Gale & Phillipson Group
Insurance broker The Gale & Phillipson Group has taken on Rob Hudson as a financial planning consul...
Holding the road
In a congested and competitive sector, there are still opportunities for motor insurers to ease ahead of the traffic, increasing their premiums without affecting their overall position in the marketplace. Richard Day explains how.
Construction firms achieve safety records
Last year, firms that used the government-backed Construction Best Practice service achieved safety...
Hiscox boosts regional operations
Hiscox has boosted its regional operations with three new appointments in Scotland and Birmingham. ...
Commercial provincial up 42%.
The top 250 commercial provincial brokers grew by 42% in 2002, according to the latest figures from...
Appointment at DAS
Michael English has been promoted to operations manager at Ireland's leading legal expenses insurer...
Zenith seeks new Lloyd's capacity
Managing general agent Zenith Commercial is set to transfer its business to another Lloyd's syndica...
Direct Line urges government
Direct Line this week urged the government to fully regulate insurance sales by travel agents and t...
Hall joins Quest Gates Partnership
Former Capita McLarens liability director Chris Hall is understood to have joined loss adjusting gr...
Drake Insurance given leave to appeal case
The provisional liquidator of failed motor insurer Drake Insurance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, could ...
Preston Whiteside makes refunds after fault noted
Doncaster-based wholesale broker Preston Whiteside has admitted to accepting premiums on policies w...
The FSA publishes consultation paper
The Financial Services Authority has published consultation paper CP 169 - Professional indemnity i...
Insurers warned to 'maintain a firm stance'
Insurers have been warned to "maintain a firm stance" against rising litigation and resist the temp...
Appointment at DriveTech
Fleet manager Alison Crump has joined driver training company DriveTech (UK) as business developmen...
London Blitz comes under fire
While it was interesting to read the article about 'The second Great Fire of London', Looking Back ...
GISC calls for government to act on claims handling
The General Insurance Standards Council has called for the government to directly regulate claims h...
ri3k unveils new website.
Software developer ri3k has unveiled its new website, which it developed in-house. The site, www.ri3...
Members elected to the Council of Lloyd's
Three members, including first-timer David Shipley, have been elected to the Council of Lloyd's. Mr...
A break with the old ways
Shifts in customer and distribution patterns mean a fresh approach is essential if insurers are to prosper. Kevin Harwood believes companies need to break with tradition, employ new business models and IT infrastructures and take a more holistic view of…