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NFU drops Capita McLarens from loss adjusting panel
In the first major review for years at the company, Capita McLarens has been dropped from NFU's los...
Liberty Syndicates launches into personal accident market
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicates has launched into the personal accident market following...
SVB plans to withdraw from US liability insurance
Lloyd's insurer SVB plans to withdraw from US liability reinsurance. In a statement it said: "In 20...
Can Gibraltar rock the London boat?
As UK insurance companies reassess Gibraltar's status as a serious competitor to the London market, Neil Coulson looks at what it has to offer.
NMT disputes rivals' claims
IT service provider New Millennium Technologies this week disputed claims that its userbase is set ...
Cautious welcome for FSA proposals
Insurance trade bodies this week welcomed signs that commission disclosure will not become a legal re...
Win football match tickets
The second of this season's Avon-sponsored Post Magazine and Professional Broking football ticket c...
Trenwick says backers to agree to renew letters of credit
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick this week said its backers at Lloyd's had agreed to renew a $182m (£115...
Bluesure in talks with prospective backers
Bluesure is in talks with three prospective backers to provide capacity for next year, according to...
View from the Top - Geoff Riddell, Chief executive general insurance, Zurich Financial
Being new to my job and new to contributing to this column, I thought I'd kick-off with something t...
No to disclosure as Tiner details regulation plans
John Tiner, managing director of insurance at the Financial Services Authority, told MPs on Tuesday...
Hiscox expands into Portuguese market
Hiscox has expanded into the Portuguese insurance market with a new high net worth household policy...
Changes to fraud laws should be an industry association priority
I was surprised to read David Beardsworth's article suggesting why the industry should formulate a ...
Appointment at Capita McLarens
Loss adjuster Capita McLarens has appointed two senior loss adjusters to boost its property divisio...
FSA shows common sense
At long last, the Financial Services Authority has put some meat on the bones of its planned regula...
THB Group announces interim profits
Lloyd's broker THB Group this week announced interim profits to October 2002 of £1.64m before tax o...
Equitas may have to increase asbestos reserves
Lloyd's run off company Equitas may have to increase asbestos reserves at the end of the financial ...
Loss product is irrelevant
In response to Aon director Patrick Thomas's call for a reputation loss product from insurers (Brok...
Structured settlements Bill fears
Insurers have reacted with dismay to government proposals, slipped into the Courts Bill this week, ...
PMI regulation: limited fall-out
Private medical insurers have said they were not surprised by the Financial Services Authority's pr...
Trenwick wins support to underwrite at Lloyd's
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick has reached agreement in principle with its credit providers, enabling it...
Towers Perrin Clayton purchase was a "one-off"
Towers Perrin has ruled out an assault on the UK market, following its purchase of Lloyd's broker D...
Benfield seeks UK listing
Reinsurance broker Benfield is looking to list on the London Stock Exchange within the first six mo...
Rubicon on look-out for tele-broker
Insurance solutions provider Rubicon is looking to buy a tele-broking business to complete its clai...