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View from the Top - Robert Hiscox, chairman, Hiscox
One of my basic rules of business is that the status quo always changes. Today's hero is so oft...
Chubb launches extension to offering
Chubb has launched an extension to its high net worth offering to cover homeowners targeted by iden...
Scor replaces chairman
French reinsurer Scor has replaced its chairman of the last eight years Jacques Blondeau, with its ...
UK loss adjuster expands in Nigeria as pilot combats fraud
Kent-based forensic loss adjuster Prontac plans to open an office in Lagos, Nigeria later this mont...
Roofing Contractors to take campaign to House of Lords
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is due to bring its campaign against the recent hike...
Abbey offers brokers loss assessor access
Abbey Legal Protection is to offer broker access to a network of loss assessors through its new ret...
There's more to life than portals
Portals, undoubtedly, have a place in the future strategy of many corporations. However, portals ar...
TAG calls for protocol talks on ATE premiums
Insurers' legal representatives last week conceded in submissions to the High Court that the Englis...
Lloyd's pulls ahead of IUA in market share
New figures show Lloyd's and the London market are fighting their corner in the international arena. Marcus Alcock reports.
Personal lines insurers reap what they sow
Whatever UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance outlines in terms of its capital-raising plans, it will un...
CNA Reinsurance changes its name
CNA Reinsurance, which was acquired last week by Tawa UK, has changed its name to CX Reinsurance Co...
Hardy Underwriting acquires stake in rival
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has acquired a 13.3% stake in rival Atrium Underwriting. The pur...
Plus One Services commissions Whitespace Software
The Southend based insurance provider, Plus One Services has commissioned Whitespace Software to wr...
UK in firing line as RSA plans revealed
Royal & Sun Alliance's UK and US general insurance businesses are unlikely to be spared change when...
Chiefs come clean on the European Union
What do the movers and shakers in the UK insurance industry really think about the European Union? Anthony Gould reports on the findings of an Association of British Insurers' survey of UK insurance company chief executives due to be published this week.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny had a delightful time in Brighton last week, where she stayed to sample the gay life and also...
Pole position changes
Poland's insurance market is gradually being transformed by a combination of acquisitions and start-ups, but reinsurers are cautious about accepting Polish business. Adrian Leonard finds out why.
Names appeal Jaffray case
Lloyd's Names in dispute with the market over past losses sought court approval late in October to ...
Barton quits Faraday over policy differences
Nigel Barton has stepped down from the chief executive position at London market (re)insurer Farada...
Reinsurance announce the appointment of new publisher
Reinsurance magazine is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Blakesley (right) as publi...
Appointment at IAIS
Yoshihiro Kawai, 42, will succeed Knut Hohlfeld as secretary general of the International Associati...
Making technology work
Will technology be Bermuda's salvation? To look at Bermuda's (re)insurance market at the moment (se...
Wellington seeks cash
Lloyd's insurer Wellington plans to raise around £120m ($186m) through a share offering this month....
China publishes re rules
China has moved a step closer to opening up the country to reinsurers with the publication of regul...