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Mini art show set up at Beckett Group.
As part of Beckett Group and Chubb Masterpiece's sponsorship of the ArtWorks exhibition at Blackthor...
MapInfo signs up to ACORD.
MapInfo, which provides insurers with technology to assess exposure to events on the basis of policy...
Appointment at Robertson Taylor.
Specialist broker to the live event industries Robertson Taylor has appointed a new head for its Llo...
Wellington reports increase in profit.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington has reported that its operating profit for the half year ended 30 June ha...
Green Flag to create 70 jobs.
Motoring assistance operation Green Flag will create 70 jobs in Liverpool, where it is opening a mot...
Broker dismay as MMA cuts EL.
Brokers have responded with dismay to the news that broker-only insurer MMA ceased to write employer...
Lutine line-up.
This year's Lutine Lineslip Regatta, sponsored by Post Magazine, saw Ace's European Group sail to vi...
View from the Top - Bronek Masojada
Bronek Masojada, chief executive officer, Hiscox. Businesses in the UK are facing a crisis as they ...
Hanover's new owner seeks acquisitions.
Commercial broker the Hanover Park Group is set to target acquisitions, following its £7.5m takeover...
Lawyers are winners in EL crisis.
Well done to Post Magazine for its editorial (EL: who stands to gain, PM, 29 August, p9) in response...
Fortis denies partner search.
Belgo-Dutch insurer Fortis has denied it is looking for a merger partner in the UK and other Europea...
Commercial needs U-turn over crises.
Price increases in the commercial sector have given insurers a bad name. Kevin Pallett believes professionalism is needed throughout the industry to get the rating message across and to turn around the recent crises dogging the market.
Hannover Re anticipates loss from flooding.
Hannover Re anticipates a EUR150m (£95m) gross loss from the flooding in Europe over recent weeks. I...
Fears over loopholes in Lloyd's regulation.
Last minute changes to Lloyd's Chairman's Strategy Group proposals for reform of the market have fai...
What the papers said this week.
THE INDEPENDENT Ronnie Henderson, former chief executive of Claims Direct, is in talks with inves...
Met Life receives preliminary court approval.
Met Life has received preliminary court approval to pay $250m (£161.4m) to settle a lawsuit alleging...
Composite Legal Expenses launches CD Rom-based quotation system.
Composite Legal Expenses is launching a CD Rom-based quotation system for brokers. Underwritten by N...
Appointment at Capita McLarens.
Loss adjuster Capita McLarens has appointed a three-strong senior management team from Cunningham Li...
Benfield Group records loss.
Reinsurance broker Benfield Group has recorded a total operating loss of £30m for the year ended 31 ...
Appointment at General Insurance Standards Council.
The General Insurance Standards Council has appointed Douglas Oliver as its new head of monitoring. ...
UK chief claims Axa still on track despite losses.
AXA Insurance's UK general insurance business recorded a loss for the first six months of this year o...
Climate change: an insurance perspective.
23 October 2002 - The Insurance Hall Our knowledge about, and understanding of, climate change and...
Ecclesiastical appoints Archdeacon of Lambeth.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed the Archdeacon of Lambeth, The Venerable Nicholas Baines, to ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a very nice site indeed. It is aimed at a pretty narrow niche - brokers who sell insurance t...