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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...
Hiscox forecasts greater loss.
Hiscox is forecasting a greater loss for the 2000 year of account for its Lloyd's Syndicate 33 of be...
Indie tech firm returns.
Insurance software provider Koukia has signalled its intention to return to the UK, despite losing m...
SVB reduces estimate of losses.
Lloyd's insurer SVB has reduced its estimate of exposure to 11 September losses from £154m to £146m....
Accidentcare enhances offering.
Motor vehicle assistance company Accidentcare, a subsidiary of the newly-formed Aquilo Group, has en...
South African giant set to enter UK market.
South African general insurance giant Santam is set to make a play for the UK market by taking a majo...
RSA US arm fined over renewal.
A US subsidiary of beleaguered insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has been fined $125,000 (£81,000) for no...
Capita tribunal looms.
A group of former Capita McLarens employees is set to haul the loss adjuster in front of an employm...
Hiscox in outsourcing deal with Attenda.
Insurer Hiscox has outsourced the management of its online operation to IT operator Attenda. The ...
PRI appoints warranty and indemnity team.
Professional liability insurance start-up PRI, which began trading on Monday, has appointed its warr...
Generali denies speculation.
Italian insurer Generali has denied speculation it plans to list its fully-owned real estate unit Ge...