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Wellington Re recruits team of US underwriters.
Wellington Re, established in June, has recruited a team of US casualty reinsurance underwriters fro...
Teams warm up for PM's five-a-side.
Post Magazine is running its second five-a-side football competition on Sunday 29 September at The G...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was interested to hear of the recent furore that broke out over the Chartered Insurance Instit...
Resolving the catch-22 situation surrounding EL.
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers, wrote in Post Magazine recently that "the current system for providing employers' liability insurance has reached a crossroads". However, risk managers claim many of the…
NFRC pushes government to introduce new measures.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is pushing the government to introduce measures to en...
S&P gives European reinsurance sector 'negative outlook'.
Rating company Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given the European reinsurance sector a 'negative outlook...
Fortis in price push.
Five key external appointments, including the creation of new positions, have signalled a step up in...
Rubicon to close Waltham Cross branch with job losses expected.
Rubicon is to shut down the Waltham Cross operation it acquired from Miller Fisher's receiver last m...
A new lease of life for qualified privilege defence.
The decision in the libel action Kearns v Bar Council has given a new lease of life to the qualified privilege defence and is welcome news for professional bodies, regulators, local authorities, and for their publishers and insurers, say Tim Smith and…
Folgate Masterplan recruits new development team.
Folgate Masterplan has recruited a new business development team to help it achieve its target of £1...
Bluesure nets 350 brokers and now turns attention to high net worth.
Insurer Bluesure this week confirmed that over 350 brokers are selling its multi-product personal li...
Risk management message not getting through.
As the first anniversary of the US terrorist attacks approaches, it has emerged that an alarming amo...
Midlands broker buys second firm.
Redditch-based broker Martin and Pethard has acquired Apex Insurance Consultants, of Droitwich Spa, ...
PL problems deepen for care home sector.
Two children's care homes came within hours of closing on Friday because of the diminishing availabi...
Names angered by Lloyd's postal vote.
Names have reacted angrily to Lloyd's handling of next month's vote on the Chairman's Strategy Group...
Appointment at Carapeople.
Jeremy Milligan has been made business development manager for the finance, banking and insurance se...
Call for monitoring research.
Brian Clark's comments (No to misuse of monitoring, Post Magazine, 8 August, p8) raises several issu...
University challenges and wins stress case.
The courts have provided further relief for public liability insurers involved in the area of stress...
Rehabilitation First: campaign update - Turning talk into reality.
9 October 2002 - The Barbican Centre. Over the last three years, Post Magazine's Rehabilitation Fi...
Appointment at Glass's Information Services.
Glass's Information Services has further expanded its business development team. Gina Millard joins ...
What the papers said this week.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Lloyd's Names this week launched yet another official body - the Lloyd's Priv...
Appointment at GE Frankona Re.
GE Frankona Re has appointed Brian Valentine as chief actuary for the UK life and health operation. ...
Appointment at Allan Chapman & James.
Specialist media broker Allan Chapman & James has appointed Louise Miller to the role of head of cor...
Riding the underwriting cycle.
A careful consideration of the underwriting cycle, allowing reasonably accurate predictions of future market trading conditions, can ensure enough profit is made to keep premiums down. Aash Patel gives one such strategy the green light.