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Law reform: today's proposals, tomorrow's costs - 16 May - The
The reforms to the civil justice system are posing enormous challenges for insurers and their partne...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made John Keeble director of knowledge management. He joins from Enterprise Oil, where he wa...
Brokers in captive push as premium rates soar.
Smaller brokers are turning to the captive market as their customers become disgruntled with double-...
PCA opens files in cycle accident.
R (on the application of Anthony Green & Others) v Police Complaints Authority & Others. (Administrative Court - 21 December 2001)
Poor communications threaten industry image.
There seems to be no obvious end in sight for the hard market currently surging through all classes ...
Swiss Re in claims dispute.
Swiss Re could go to arbitration with US life insurer Lincoln National over its purchase last year o...
Airmic chief set to move to RSA.
The current chairman of the Association of Insurance and Risk managers, Philip Thomas, is set to joi...
IUA rebuffs Lloyd's claim.
The International Underwriting Association has rebuffed Lloyd's claims of a lion's share of London m...
Silt liability cleared up.
Jan De Nul (UK) v Axa Royal Belge SA (Court of Appeal - 20 February 2002).
What the papers said this week.
The Guardian A teacher attacked by a pupil won £190,000 damages in the High Court last week, in w...
Appointment at Bartlett.
Mike Ellis has joined the Bartlett Group as a senior casualty insurance broker. He previously spent ...
Goshawk Insurance to provide international crisis management
Listed Lloyd's insurer Goshawk Insurance has teamed up with risk management specialist Hill & Associ...
Appointment at Munters.
Flood restoration firm Munters has recruited Charlie Scott as UK business development manager in the...
Jaffray appeal awaits judgement.
The Jaffray appeal against Lloyd's ended last week, with judgement expected soon, according to a Llo...
ING buys stake in Brazilian insurer.
Dutch banking group ING is set to acquire 49% of Brazilian insurer Sul America for an undisclosed su...
Appointment at Cubitt Consulting.
Ross Gow has joined Cubitt Consulting, the corporate communications company, as director of its newl...
Vietnam National Re had successful year.
Vietnam's state-owned domestic reinsurer, Vietnam National Re, had one of its most successful years ...
Poole resigns from Ockham.
Lord Poole last week resigned as chief executive of Lloyd's insurer Ockham Holdings, with the compan...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny hopes that our beloved Chancellor of the Exchequer listens to to the voice of the London shipp...
Daido Life Insurance has demutualised.
Daido Life Insurance, Japan's ninth largest life insurer by assets, has demutualised. The biggest in...
Appointment at TCA Consulting.
IT consultancy to the financial services sector TCA Consulting has appointed three new directors. Ba...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Nick Martens has been appointed as a risk consultant at Iron Trades Insurance Company, part of the Q...
Axa has signed a deal with Towergate Leisure Underwriting.
Axa has signed a deal with Towergate Leisure Underwriting to underwrite its Golf Umbrella, Caddysure...
Norwich Union has teamed up with Age Concern.
Norwich Union has teamed up with Age Concern to launch Future Assured, a new long-term care plan, to...