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Sheep dip cleared.
Product and employers' liability insurers were spared considerable compensation payouts last week, w...
R&R on launchpad.
Rarrigini & Rosso said it will launch its 24 7 technology in September, according to brokers who att...
St Paul offers five minute risks audit online.
St Paul, the leading insurer in the solicitor's professional indemnity market, has launched a new ri...
Odyssey Re doubles profit
The improved market helped Odyssey Re Holdings to more than double its second quarter profit after ta...
Scottish Annuity increases profit by two-thirds
Life reinsurer Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings increased its net profit in the second quarter by 62%...
Axa reinsurance business surges in first half
France-based Axa wrote Euro 2338m of reinsurance premiums in the first half of 2001 — 58.2% up on the...
Norwich Union axes seven branches
Norwich Union is to axe seven branches across the UK in a move which could impact up to 200 jobs. T...
Smart & Cook appoint new MD
Ken Popplewell has been appointed as the managing director of acquisitive broker Smart & Cook. He was...
Axa grows UK life business
Results released by French insurer Axa for the six months ended 30 June 2001 show it enjoyed growth i...
PXRe revises its results
Bermuda-based PXRe has delayed publishing its second quarter 2001 results and is likely to restate it...
TPG acquisition creates UK travel giant
The acquisition this week of the Hamilton Barr Group by the Travel Protection Group has created the l...
Direct Line and Tesco see growth
Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns Direct Line and Green Flag, saw a 37% increase in pre-tax profits ...
NFU rejects insurance call
National Farmers Union chief Ben Gill, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, has rejected as unw...
New insurer backed by traditional players
A new insurance company called Bluesure is launched today, which allows users to cover a number of th...
BIBA launches software directory
The British Insurance Brokers Association has launched its software directory for brokers developed ...
Zurich Municipal and Cunningham Lindsey conduct subsidence survey
Cunningham Lindsey's subsidence team is involved in a joint project lead by Zurich Municipal which ai...
Miller Fisher optimistic despite share slump
Outsourcing services provder Miller Fisher has issued a statement in response to the decline of its s...
Reflecting on floods - Flood damage and costs can be mitigated for
Flood Problems in the UK in 2001 is a study that considered whether the damage caused by the 2000 floods was as inevitable as it had seemed. Ron Salthouse explains the project's findings and the action that must be taken to stop a repeat of the disaster…
Appointment at Mitsui Marine.
Richard Thomas has joined Mitsui Marine International as risk engineering manager. He previously wor...
Appointment at Kennedys.
City dispute resolution firm Kennedys has recruited Richard Bates to its Hong Kong office - Skrine T...
Appointment at Aspect Software.
Aspect Software, a provider of operational CRM applications for the banking and insurance industry, ...
Argyll seeks links.
Argyll Insurance Brokers is looking for broker partners to market its bespoke Land Transfer Solution...
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group.
The Loss Recovery Group has recruited Sharon Brennan as business development manager. She joins from...
AIG in Chinese insurance rift.
AIG is to fight European insurers over whether it should have full ownership of future subsidiaries ...