News
RenRe income up 13%
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe has reported a 13% increase in its operating i...
Marlborough goes to court in travel insurance dispute
Lloyd's insurer Marlborough is going to the High Court today in a bid to determine how many travel i...
Lloyd's grants access to first independent US brokers
Lloyd's today announced that the first ever independent US brokers have been granted access to the Lo...
Equitas fears confirmed
Concerns over the level of asbestos claims at Equitas, the company set up by Lloyd's to reinsure and ...
Stress claim falls at forseeability hurdle
An office manager who brought a claim against her employees for work-related stress has had her case ...
Government shakes up employment tribunals
New proposals to radically reform employment tribunals were announced today by Employment Relations M...
Equitas adds £1.7bn ($2.4bn) to asbestos reserves
Equitas, which Lloyd's set up to reinsure and run off its syndicates' liabilities for 1992 and earlie...
Hannover Re reveals first quarterly figures
Gross written premiums received by Hannover Re totalled Euro 2.4bn in the first quarter of 2001 and a...
Playing the Ace.
Marcus Alcock seeks the story behind the headlines from Gary Schmalzriedt, president and chief executive officer of Ace's European Group.
The Risk Management Award
By involving every one of its 4000 staff in its risk management programme, East Lothian Council has saved nearly £2m - and made the area safer too, writes Lynn Rouse.
The Loss Adjuster Award
McLarens Toplis - the UK arm of which is now owned by outsourcing specialist Capita - decided its Property Management Portfolio had to be accessible whenever disaster struck, as Anthony Gould reports.
Reinsurance Innovation of the Year
GE Frankona Re took careful note of users' needs when it designed its online reinsurance tool for brokers. The easy-to-use system has already paid off in financial terms, reports Janina Clark.
Ross to chair ABI.
Mike Ross, chief executive of Scottish Widows, has been elected as chairman of the Association of Br...
Direct teamwork.
Insurance and risk management group Criterion has teamed up with IBM to develop an internet-based pr...
Giving staff the skills to excel.
The emphasis on customer service in today's industry makes it more important than ever for firms to grasp the training nettle. Jane Bernstein looks at the options for brokers and insurers.
Customer Care Award
A staff fitness programme with a difference is bringing swift change to business practices at Zurich Personal Insurances. And the customers are the winners, says Jane Bernstein.
The E-Commerce Award
AA Insurance Services wasn't content to rest on its laurels after winning the e-commerce category in last year's awards, says Edward Murray.
Equitable angers.
Equitable Life has angered policyholders by announcing it is to cut final bonuses on with-profit pen...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES Left-handed people may have a much greater chance of developing inflammatory bowe...
Nationwide savings.
Nationwide now offers motor insurance on its website www.nationwide.co.uk. The bank added the premiu...
Mergers mean placing risk is no picnic for brokers.
The lack of choice talked about by the mega-merger mania and the most recent demise of the Independe...
Glorious history
The names and categories may vary from year to year but the drive for excellence is a constant factor among the winners in the insurance industry's showcase of talent.
Link for self-employed in businesshome.
Lloyd's service company Link has launched a new online insurance policy aimed at the 1.6 million sel...
Allianz Cornhill International.
On the eve of last week's Silverstone Grand Prix, Allianz Cornhill International gave London market ...