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Hannover joins up.
Hannover Re has joined Inreon, the internet exchange for standardised reinsurance products establish...
AIG in syndicate job threat.
Uncertainties hung over US insurer AIG's existing London market operations this week, after it annou...
Independent's day?
This week, Independent went into provisional liquidation in a move that shocked the industry. Anthony Gould attempts to unravel what went wrong.
Cornhill cover means the show can go on.
Cornhill insurance celebrated the signing of a deal this week that will see the company providing co...
Brand partners danger zone.
Partnering big brands can be fraught with danger when it comes to establishing good customer relatio...
HIH investigation.
The Australian government has appointed a Supreme Court judge to head a Royal Commission into the fa...
Lloyd's behaviour criticised.
Christopher Hitchens, European insurance analyst at Commerzbank Securities, warned Lloyd's that it w...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Unlike Michael Portillo, Penny was keeping a low profile this week after having been put straight by...
AIIB attacks GISC delays.
The General Insurance Standards Council has come under criticism from the Association of Insurance I...
Folgate learns from Independent's mistake.
Broker-only insurer Folgate claims it has learnt from the mistake of rival Independent Insurance, an...
Narrow CRM views.
David Worsfold reports from Post Magazine's customer relationship management conference that took place in London.
Rebus goes Dutch.
Following multi-million-pound deals this month with Axa Corporate Solutions and Ace, technology supp...
Call for Names to support Lloyd's.
David Shipley, lead underwriter of start-up syndicate 2791, exhorted Names to continue to offer supp...
Swiss saturation.
The Swiss life insurance market will struggle to return to profitability, ratings agency Standard & ...
CRM: management backing needed.
The need to ensure that every level of management was behind a customer relationship management stra...
Cybercrime cover.
According to a survey carried out on behalf of information security company Integralis, financial se...
Waking up to e-risks.
The e-tail revolution is here, and with e-risk exposure rising rapidly, the lack of provision among companies relying on the internet is alarming. But some insurers have woken up to the call for specialist covers tailored to the changing e-needs of…
Appointment at Lane Clark & Peacock.
Mark Nicoll has joined Lane Clark & Peacock's investment department as a senior consultant. His role...
Danish Re and Newmarket to merge Lloyd's operations
The Denmark-based reinsurer Danish Re is to boost its underwriting by combining its Lloyd's business,...
Trenwick to raise $400m
(Re)insurer Trenwick is to sell up to $400m of shares, warrants and contracts to raise money for uses...
Stirling Cooke focuses on special risks
The London-based reinsurance intermediary of Stirling Cooke Brown Holdings of Bermuda has set up a sp...
RSA continues to focus on general insurance
Royal & Sun Alliance has reinforced its global general insurance portfolio with a Swedish takeover an...
Direct Line buys US giant's European book
Direct Line, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, is to acquire the European motor insurance b...
SFO to investigate Independent
The Serious Fraud Office is to investigate how Independent Insurance, which called in the provisional...