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Mynd seals deal with Lloyd's IT Direct
Policy Management Systems Corporation, which is changing its name to Mynd, has entered a partnership ...
Deal opens China wall to European insurers
China is to award seven licences to European insurers in the life and non-life sectors following a gr...
A none-to-Bright comment.
I was amazed and disappointed to read Michael Bright's comments calling loss adjusters "parasites" (...
Captive audience.
Despite attempts to erode the benefits they provide, captives still have a significant role to play in managing risk. Richard Willsher reports.
Exchange grows.
Internet intermediary portal the eXchange Holdings has reported solid growth for the first four mont...
Tempest thinks big.
Tempest Re, Bermuda-based Ace's reinsurance operation, plans to begin writing multi-line business an...
Vizards signs niche merger.
Public law and clinical negligence specialist Vizard Oldham has merged with niche professional indem...
Out of tragedy came pride and professionalism.
The shortlists for the 2000 British Insurance Awards are almost complete and again they tell a story...
Fast-track to the top.
Alan Fleming, head of insurance and risk management at Railtrack, will take over from Mark Butterworth as chairman of AIRMIC on 7 June following a hastily organised promotion. Anthony Gould investigates.
We won't penalise GPs for health cover': CGU.
Critical health insurers have slammed proposals by a rival to exclude or weight premiums against doc...
Appointment at Bacon & Woodrow.
Allan Kaufman has been made head of Bacon & Woodrow's insurance division. Mr Kaufman is an Honora...
Ratings - Reinsurers to have ratings lowered.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's is to lower the financial strength ratings of several reinsurers fol...
TLO-online unveiled by Lloyd's.
Lloyd's syndicate 609 has launched a website for the purchase of total loss only reinsurance. The...
The buck stops where?
Janet Edey outlines developments in legislation that corporate risk managers need to keep track of and points to cover available in case things go wrong.
Appointment at Aon Group Claims Consultancy.
Mike Palmer has been made business development director of Aon Group Claims Consultancy....
Carver v Hammersmith & Queen Charlotte's Special Health Authority
28 February 2000 A mother brought a claim for the wrongful birth of her Downs Syndrome child. ...
The name is Oxford.
The broker-only syndicate set up by ex-Link underwriter George Higginson and former Wellington under...
Interest in CGU.
Up to 10 US companies are reported to be interested in acquiring CGU's US property and casualty oper...
IRM reviews exams.
The Institute of Risk Management is reviewing its examination structure and considering options for i...
EU legal hotline.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has teamed up with AIG Europe and Anderson Legal to offer a telephone adv...
Huge leap' for claims.
Royal & Sun Alliance and software specialist The Innovation Group have teamed up to deliver a new so...
Use your vote plea.
Standard Life has sent a document to 30,000 independent financial advisers to encourage their custom...
Judge delivers costs blow.
Insurers cannot scrutinise the costs and fees of the defendant law firms they use without the consen...
Rehab takes to the road.
The insurance industry is to take to the road to spread the word on rehabilitation to the legal prof...