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NIG hails EDI pilot scheme as a success.
NIG, the broker-only insurer being acquired by the Winterthur Group, has successfully piloted a new ...
Record aviation hull losses in 1999
Airline hull insurers faced the highest ever level of hull losses last year, according to figures jus...
Hennessy becomes CEO of Overseas Partners
Mary Hennessy is to become chief executive of Bermuda reinsurer Overseas Partners (OPL), replacing Sc...
Miller Fisher's mixed start as claims fall
Miller Fisher Group, which acquired loss adjuster Pycraft & Arnold last year for £11m, has recorded p...
FSA turns to the consumer
Regulator the Financial Services Authority has added a consumer section to its website, www.fsa.gov.u...
Swiss Re's outlook 'negative'
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has affirmed its 'AAA' (extremely strong) counterparty credit and insurer fin...
PartnerRe appoints new CFO
Albert Benchimol is to join Bermuda-based PartnerRe as executive vice-president and chief financial o...
Markel closes Terra Nova Bermuda
US insurer Markel is to close the Bermuda operations of Terra Nova. Markel completed its acquisition ...
Mitsui Marine to launch new syndicate at Lloyd's
Mitsui Marine International is to form a new Lloyd's syndicate, 3210, which will be managed by Chauce...
Insurance Athletics Association meet dates
The Insurance Athletics Association has announced its programme for the 2000 season and for the first...
Muslims targeted in new venture
An Islamic financial services website, IslamiQ.com has been launched which will offer a range of ban...
Industry hits out at tax threat
The insurance industry has united to voice opposition to a proposed new tax on insurance reserves whi...
Cox to set up online access for brokers
Cox Insurance's retail division plans to give brokers online access to a range of personal lines prod...
Aegon head takes IFA role
David Henderson, group chief executive of Aegon UK, has been appointed chairman of the Association of...
Cornhill to take action as profits dive
Cornhill Insurance has posted poor results for 1999, with an operating loss of £800 000 compared to a...
GISC defends referral to OFT.
The General Insurance Standards Council insisted this week that it was right to refer its proposed r...
Law firm on 'Net.
City law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has launched a new website, www.blg.co.uk. The site features ...
IBRC livid at cash demand.
A demand by the regulator for more cash from brokers to pay for pensions' mis-selling administration...
Turbulent times will not affect IBRC's duty.
As the repeal of the Insurance Brokers Registration Act is taking much longer than originally envisa...
Takeover complete.
US Farmers Group has completed its takeover of the Foremost Corp of America, the leading US insurer ...
Clerical's option.
A new option of a 0.5% fund-based commission has been added to all new transfer payments, single con...
BIA and LIA talk 'gap-filling'.
The Association of British Insurers and the Life Insurance Association are floating the idea that a ...
Space market mourns satellites.
The decision by US telecommunications group Iridium to destroy its 66 orbiting satellites is a furth...
Days of blunder.
As the film industry gears up for the Oscars on Sunday night, insurers have been given a cautionary ...