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Offenders fail to find basic financial security
The insurance industry is failing reformed offenders who seek entry to basic financial security, acc...
Bupa warns on workforce health risks
Employers could improve productivity within their business by encouraging their workforce to lead he...
Pirate attack
The hijacking of the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star on Saturday has highlighted the need for insurers ...
Hardy announces £13m premium growth
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda's gross earned premium has risen to £138.6m for the first nine months of ...
Slow and steady wins the race for survival
There are similarities between the financial troubles at Lloyd's in the 1990s and the current financ...
Appointment at Torus Insurance Holdings
Bermuda-domiciled Torus Insurance Holdings has appointed Bob Klepper as president and chief underwri...
ABI slams Competition Commission over PPI
The Competition Commission proposal to stop point-of-sale payment protection insurance has spurred a...
Windscreen site launched
Auto Windscreens has launched a new website designed to make it easier for drivers to book a glass r...
GAB Robins sees pre-tax profits soar
GAB Robins has revealed a dramatic improvement in pre-tax profit, which hit £2.7m in 2007, compared ...
Criticism over road safety
The government has been criticised for failing to introduce more stringent regulations on young moto...
Helphire 'rigour' cutting claims duration
The new chief executive officer of accident management company Helphire has said the business is foc...
Building guide rolled out
The launch of an insurer-friendly building design guide was launched at the House of Commons on Mond...
Pitt in surprise Primary departure
Primary General's commercial director Richard Pitt has left the insurer, Post has learnt. Simon Tay...
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What the papers said this week
The Independent The electricals chain Comet has become the latest big retailer to have its cred...
Fortis strategy sets sights on double-digit premium growth
Fortis UK has unveiled a new underwriting and distribution strategy that aims to deliver double-digi...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Miller Insurance Services has recruited Adam Piper as development director of corporate risks UK and...
Appointment at Let Sense
Let Sense has appointed Francis Fitzgibbon as its second business development manager. He brings 19 ...
Esure picks a Winner
Director Michael Winner is returning to the nation's TV screens on New Year's Day 2009 as part of Esure's new advertising campaign.
Global insurance markets competitive as ever - Axa
Global insurance markets in property and casualty lines are as competitive as ever amid the whiplash of the credit crisis, but leaders are warning that the potentially massive burden of natural catastrophe losses requires a halt to downward pressure on…
California wildfires could cause $500m of total property losses - GuyCarp
Three wildfires fanned by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in parts of Southern California over the past week could cause a total property loss of over $500m, Guy Carpenter has reported.
Aon executive makes recommendations to US Treasury
Aon's executive vice president and general counsel, D Cameron Findlay, has testified before the House Committee on Financial Services in Washington, DC.
Aflac CEO Amos forgoes $26m 'golden parachute'
BestWire) - US supplemental insurer Aflac said that chairman and chief executive officer Daniel Amos will give up about $26m in "golden parachute" provisions in his employment contract.
Travelers extends directors' & officers' cover
Travelers has expanded its directors' and officers' (D&O) cover by rewording its DirectorXpress policy to include over thirty new coverage enhancements.