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View from the Top
Who says insurance is boring? 2004 promises to be yet another year of opportunities and challenges. ...
Irish firm in Gibraltar move
Irish wholesale underwriting agency ARB has become the latest company to set up in Gibraltar with th...
Picture perfect
Insurer Hiscox is sponsoring the Quentin Blake Gallery of Illustration Exhibition, which is being he...
Collapse may harm brokers
It would have been nice to end 2003 on a good note, but the case of Tribune Risk and Insurance Servi...
Appointment at DAS UK
Ray Kneeshaw, sales & marketing manager of DAS UK, has joined the board of DAS Ireland, alongside Ad...
Historic Dimond ruling reversed by Lords
The credit hire industry still faces a bleak future, despite a significant victory by credit hire co...
Hear all about it
Risking Everything is the title of three programmes about the insurance industry past and present du...
Breakdown not an obstruction - Houghton v Stannard
(Queen's Bench Division - 29 October 2003) The claimant was involved in a road traffic accident fol...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Callum Taylor has become senior directors' and officers' underwriter with responsibility for the UK ...
Unisys to launch into UK GI market
Global software giant Unisys plans to launch into the general insurance sector next year and to targ...
New reinsurance manager for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical, which spends over £100m annually on reinsurance protection, has promoted Andrew Jones to the new role of group reinsurance manager.
Cox buys Marsh motor book
Cox Insurance's broking division has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh's Private Client Services, responsible for gross written premiums in excess of £8m.
Broker takeover gives RHG £25m GWP
Stevenage-based corporate insurance broker Richmond House Group has acquired E P Ward to become what it claims is "one of the largest regional broking and financial services groups in the UK".
City Police receives extra funding to fight fraud
The City of London Police today announced plans to expand the size and operational scope of its Economic Crimes Department, following extra funding.
Motor insurers will remain profitable until 2007, claims report
UK motor insurers were able to sustain profit for a second year in 2002 after four years of loss making, according to motor insurance industry analysis by professional services firm Deloitte.
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Credit and Political Risk
Allianz becomes Asda's second major GI partner
Superstore giant Asda has signed a major affinity deal with a second UK general insurer, Allianz Cornhill, to launch pet insurance in 40 stores across the UK.
Amlin welcomes Best rating
Lloyd's insurer Amlin today welcomed A.M. Best's decision to assign a financial strength rating of A (excellent) to syndicate 2001.
DRL plays down loss of RSA contract
Fire and flood specialist Disaster Restoration Limited moved to quell market speculation this week t...
Charity call
Lloyd's hosted a reception with senior representatives of the London insurance market last week to h...
David Pearce joins CDL on a consultancy basis
David Pearce, the former chief executive of broker People's Choice, has joined CDL on a consultancy ...
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Noyce seeks bigger offices
Ambitious Southampton-based broker start-up Noyce Insurance Solutions is currently eyeing larger pre...
View from the Top - Andrew Torrance, chief executive, Allianz Cornhill
The next 12 months will provide powerful indications of the likely medium-term health of the UK gene...