Personal
Lifting the lid on legal expenses cover
In a legal dispute, the party with before-the-event legal expenses cover holds the upper hand. Despite this, it is still considered a luxury rather than a necessity by many policyholders. Simon Threadgold examines this valuable and ever-widening…
Trio launch accident assistance company
A new accident assistance company was launched this week by former directors of Centrus and esure. ...
Compensation culture: face up to rising claims and keep a lid on
11 June - London Can you do anything to stop the compensation culture driving up your claims cost...
Appointment at Lane, Clark & Peacock LLP
Leading consulting actuaries Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP) have appointed Michael Hepher as indepe...
Munich Re happy with capital.
Munich Re said it had no further plans to raise capital beyond last month's EUR3bn ($3.2bn) and £300...
Chubb unlocks record profit
US-based reinsurer Chubb made a record profit of $224.6m in the first quarter of 2003, a 13.3% increa...
Appointment at JMD Group.
Steve Adams has joined JMD Group as the director of JMD Specialist Reinsurance Services. He was prev...
Lloyd's expects big rise in US reinsurance.
US reinsurance will be a key growth area for Lloyd's in 2003, according to Wendy Baker, president of...
Turbulent times.
Despite high premiums and low loss levels in 2002, the aviation insurance industry remains extremely volatile. Eric Alexander hears the views of the Aviation Insurance Offices' Association.
Appointment at JMD Group.
Steve Adams has joined JMD Group as the director of JMD Specialist Reinsurance Services. He was prev...
Munich Re happy with capital.
Munich Re said it had no further plans to raise capital beyond last month's EUR3bn ($3.2bn) and £300...
Lloyd's expects big rise in US reinsurance.
US reinsurance will be a key growth area for Lloyd's in 2003, according to Wendy Baker, president of...
Turbulent times.
Despite high premiums and low loss levels in 2002, the aviation insurance industry remains extremely volatile. Eric Alexander hears the views of the Aviation Insurance Offices' Association.
Chubb grants Hiscox renewal rights to Continental HNW business
US insurance giant Chubb has agreed to grant the renewal rights for its Continental European high n...
Norwich Union adds car and house products to portal
Norwich Union has added its Just Car and Your House products to the insurE-com Portal. Both product...
Appointment at James Chapman & Co
Stuart Hardy and Peter Walmsley have been made partners in the personal injury department at James ...
Football competition reaches quarter-finals
Tournament sponsors Impact Plus have made it through to the quarter-finals of the Post Magazine Cha...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is yet another website that claims to do all the hard work for e-consumers. It starts well, wi...
Opportunity is knocking
New demands in the liability market may mean heavier workloads but with a little commitment and effort this could be the answer to loss adjusters' prayers, says Hugo Cranmore.
PUWER breach led to injury - Griffiths v Vauxhall Motors
(Court of Appeal - 12 March 2003) The claimant sustained a fractured wrist when using an electr...
Pinsent: new ATL chairman
Former Lloyd's Insurance Broker Committee chairman and Aon director Antony Pinsent has joined legal...
What the papers said this week
THE INDEPENDENT Top executives of the failed insurer HIH should face criminal charges for their...
Invaluable cash boost aids US push
Antique and fine art information specialist Invaluable has received a further cash injection from i...
At the sharp end
Lack of, or failure to, implement proper risk management has contributed to the employers' liability crisis. Rachel Gordon pins down how management of risks could yet save the day.