Personal
The blame game
As the propensity for people in the UK to seek redress for personal injury has grown, so too has the public's take-up of legal expenses insurance. Simon Threadgold examines the state of both before- and after-the-event offerings across the market.
Acturis gets £5m cash injection from backers
Acturis is to step up its commercial offering for brokers, after securing a further £5m backing fro...
Motor claims seeks to put drivers at the steering wheel
New roads for motor claims: Putting customers in the driving seat - 25 February - London.
Hundreds axed as insurance supplier goes into liquidation
Insurance industry replacement supplier Ford Group is up for sale, after plans to expand the busine...
May considers consultancy
Paul May, former director of Charles Taylor Consulting and chairman and chief executive of its loss...
Brian Johnson Insurance Brokers launches version of Carisma.
Brian Johnson Insurance Brokers has launched an enhanced version of its claims system Carisma. The s...
No job cuts as Capita dropped
Capita McLarens this week ruled out any immediate job cuts, following the news that it had lost out...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
Giles Insurance Brokers scores the same kind of coup with its internet address as B&Q's www.diy.com...
Ricksons deal boosts turnover
Ricksons Solicitors expects to boost its annual turnover by £1m, having swooped on the Leeds and Ma...
Markel moves into profit
In the fourth quarter of 2002 the US-based (re)insurer Markel made its first quarterly underwriting p...
Trenwick gets more downgrades
AM Best has joined other rating companies in downgrading the troubled Bermuda-based (re)insurer Trenw...
London profits if US slumps
What would be the effect on the London insurance market of recession in the US or a US stock market slump? Robert CB Miller compares past ups and downs on both sides of the Atlantic and discovers good news for London's underwriters.
Rebriefs - Losses in Canberra bushfires.
Insured losses from last month's Canberra bushfires could total A$150m ($89m), according to Australi...
US success for Endurance
Endurance Specialty has received an 'A-' (excellent) rating from AM Best for its new US subsidiary,...
Mutuals sail rough seas
Higher reinsurance costs at this month's renewals will force P&I clubs to improve their underwriting, says Eric Alexander.
Appointment at Endurance Specialty.
James Kroner has replaced Colleen Brennan as chief financial officer of new Bermudian (re)insurer En...
Restoration that holds water
Disaster recovery techniques are improving all the time and as the flood waters from the latest liquid assault on Europe subside and the specialists get to work, adv-ances in restoration knowl-edge and drying techniques can make all the difference, says…
Putting risks on the map
As aerial mapping technology becomes more sophisticated, insurance companies are using these predictive tools in innovative ways to understand and price risk. Jonathan Swift examines the impact of this across the industry.
Captive in line over closure
Initial indications are that London Underground's captive insurer in Guernsey could be left to pay fo...
Talking your customers' language
Insurers have moved towards plain English for personal lines policy documentation and are now looking at embracing new pricing methods and so-called lifestyle solutions, as Hugo Cranmore reports.
CILA seeks support from Treasury on claims protocol
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters will this week call on the Treasury to support a proposed ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
The financial services e-standards body Origo's website is very easy to use and quite informative. It...
FraudScope seals UK distribution deal
Buckingham-based Fraud Management Solutions has signed a deal with Uplex to distribute the Australian...
Paddick raises a storm
They say that calm comes before the storm and history repeats itself. Well both seem to have bee...