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Courts to impose structured settlements
Courts will be able to impose structured settlements, rather than lump sums, for future loss and ca...
Fire destroys Big Breakfast house
A fire destroyed much of the Big Breakfast house in Bow, East London last week. GAB Robins, which i...
Monevate blames insurers
Recently-launched online insurance distributor Monevate has blamed slow-moving life insurance 'inst...
Appointment at Henmans
Insurance litigation specialist Henmans Solicitors has promoted Irvin Thobourne, director of its pe...
Appointment at Elliotts Solicitors
Elliotts Solicitors has promoted Emerson Wallwork to partner in its litigation department. With the...
Appointment at Autoglass
Autoglass has appointed a new regional manager for the northern Home Counties. Peter Dean has been ...
Fire strike poses a very real threat
As a member of the business continuity community, I am especially worried by the prospect of a fire...
HGIS in Leeds move
Halifax General Insurance has created 70 new jobs in Leeds, with the opening of a new state-of-the-...
What the papers said this week
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Names involved in Lloyd's must make an interim payment of £650,000 to the i...
John Finnegan to replace Chubb chief exec
John Finnegan is set to replace long-serving Chubb chief executive and president Dean O'Hare when t...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is the latest site from the Goodfellows Group and pretty good it looks too. It calls this its ...
RAC giant set to stir
RAC Financial Services will launch a new home insurance panel within a year and is reviewing other ...
Growing concerns
Despite recent animal epidemics, employers' liability is still top of the crops for claims in the farming sector. However, the cultivation of health and safety measures means the opportunities in this niche market can continue to grow, says Simon…
Marsh loses historic tender
Broker giant Marsh has lost a tender, worth millions in premium income, to smaller rival RK Harriso...
FSA considers fines
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, speaking at a conference organis...
Chubb launches extension to offering
Chubb has launched an extension to its high net worth offering to cover homeowners targeted by iden...
UK in firing line as RSA plans revealed
Royal & Sun Alliance's UK and US general insurance businesses are unlikely to be spared change when...
Rebriefs - Munich Re and Swiss Re stripped of 'AAA' ratings
The world's top two reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, have been stripped of 'AAA' ratings. Munich...
Flood losses rise
Recent catastrophic floods such as those in central Europe have affected many (re)insurers' motor portfolios. Adrian Leonard wades through the deluge and suggests that motor (re)insurers should be reassessing flood risk.
Full to bursting
Lack of office space and of intellectual capital on Bermuda are threatening to stifle further growth on the island, reports Mairi Mallon.
S&P in US terror warning
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned that the introduction of federal terrorism cover in the ...
ERC ratings reviewed after loss
Further reserve strengthening at GE Employers Re (ERC) contributed to a loss of $156m for the US (r...
Latest research results from St Paul
Commercial claims for solicitors' indemnity continue to account for the largest number of claims by...
Fears over liability costs allayed
Insurers' concerns over spiralling liability settlements were allayed last week in the High Court c...