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ESG under review.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's is reviewing its 'BB+' (marginal) ratings of Bermuda-based ESG Re gr...
ING acquires ReliaStar Re.
ReliaStar Re of the US is to be bought by ING, the Dutch banking and insurance group, as part of ING...
Insurers look at Drake book
At least six insurance companies have approached the liquidators at failed motor insurer Drake with a...
Mortgage insurance growth
There was a 9% increase in the take-up of mortgage insurance in the last six months of 1999, followin...
Crafty cover.
The yacht and pleasure craft market is seeing a change of fortune after several years of soft rates. Eric Alexander asks the sector's main players what they think is driving this upturn.
Liability in Crisis.
If you dread the latest news from the US about the extension of liability into previously unthought ...
MULRA reaps Dimond reward.
The Motor Uninsured Loss Recoveries Association looks set for a membership boost on the back of the ...
McLarens Toplis Watford opens new office.
McLarens Toplis Watford formally opened its new office last week, giving the company an extra 2250 s...
Lib Dems vote Taylor.
The Liberal Democrat Party has signed up broker Taylor Acland, part of the Hanover Park Group, to ac...
Appointment at HBC Group.
Motor salvage company HBC Group has appointed Jim Chatten as its new commercial manager. He joined t...
Insurers set to escape GM crop bill.
Agricultural insurers are likely to escape having to foot the bill if farmers are told to destroy mi...
Folkestone office.
Motor claims company Brownsword has opened a new office in Folkestone which will be staffed by a qui...
Broker goes bust.
Lloyd's broker Miles Smith, part of the Greatminster Group, has gone into liquidation. Paul Evans...
No adjustments at Drake.
Brokers have been told that none of the 200,000 policyholders with collapsed motor insurer Drake Ins...
AIG brings large scale cover to smaller firms.
AIG Europe is targeting brokers with a new range of commercial products that offer cover which has p...
Bid to win MPs more insurance.
The government wants to set up a single standard insurance package for MPs and their staff in a move...
Appointment at Aon Risk Services.
Gavin Beale has joined Aon Risk Services as area sales manager for its accident management division ...
Customer-focus comes last with SecurityFirst.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Alexander Forbes revenue up
South African broker Alexander Forbes saw it revenue from operations increase by a 33% to £228m in th...
Appointment at Key Choice.
Key Choice, the marketing services group of Computer Sciences Corporation, has appointed Tim Giles a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was pleased to rediscover her ballroom skills at the weekend for the extravaganza known as the...
RSA to treble surveyors.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to treble the number of property surveyors it employs as part of a new build...
New India enjoys boom.
Broker-only insurer New India Assurance is recruiting additional staff for its main UK underwriting ...
Policy database goes live.
A general insurance database for brokers was launched last week. It has been set up by The Researc...