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Labuan Re rated.
A.M. Best has assigned a 'B ' (very good) rating to Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re. The US agency bas...
Environmental insurer cleaned up by XL.
Bermudian giant XL Capital has continued along the acquisition trail with its purchase of ECS Inc, a...
Facing up to a sea change.
Developments in the marine market have prompted the Salvage SAssociation to become more commercial.
Farm dangers.
CGU is to issue a free guide to a quarter of a million farmers in order to cut down on death and inj...
Help with divorces.
The tricky area of pensions advice on divorce has been made simpler for IFAs with the development of...
Appointment at RL Davison & Co.
Mark Culleton has been appointed by Lloyd's broker RL Davison & Co to its motor fleet administration...
Penny Black's insurance week.
One of Chris Woodburn's supposed qualifications for the tricky job of heading up the General Insuran...
10-year tail to HSBC tale.
Why all the fuss about Midland Bank' admission that it sometimes pays outrageous claims in its pursu...
Managing ART.
Dan Malloy, chief executive of Stockton Re talks to Richard Willsher about capital, swaps, Crowe Insurance Group and the meaning of ART.
Double benefit of motor database.
In Guest Comment (PM, 10 June, p19), Lorraine Wright links the Fourth Directive with the intended mo...
Rarebit of good news.
A host of initiatives in areas such as skills training and transport are being introduced to boost the North Wales economy. David Fanning reports.
£22.5bn Y2K estimate.
Technical problems caused by the Millennium Bug could leave insurers facing claims of up to £22.5bn ...
Centor rises from ashes.
Christchurch Insurance Services has rebranded itself ahead of a major push into the independent fina...
Fire gutted Beefeater restaurant.
Last orders have been called at Long Reach in Whitstable after a fire gutted the Beefeater restauran...
Warning to clean up the roads.
Secondhand car dealers and unscrupulous salvage companies have been slammed for selling insurance li...
Skandia pushes cross-selling.
NIG Skandia has launched a new scheme to help brokers wrestle home insurance business from mortgage ...
Anti-crime site.
A website dedicated to fighting crime will be launched at the Home Office next week as part of a par...
Spectrum of inspiration.
Brokers are set to capitalise on the booming niche business market with a new self-help aid from HSB...
Body of data to fight inflation.
Bodily injury claims paid by insurers have shot up in the past ten years, but Mike Brockman and Douglas Stewart say more inflation-beating increases are on the way.
Cushioning all the falls.
Not enough is being done to reduce accidents as the latest government figures show that visits to ac...
Appointment at Cendant Business Answers.
Mike Waters has been appointed head of communication by Swindon-based Cendant Business Answers. He w...
Lambert hunts business.
Independent international broker Lambert Fenchurch said this week it was still looking to acquire ot...
Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services hopes to make a splash with a new windsurf product marketed under its Doug...
EU tax system.
The Holman Insurance Brokers system mentioned in last week's PM, Holiday Home Aid, is propriety to t...