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Appointment at Watson Wyatt
Watson Wyatt has appointed Sanjiv Chandaria as leader of its Insurance and Financial Services non-li...
Galbraith pans FSA on commission disclosure
BIBA Conference News
"Deal with" goodwill set-back, says broker boss
BIBA Conference News
MID costs hit UK harder than Euro rivals
Compliance with the European Union Insurance Mediation Directive has been mixed across Europe, with ...
First wins for CMGL
Capita CMGL has been appointed on two business process outsourcing contracts, its first since CMGL's...
Mediation - Making up is hard to do
Reinsurance
Execs predict risk escalation
Risk Report
Scor offer delayed by fortnight
Scor’s takeover bid for Converium has been delayed by another two weeks due to “unresolved” regulatory issues.
Japanese reinsurer sets up in Isle of Man
The first Japanese-owned reinsurance company to set up in the Isle of Man has received its licence to operate from the insurance and pensions authority.
Insurer rules out RSA bid
The chief executive of Finnish insurer Sampo has ruled outr a bid for Royal and Sun Alliance claiming it has no interest in returning to the UK insurance market.
Capita CMGL wins two contracts
Capita has been appointed to provide claims validation services for Bridge Re, the Bermudian vehicle created to underwrite property catastrophe retrocessional reinsurance business.
Euro insurance conference reveals fraud concerns
Gerard de la Martiniere, President of the Comite Europeen des Assurances and Karel Van Hulle, Head of Unit, Insurance & Pensions Financial Institutions, European Commission, were welcomed to the FUEDI General Assembly in Gent, Belgium on Friday 25th May.
EMB opens Japanese operation
EMB, the international non-life actuarial consultants, has opened a subsidiary in Tokyo. EMB Japan will offer a full range of actuarial services to the country’s general insurers and reinsurers.
Insurers win fight to limit Ombudsman redress payments to £100k
The High Court has today confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service does not have the power to make a binding award requiring a redress payment in excess of £100,000.
Amlin: Rates have peaked, global competition strong
Lloyd’s and Bermuda specialty (re)insurer Amlin has said that US Catastrophe pricing is down from the extremes provoked by the devastating hurricane losses of 2005 and that competition in international reinsurance markets is strong.
Scor reveals net income of €76m
French reinsurer Scor has announced profits of €76m ($102.1m) for the first quarter of 2007.
Biba: report on EU regulation launched
European Union insurance mediation streamlining has had mixed results, according to a new report commissioned by the City of London Corporation launched at today’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) conference in London.
Shortlist revealed for Claims Club Rising Star Award 2007
The shortlist for the Claims Club Rising Star Award 2007 has been revealed and the standard of entri...
Tempting fate
Reinsurance: Brazil
Dale Street death fears unfounded
Fears that last month's fire in Manchester city centre may have resulted in the deaths of a number o...
In the shadow of the FSA
This week a significant chunk of the UK general insurance sector will decamp to East London for the ...
Backwards step?
Solvency II: Regime update