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Law report: Attached condition means no Part 36
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Axa/QBE deals likely to pave way for onslaught of investment in Far East
The multimillion-pound deals struck in South East Asia by Axa and QBE last week produced the first ripple of what is expected to grow into a tidal wave of investment enquiries in the fast-growing region.
Website review: Privilege
Actress Joanna Lumley might tell viewers that you don’t have to be posh to be privileged, but how does its website stack up against the rest of the market?
L&G records general insurance COR of 88% as new business jumps 38%
Legal & General reported this morning that its general insurance business recorded £304m of gross written premium in 2011.
Former Axa PL boss Keating returns at non-standard MGA Midas
The former managing director of Axa Personal Lines intermediary Mike Keating has returned to the market at a specialist non-standard property underwriting agency, Postonline has learnt.
McNamee takes Chartis commercial role
Chartis has named Jacqueline McNamee as executive director, commercial lines UK, heading up the property, casualty, financial and speciality lines businesses, including aviation and marine.
'Sticking plaster' Statement of Principles distorts flood insurance market
The Statement of Principles was never designed to be anything more than a "sticking plaster", according to James Dalton, head of property insurance at the Association of British Insurers.
Renewing Statement of Principles will not solve flood cover issue, says Defra
The issue that confronts the insurance sector and government today is not the ending of the Statement of Principles, as renewing it would not solve the problem, but that underwriters are changing their approach to pricing flood risk.
LMG extends electronic approach
The London Market Group has extended its electronic endorsements initiative to all classes of business. Brokers can send all endorsements in every class electronically, and insurers will be able to respond to them.
In Series: Emerging Markets - MENA means business
Despite growing competition in the Middle East and North Africa from local providers, there are still opportunities for foreign insurers in the market
QBE to launch global reinsurrance team under new brand
QBE is in the process of combining its worldwide reinsurance operations under a single management team which will come together under the unified brand QBE Re.
Zurich in three-year sponsorship deal with Christie's Dubai
General insurer Zurich has entered into a partnership with auction house Christie's to sponsor its sales in Dubai.
Cuts at Ecclesiastical to focus on three sectors and boost operations performance
Ecclesiastical's UK boss Steve Wood, pictured, has implemented a three-prong reorganisation as part of a cost-cutting exercise that he claims will lead to an aggressive move on its chosen markets.
Property insurance firms merge
Let Insurance Services and Property Risks have merged to form a new company, Let Risks.
Equifax links credit scores with claims risk
Credit information provider Equifax says it has spotted a strong link between claims behaviour and a customer's credit and identity profile.
Allianz UK's profits defy recession
Allianz UK has reported 2011 GWP up more than 10% to £1832.2m (2010: £1663.7m) with operating profit up more than 6% to £168.7m (2010: £158.5m).
Q&A Asia: with Lloyd's Asia's Kent Chaplin
Kent Chaplin, head of Asia Pacific and managing director of Lloyd's Asia, spoke to Francesca Nyman about the market's presence in Asia, its relationship with brokers and its plans for the future.
Countdown to ISE: Q&A with guest speaker Kurt Karl
Kurt Karl, managing director, chief economist and head of economic research and consulting at Swiss Reinsurance, will be presenting the session on 'Recent economic challenges and risk management' at Insurance Strategy Europe in Brussels on Wednesday 21…
Invicta buys home insurance book from IFA
Invicta Insurance Services is to buy the general insurance portfolio of Surrey-based financial adviser Financial Profiles.
Tawa backs new London broker
Insurance service provider and run-off investor Tawa is backing a new London-based commercial lines broker that launched today.
RSA UK back-in-black, but commercial hit by "drag" of three-year fleet deal
RSA has reported a 6% rise in UK premiums to £3.1bn in 2011 and an underwriting profit of £40m (2010: £95m loss).
Household: Insurers weathering the cold
After a mild 2011, this year got off to a cold start as snow hit the UK. Will this force insurers to look beyond the past year and start pricing household and contents cover long term?
Corporate Underinsurance: Solving the problems
Underinsurance is a common problem and a collaborative approach is needed to stamp out an issue that has gone unresolved for too long
High Net Worth: Opportunities abound to target the top
Despite the economic conditions, high net worth insurance continues to thrive. But will this lead to a host of new entrants in the market?