Property
Ellen Bennett reviews the state of the property market
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Insurance Times Supplements
Top 50 Insurers
Top 50 Insurers
2007 has been something of an annus horribilis for insurers but now is not the time to lose heart says Ellen Bennett
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Standard & Poor's insurer analysis
The aftermath of winter winds and summer floods is expected to dampen insurers' performances and increased rates are on the agenda. Standard & Poor's analyses the market...
Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers
Next year's broker listings will look very different as the mergers and acquisition storm gathers pace
Property
Property - Introduction
Insuring commercial property is highly precarious. Rates have plummeted dramatically in the last two years and worrying statistics dominate all aspects of the property market. Andrew Holt says it is a tough time for property insurance.
Lloyd's Guide
Lloyd's Guide - Introduction
Any organisation, or indeed market, that makes £3.7bn profit in a year is obviously doing something right. Lloyd’s has done just that in 2006, but has also benefited from a benign hurricane season and a lack of other disasters.
Claims
Times Two Claims - Introduction
It is often said that claims are the shop window of insurance, where the industry fulfils its promise to deliver on what the customer has purchased. But there is a dilemma here. It is that not all claims are genuine.
Commercial Lines
Times Two Commercial Lines - Introduction
For those commercial lines brokers looking to bank in on their status, things have never been so good. Whether it be consolidators, large brokers or insurers wanting to do a deal, commercial lines brokers are in big demand.
Legal Report
Legal Report - Questions that could put brokers in the firing line
A review of insurance contract law recommends shifting insureds’ responsibility to brokers. Ling Ong and Michael Walkington explain
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Ling Ong and Michael Walkington are partners at DLA Piper UK
Flooding questiontime
Flooding Question Time - Setting the benchmark
Andrew Holt reports on a stimulating question time debate over how the industry dealt with the summer floods
Motor
Motor
Another year, another depressing set of results for the UK motor market. Once again, insurers struggled to realise a profit on their motor books, besieged on all sides by soft rates, aggregators, and spiralling levels of fraud.
Broker Headaches
What happens when the FSA comes knocking
The FSA’s Arrow teams are about to swoop: is your business ready? Anita Anandarajah reports
Climate Change
Insuring tomorrow’s weather
Introduction
Postscript
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Lee Coppack, editor Catastrophe Risk Management
Helen Yates, editor Global Reinsurance
