All Insurance Times articles in Issue 18-12-2008
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News
Sale of non-core assets is moving slowly, says AIG boss
AIG is struggling to sell some of its non-core assets, its boss has admitted. The beleaguered insurer has to dispose of the companies to repay a $156bn (£102bn) loan from the US government. Ed Liddy, chief executive of AIG, said at a Hong Kong conference: “These are difficult times to ...
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News Analysis
That was one slippery year
Banks toppled over, AIG stumbled and several brokers nearly collided. But most insurance companies managed to stay on their feet in a precarious year dominated by the global economic crisis. Michael Faulkner looks back at the worst – and best – of 2008
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People & Opinion
Paul Meehan
The maverick professional is known for the unexpected – which is why his return to AXA shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Neither should any future move, he tells Ellen Bennett. Portrait by Wilde Fry
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Claims
It's a time for giving
Especially for insurance companies. David Parsley looks at some of the most common claims for fire, theft and frost at Christmas
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Markets & Risks
Market: construction and property
The market is shrinking at a record pace, which will hit insurers' incomes too
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People & Opinion
The shape of things to come
The financial crisis in banking has had little effect on most P&C companies, says Chris Hanks. But that doesn’t mean they’ll have a happy new year
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News
Major insurers watch for kinks in their supply chains
AXA and Groupama are among the companies making contingency plans for the recession
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News
Brokers given chance to test guidelines on disclosure
We’re back in control, says Biba, as regulator backs down and accepts industry-led solution
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Backchat
Backchat: Chinese whispers and other party games
The Insider tracks the life and death of a rumour, and hears about dry martinis, wet weather and dancing girls
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Claims
Too much talk, not enough action
David Williams believes mesothelioma sufferers need compensation when it can be of some use to them – and their families
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News
Reinsurance rates for PI may rise up to 15% in new year
Growing demand for reinsurance is one cause, says Beazley
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In Business
Student offers
Insurers and brokers should capitalise on the brain drain away from the banks, says Oliver Cover. First, target the best graduates and convince them the industry isn’t dull
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Supplements
View from the Midlands
Insurance Times and Norwich Union held a round-table discussion where experts exchanged views on the state of the Midlands market and the challenges it faces