All Insurance Times articles in Issue 23-10-2008
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Insurers must prepare for worldwide pandemic threat
Lloyd's issues warning on emerging risk.
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Aviva and Prudential shares plunge amid solvency fears
FSA examines capital requirements for UK insurers
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NewsMarsh gathers 200 clients for credit crunch summit
Ratings agencies will be asked to explain what went wrong at broking giant’s City event.
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FeaturesAction man
This might not be the best time in history to become chief executive of an insurer, but nobody told Adrian Brown. Five weeks into the job at RSA, he is brimming with ideas – even on the tricky issue of brokers and commission. Ellen Bennett met him.
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NewsAIG ‘cancels Christmas’
US insurer calls off all seasonal celebrations after luxury event slammed.
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FeaturesWe felt squeezed. There had to be another way
And for Stuart Randall, a broker with 35 years in the industry, the other way was Brokerbility. Almost three years after he set up the group, it is rapidly approaching his target of £500m GWP. Danny Walkinshaw finds out more.
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NewsBrooks takes top job at Ascot as Reith steps down
Managing agent promotes chief operating officer to chief executive.
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Comments/LettersIt’s back to basics for insurers
The crisis will restrict financial re-engineering, says Andy Baldwin of Ernst & Young.
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Comments/LettersWhy must brokers pay for bank errors?
Eric Galbraith of Biba says unity is the only way to resist the pressures on our sector.
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NewsBiba urges minister to help small businesses
Eric Galbraith says firms need support if they are to keep up their insurance cover.
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NewsZurich switches UK division to Irish branch
Shift will have limited impact on tax status and company will not physically move.
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Validus fires up web toolCredit consultancy Validus-IVC has launched an online tool that allows clients to monitor the real-time progress of credit hire and repair claims on its system. Its clients can search Principal Dashboard using their reference numbers or policyholders’ names and receive an instant update.James Duez, chief technology ...
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Netherlands bails out INGThe Dutch government has handed €10bn (£7.8bn) to bank and insurance group ING. The government will take non-voting preferred shares in the group, giving it an 8.5% stake. ING said this would create “a strong buffer to navigate the market and economic environment”. Wildfire payoutsThe California Department ...
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Airmic fraud warningFraud is on the rise as the economic gloom deepens, Airmic members have been warned at a joint briefing organised by RSA and Crawford & Company.Suzanne Kearney, director of SLS, a Crawford company, said: “Claims are on the increase in even the most well ordered companies.”During the economic ...
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NewsRutter moves from Lockton as broker reshuffles management
Former Independent executive joins US insurer that is planning to expand in the UK.
