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Regional restructure for Ecclesiastical
Specialist insurer to strengthen focus on locally-based underwriters
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Sub-prime crisis could take three years to be fully felt
Claims costs from the credit crunch and a wider recession could take between two and three years to be felt by insurers says actuary
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Online onlyWall Street bail-out plan still not agreed
US president and Congressional leaders to meet later today after failure to agree on $700bn rescue package
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Homes built on floodplains could be uninsurable, warn actuaries
Approvals to build on floodplains mean many homeowners could face premiums they cannot afford
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Hiscox joins forces with Congregational
Sharing Congregational's household account is first step.
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Online onlyLloyd's hit by soft market and rise in attritional claims
Interim pre-tax profit drops to £949m.
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NewsInsurers to take Holyrood to court
Legal challenge to Scottish bill that would make pleural plaques compensable.
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NewsNo intentions to sell UK business, promises troubled US insurer
We’re still writing new business and renewals – and have had one of the busiest weeks of the year, says AIG UK chief executive.
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Fusion names insurers after executive overhaul
Towergate underwriting agency brings in leading carriers and installs new management.
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RSA mulls tax benefits of move to Ireland
Insurer joins growing number of companies seeking more favourable jurisdictions.
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The outer limits
Who insures fire jugglers? Or wine tasters, or surgically enhanced erotic dancers? Chris Wheal delves into the far reaches of commercial lines.
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We’re slipping behind the bankers
Ben Cook says insurance executives are not on fat-cat salaries.
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Regional market spotlight: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
After three decades of violence and some stop-starts on the road to self-government, the Northern Irish economy has new confidence. Insurers have returned to the market – and they’re competing hard.
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FeaturesFriend or foe
Imarket, the web trading platform set up by insurers, is growing in popularity among brokers. But it’s not the only show in town and some of the software houses it works with could become its biggest rivals. Lauren MacGillivray finds out more.
