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Going Places
INSURERSWiseCallMike Green and Jonathan Boatman have joined WiseCall as business development executives, with responsibility for developing client portfolios in Wales and the South …
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Homer goes to Folgate?
When Andy Homer left AXA suddenly last November, there was lots of speculation about where he would end up.It seemed that he had a good escape hatch and was confidently talking of his next challen ...
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OPL ceases writing new business
Bermudan-based Overseas Partners Ltd has stop underwriting new business. It has a Dublin subsidiary. The company has also put its Bermuda operations - OP Re, OPAL and OP Finite - into run-off. OPCat p ...
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Pressure grows on insurers as flood bill mounts
The high winds and flooding that gripped the country earlier this month will cost insurers up to E100m (£61.1m), according to senior market analysts. This follows a E30m (£18.3m) bill for flooding ...
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News In Brief
DCC sued over FyffesHibernian Investment Managers and Eagle Star Life Assurance have started legal proceedings against Development Capital Corporation (DCC) its chief executive and two other ...
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Crash testing time
To reduce prohibitively high premiums the motor insurance industry must first help to tackle Ireland's notoriously bad road safety record, says IIF chief executive Michael Kemp
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Industry given the cold shoulder
Christopher McKevitt looks at the state of the food industry
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The government stakes its claim
With soaring settlements for medical malpractice the government is set to take over the funding of claims against state health institutions. Lee Coppack reports
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The quiet Watchdog
The Central Bank, as the new insurance regulator, has been gently wooing brokers and intermediaries, but getting acquainted takes time, says Christine Seib
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Banks on to a winner
When offering free money to the public, you would expect brokers to be inundated with requests. However, for SSIAs at least, Christopher McKevitt finds high street banks seem to be the provider of choice
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Medical multiples
The cost of personal injury claims to insurers could rise as a result of a court decision which effectively reduces the discount rate on capitalisation of future losses. Peter Haran reports
