News Analysis – Page 241
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Online onlyJelf's buying spree shows no sign of abating
Lampier acquistion is deal number five in 2007
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News AnalysisPower to the portal
Aggregator websites are fast becoming one of the main channels to market for direct insurers and brokers alike, generating millions of quote requests each month. New figures show that the total number of completed aggregator-instigated quotes almost doubled from 4.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 to 7.8 million ...
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Online onlySpitzer in the dock
New York governor in the spotlight for allegations of discrediting rival
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Online onlyDealing with a hard property hit
S&P warns that this year's severe weather is likely to put property underwriting results in the red
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Online onlyCutting it
With rates set to depreciate across virtually all lines of business, Lloyd's insurers are preparing for the year ahead
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Online onlyFlooding into the red
Insurers' profits are set to take a downturn on the back of 2007's savage weather
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Online onlyTawa goes public
Run-off specialist Tawa is looking for further acquisitions after its listing on AIM
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Online onlyNothing ventured nothing gained
After failing in its bid to buy-out third party capital from Lloyd's syndicate 386, QBE has taken a swipe at the way in which the annual venture and agency arrangements work
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Online onlyLloyd's gets upbeat Moody's view
Ratings agency highlights positives within the Lloyd's market but raises questions about possible market downturn
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News AnalysisNew pricing to hit profits
Ofcom’s proposed new pricing charges for business rate telephone numbers could cut into company profits. Tom Flack reports
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NewsFurther consolidation fuels takeover talk
Further consolidation in the Lloyd’s insurance sector was forecast this week, causing a number of syndicates to stage a rally.Following Atrium Under-writing’s announcement that it was recommending a cash £193.2m offer from Bermudan Ariel Re, and with Canopius having recently been rumoured to have received an unsolicited approach from the ...
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Online onlyJury hears first evidence from defendants
Nathan Skinner reports on the continuing Independent fraud case
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Online onlyFlooding will not sink insurers
Fitch Ratings says that floods will not impair insurers ratings
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Online onlyLaw and Order?
The Law Commissions of England and Scotland are proposing a series of changes to insurance contract law that could change the face of age-old statute
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Online onlyStreamlining the claims system
The government's proposals for claims reform have sparked controversy
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NewsTransparent insurance
Andrew Armstrong says the management of compenstation schemes often lacks transparency
