All Insurance Times articles in The Top 50 UK Insurance Groups and Companies

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    What a year...

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    1. The US terror attacksTumbling share prices and rising liabilities arising from the World Trade Centre attacks have delivered a severe capacity shortage in the insurance market, along with ...

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    Having reservations

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    Reserving practice has come under scrutiny recently as a result of company collapses and the growing trend for compensation culture. Kathryn McCarthy looks at existing practice and what can be done to improve it.

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    Introduction

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    The UK non-life market is mature and underlying growth in exposure is expected to follow broadly in line with GDP, with some prospects for growth longer term in areas such as accident and healthcare.

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    Standard & Poor's Ratings Guide

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    Standard & Poor's insurer financial strength rating definitionsAn insurer rated BBB or higher is regarded as having financial security characteristics that outweigh any vulnerabilities and ...

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    Broker relations

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    Consolidation has caused a drop in insurers' service standards. John Jackson takes a look at what can be done.

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    Asset strategies

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    Insurers are faced with having to manage their assets very carefully in view of the volatile equity markets and the consequences of the US terrorist attacks, says Lee Coppack

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    9. National Farmers Union

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    Gross written premium less treaty (2000): £655.7m Includes gross written premiums less treaty for:National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society £503.8mAvon Insurance £151.9m ...

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    8. AIG

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    Gross premiums written less treaty (2000): £921.8mIncludes gross written premiums less treaty for:New Hampshire Insurance Company £794.9mLandmark Insurance Company £90.6mHSB En ...

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    7. Winterthur (Credit Suisse)

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    Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £1,308.6mIncludes gross written premiums less treaty for:NIG £495.6mChurchill £455.5mWinterthur International Insurance £357.6m

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    6. Allianz

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    Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £1,368.5mIncludes gross written premiums less treaty for:Cornhill Insurance £1,138mEuler Trade Indemnity £139mTrafalgar Insurance £51 ...

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    50. IC Insurance Holdings (AstraZeneca Group)

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    ICHEM Insurance CompanyGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £30.9mYear established: 1926 Address: 1 Adam StreetLondonWC2N 6AWTel: 020 7930 9 ...

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    Insurance Times Top 50 UK Companies

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    Top 50

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    5. Direct Line Insurance/ Privilege Insurance Co/ UK Insurance (Royal Bank of Scotland)

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    Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £1,806.8mIncludes gross written premiums less treaty for:Direct Line Insurance £1,367.3mPrivilege Insurance Co £265.8mUK Insurance £1 ...

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    49. Cumberland Ins Co (AFC)

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    Cumberland Insurance CompanyGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £31.9m Year established: 1982 Address: 87 Castle StreetReadingRG1 7DX Tel

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    48. Markel Corporation

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    Terra Nova Insurance CompanyGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £34.7mYear established: 1970 Address: The Markel Building Ground Floor49 Leadenhall S ...

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    47. Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance

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    Tokio Fire & Marine Insurance Company (UK) Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £37.7mAddress: 150 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4TETel: 020 7283 8844 ...

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    46. Yasuda Kasai Fire & Marine Ins Company

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    Yasuda Kasai Insurance Company of EuropeGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £38.4mAddress: 4th FloorMoorgate Hall155 BishopsgateLondonEC2M 6UB Tel: ...

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    45. AA Underwriting Services (Centrica)

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    AA Underwriting ServicesGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £39.3mAddress: Norfolk HousePriestly RoadBasingstoke HampshireRG24 9NY

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    44. GIL Insurance (Granada Group)

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    GIL InsuranceGross written premiums less treaty (2000): £41.7m UK head office:Granada HouseAmpthill RoadBedfordMK42 9QQTel: 01234 226 102Fax: 012 ...

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    43. Tryg-Baltica Int'l (Nordea Group)

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    Tryg Baltica International (UK)Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £47.3mAddress: Marlon HouseMark LaneLondonEC3R 7HSTel: 020 7709 1000