MGAs/MGUs [DEMO]

Allianz makes waves with Britannia acquisition

Allianz acquisition of Tindall Riley is the latest installment in the shake-up in the marine world, reports Bevis Marks The talking point in recent weeks has been the proposed tie up between the management services company of Tindall Riley, who run

01 June 2000

It's Life that you want

The RSA and the CG(N)U have pursued opposite strategies and so far it is the CG(N)U, with their emphasis on life insurance, which has received the plaudits. Will general insurance come to Mendelsohn’s rescue or – as most analysts suggest – is it time f

01 June 2000

Investor confidence returns

It has not been the best of starts for the Bermudian Insurance industry but renewed investor confidence has enabled quoted stocks to recover much of the lost ground.

01 June 2000

London takes further steps towards integration

Just as Lloyd’s relinquishes its regulatory reigns over the market’s producers, it jointly proposes a radical shake up of the London market’s business standards with the IUA and LIBC. Although the measures have generated heated debate, the principles b

01 June 2000

EMF - Shocking the market?

After asbestosis is there a new disaster lurking around the corner? Electromagnetic fields (EMF’s) have been hyped as the cause of a myriad of diseases, from brain tumours to breast cancer, science has not proved conclusively that the persistent use of co

01 May 2000

A Flash in the man

Former Lloyd's underwriter David Forrest has used his insurance savvy to promote Flashpoint to the premier league of film financing.But insurers retreat in the wake of market film losses - and the prospect of litigation - could cause problems. And not eve

01 May 2000

Inside Unicover

Cigna - hiding the truth? Cigna continues to claim that its exposure to Unicover and workers' compensation reinsurance is minor. But evidence in London would suggest the contrary. Stirling Cooke Brown - litigation continues to hurt. Blanch - US bro

01 May 2000

Insider Dealings

The end of the tax year often spurs directors into share dealing, and this year proved no exception. The most enthusiastic was Independent duo Michael Bright and Phil Condon, who entered the market three times in March buying at £2.32, £1.93 and £1.92 (cu

01 May 2000

Kidnap on the increase, says Hiscox

A new comprehensive survey has shown that world-wide kidnappings for ransom in 1999 reached a record peak. The number of reported world-wide kidnappings for ransom rose from the 1998 peak of 1,690 to 1,789 in 1999, a rise of 5.9%. 92% of those incident

01 May 2000

Jaffray: Names Having Their Last Day in Court

The last scene of the great Lloyd's tragicomedy is being played out in the Commercial Court before Mr Justice Cresswell. 220 Names are seeking to avoid pursuit by Lloyd's for debt by suing the Society for fraudulent misrepresentation.

01 May 2000

Low Frequency Radiation - High Frequency Litigation?

Studies have shown that up to 25% of office staff can be considerably affected by electro magnetic fields that emanate from work-place equipment such as computers to the extent that their working ability is seriously impaired. Of those employees a conside

01 May 2000

Drop the Pilot

The Insurance Insider launches a new column looking at some of the market’s specialist insurance classes. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or ‘Drones’, are at the cutting edge of technological development in aviation, military and commercial fields. A

01 May 2000