Brokers win round one in council stoush
10 July 2001
British brokers who have resisted signing up for the General Insurance Standards Council have won their first victory in their battle against the umbrella organisation…
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Builders hit by independent crash
10 July 2001
The collapse of Britain’s Independent Insurance has many parallels with Australia’s HIH collapse – including major problems for builders…
Germany ups the cost of sickly health system
10 July 2001
Germany is taking moves to cut massive costs in its health care system…
Hope at last for Japan’s life insurers
10 July 2001
Ailing Japanese life insurers have had a lifeline thrown to them by the Government…
UK insurer takes a tumble
03 July 2001
While the HIH drama has been the focus of attention in Australia, the British insurance market is also experiencing the collapse of a major insurer…
Malaysian move boosts QBE
03 July 2001
QBE has enhanced its earnings potential in Malaysia by signing an MOU to merge its general insurance business with local company MBfBhd…
All down in slowing US market
03 July 2001
The US general insurance industry has recorded a 5.4% drop in net income to about $10 billion for the first quarter of the year…
Europeans focus on developing countries
26 June 2001
European insurers are turning their growth strategies to developing markets, according to a survey by consulting company Andersen…
Three more for the Hall of Fame
26 June 2001
Three leaders of the global insurance industry will be inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame when the International Insurance Society has its annual meeting in Vienna on July 9…
Lloyd's continues to bleed red ink
26 June 2001
Lloyd’s continues to report its results three years after they happened…
AXA Chiefs shrug off police detention
19 June 2001
Axa’s two most prominent global executives – Chairman Claude Bebear and CEO Henri de Castries – have found themselves embroiled in a tax avoidance investigation…
Willis works out what it’s worth
19 June 2001
Number three mega-broker Willis Group raised about $530 million last week by selling a 14% stake to investors…
RSA checks its life options
29 May 2001
Royal & SunAlliance isn’t selling its British life insurance arm – at least, not yet…
Lloyd’s loses lots – 3 years ago
29 May 2001
Lloyd’s has officially released its 1998 returns, showing losses of about $3 billion during that year…
Insurers fund bailout
29 May 2001
British insurer Chester Street, which collapsed on January 9, will have many of its outstanding claims paid through a new industry-funded Financial Services Compensation Scheme…
QBE buys HIH NZ business
22 May 2001
QBE has completed its purchase of HIH’s profitable New Zealand operation…
UK brokers left out in the cold
15 May 2001
Fiesty British broker leader Andrew Paddick is planning a debate with his own members next month…
R&SA sticks to its knitting
15 May 2001
British insurer Royal & SunAlliance is set to dump its life insurance business and stick to general insurance…
NRMA goes for brokers
15 May 2001
NRMA is setting up a service aimed squarely at brokers – but it’s in New Zealand…
Pru admits defeat
15 May 2001
American International Group has become even larger – it’s already the world’s biggest insurer – with the completion of its bid to buy life insurer American General for about $46 billion…