All the headlines from our Uk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 7 2006 // Governor M. Jodi Rell has named New Britain attorney Peter C. Mlynarczyk to the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission.Mlynarczyk currently serves as corporation counsel for the City of New Britain, overseeing...
May 11 2006 // ACE European Group announced the launch of businessclass premier, described as “a new package of bespoke accident, health and travel insurance, services and risk consultancy, specifically for large corporate...
Apr 26 2006 // In its submission to the U.K. Government Fraud Review the Association of British Insurers notes that fraud is a “fast growing crime, having doubled in the in the last five years. Fraud costs around £16 billion...
Apr 19 2006 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of UK Commercial Liability Insurance 2006 to their offering. The research firm said the new report presents “an overview of three key UK liability markets:...
Apr 5 2006 // The Hagerty Collector Network announced the continued expansion of its collector car specialty program with the launch of its new U.K. insurance affiliate, Hagerty International Ltd. The new Company will provide...
Mar 28 2006 // Aon Consulting, the human capital and management consulting arm of Aon Corp., announced from its Chicago headquarters that Robert Middleton has been appointed chief executive of Aon Consulting in the U.K., taking over from...
Mar 24 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a-” to the U.K.-based Steamship Mutual Underwriting...
Mar 21 2006 // The U.K.’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it has “put on hold its work to develop rules to bring about contract certainty in the insurance market.” The U.K.’s insurance community...
Mar 9 2006 // The Association of British Insurers has calculated that fires are “burning into the profits of British businesses at a record rate.” According to its most recent figures the cost of business fires in 2005 for...
Mar 2 2006 // Dublin-based consultants Research and Markets announced that it has added a new title to its offering, “The Future of Brokers in UK Personal Lines Insurance.”“This report examines the future prospects for...
Mar 1 2006 // A new study from the Dublin-based consultants Research and Markets notes that the U.K.’s automobile (motor) owners are increasingly using the Internet when it comes to insuring their cars. “Buying insurance...
Feb 21 2006 // Issues relating to taxation are the biggest cause of Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) claims in the UK according to latest research from Aon Limited.The firm analysed the W&I deals underwritten between 1990 to 2002,...
Feb 13 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its long-term “A+” counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based non-life insurer QBE Insurance Co. (U.K.)...
Feb 1 2006 // In two separate announcements A.M. Best Co. said it has assigned a Best’s Syndicate Rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2147 and...
Feb 1 2006 // The U.K.’s Court of Appeal has reversed a previous ruling that granted for compensation to people with pleural plaques, a condition resulting from exposure to asbestos that scars the lining of the chest.A report on...
Jan 18 2006 // Aon Limited, The U.K.-based insurance broker and risk management consultant for the Aon Group, has published its 2006 Risk Report assessing some of the major new and existing risk challenges for UK businesses. Climate...
Jan 12 2006 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of “Performance Ratio Benchmarking of the Top UK Insurers 2005” to their offering.“This report provides a consolidated source of information about...
Jan 10 2006 // AIR Worldwide Corporation and Insurance Services Office Limited, the U.K.-based provider of personal injury claims and anti-fraud insurance services and solutions, announced the opening of the AIR Worldwide Corporation...
Jan 5 2006 // A leading U.K. intelligence expert and a specialist in terrorist underwriting at Hiscox Plc have warned that the threat of terrorism will not diminish in the year ahead with the continued potential for attacks around the...
Dec 22 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based non-life insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC to...