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Mlynarczyk Named to Conn. Workers Comp Commission Post

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...

ACE European Launches New U.K. Corporate Travel Coverage

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...

ABI Calls for “Radical Action” to Reduce U.K. Fraud

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...

R&M Reports on U.K. Commercial

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:...

Hagerty Collector Car Network Launches New U.K. Affiliate

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...

Middleton Appointed to Head Aon Consulting (U.K.); Dail Named Global Chief Administrator

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...

Best Affirms Steamship Mutual Underwriting (U.K.) ‘A-‘ Ratings

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...

FSA Cites U.K. Market Progress; Won’t Propose Regulations

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...

ABI Says U.K. Fires Cost Industry Nearly $3.5 Million a Day

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...

R&M Reports on U.K. Brokers

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...

U.K. Auto Market Going to the Internet

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...

Tax Liabilities Present a Growing Threat to U.K. M&A Market, Study Says

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,...

S&P Affirms, Withdraws QBE (U.K.) Ratings Following Consolidation

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.)...

Best Assigns ‘A’ Ratings to SVB’s Lloyd’s Syndicates 2147 & 1007

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...

U.K. Court Reverses Asbestos Decision

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...

Aon U.K. Sees Riskier Outlook for Businesses in 2006

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...

R&M Issues U.K. Insurers “Performance Ratio Benchmarking” Report

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...

AIR Worldwide and ISO (U.K.) Open Representative Office in Beijing

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...

U.K. Experts Warn of Continuing, Evolving Global Terrorist Threats

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...

S&P Raises U.K. Eccelesiastical Ins. To ‘A-‘; EIG-Ansvar to ‘BBB+’

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...