Latest Uk Headlines
All the headlines from our Uk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Best Affirms Factory Mutual’s U.K. Sub ‘A+’ Rating
Nov 15 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) of the U.K.’s FM Insurance Company Limited (FMI) with a stable outlook. “The rating reflects the...
U.K. Cameras Spot Uninsured Drivers
Nov 10 2005 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) notes that U.K. police have started using automatic number plate recognition cameras to spot cars being driven without insurance. The ABI calls the initiative a “new...
Reputation, Regulation and Recruitment Focus of U.K. Conference
Oct 17 2005 // Pulling Together” was the overall theme of the United Kingdom’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s Annual Conference, which concluded Sept. 23 in London. However, the “Three Re’s” took an...
Aon (U.K.) Launches M&A Warranty Replacement Coverage
Oct 13 2005 // Aon Limited, the international broker’s U.K.-based subsidiary, has unveiled an innovative insurance product called Warranty Replacement and Acquisition Protection (WRAP). Aon said the new coverage is designed to...
Heavy Rains Cause U.K. Floods
Oct 13 2005 // Heavy rains overnight caused severe flooding in parts of the U.K. The worst affected areas were in southwestern Scotland, west Wales and Cumbria, where authorities issued numerous flood warnings. Roads have been closed and...
Reputation, Regulation and Recruitment Focus of CII Conference
Sep 26 2005 // “Pulling Together” was the overall theme of the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s Annual Conference, which concluded Friday, Sept. 23 in London. However, the “Three Re’s” took...
R&M Study on U.K. Identity Fraud
Sep 2 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced that they have added a study of U.K. Identity Fraud Insurance 2005 to their offering. “With increasing media attention being devoted to the issue of identity theft and the...
Best Affirms AVIVA’s ‘A+’ Ratings
Aug 12 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa-” of the core companies of the U.K.-based AVIVA Group. Best...
U.K. Caught in U.S.-Style Lawsuit Craze? Hogwash, Say Trade Unions
Jul 28 2005 // The United Kingdom is not in the grips of a U.S.-style compensation culture, nine out of every 10 workers injured or made ill by their jobs never receive a penny, and the best way for employers to ensure they stay out of...
Greater N.Y. Mutual CEO Makes Case for Terror Coverage; NAMIC Suggests Britain’s Pool Re as Model
Jul 27 2005 // Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer of Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company in New York, N.Y., brought his company’s front line experience with terrorism risk before a House Financial Services...
Navigators Group Launches Global Transport Practice
Jul 18 2005 // The Navigators Group Inc. has affirmed its ongoing commitment to the insurance of transport-related business by announcing the creation of a Global Transport Practice, extending to its offices in the United States, the...
The London Bombings: We Won’t Be ‘Terrorized by Terror,’ Says Blair
Jul 18 2005 // September 11, March 11, July 7 –dates on a calendar until 2001, 2004 and now 2005. Everyone living, and numbers yet unborn, will remember those dates. The latest terrorist attacks in Lon-don killed at least 49...
Best Affirms FSR for Lloyd’s Syndicate 1084; Outlook Stable
Jul 13 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1084 (United Kingdom). At the same time, A.M. Best has affirmed...
ACE Europe Appoints Furgueson President U.K. and Ireland
Jul 8 2005 // ACE European Group has announced that Michael Furgueson has been appointed President of ACE’s business operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He succeeds Carl Bach, who is moving to a new posting with ACE USA,...
International Newsbriefs
Jul 4 2005 // EU Leaders Fiddle While Europe Burns: The crisis in the European Union, provoked when French and Dutch voters rejected the EU Constitution, is being largely ignored by Europe’s leaders. Instead of a bit of...
OFT Finds Improvement in U.K. Liability Market; ABI Welcomes Report
Jun 24 2005 // The U.K.’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a study that highlights “key improvements” in Britain’s liability insurance markets. These include: “Lower increases in premiums, better...
R&M Issues New Report on Competition for U.K. SME Business
Jun 16 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of “Targeting SMEs in UK General Insurance 2005” to their offering. R&M said the report “provides an insight into the potential for commercial...
ACE Broadens Liability, Litigation Risk Product for U.K. Pension Trustees
Jun 16 2005 // ACE’s London office announced that it is responding to the growing concerns of UK pension trustees by launching an enhanced “Pension Trustee Liability” insurance product. ACE noted that “pension...
Research & Markets Issues Study on U.K. Car Theft Warning Systems
Jun 14 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of a “UK Car Alarm Fitment Report” to their offering. The report “provides an analysis of the fitment of vehicle security alarms across the 22...
The British Are Coming! No – They’re Already Here
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
