LONDON, it seems, is in vogue and its position as the premier global insurance centre seems to have been further enhanced in the past two weeks with the announcement of two deals that place the Square Mile at the centre of the map.
SCANDINAVIA's marine insurance association, Cefor, will present new statistical evidence in Oslo today, indicating that the global shipping boom is driving a sharp increase in the cost of hull claims.
I AM sure there are many in the business world who would like to see their insurers, and their brokers for that matter, sweat, and there are others who will say that the global insurance market lives in its own bubble.
Marine cargo market leader grows bigger. TOKIO Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance is prominent in many more business lines than the "marine" in its title would suggest. But it is marine that will be one of the great beneficiaries of its £442.2m ($884.1m) takeover of Lloyd's insurer Kiln, completed earl...