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To the rescue.
Use of third-party assistance companies to manage household claims is gaining popularity. Ruth Addicott looks at how this market has evolved, the range of services available and how insurers monitor their performance.
Hints of acquisition.
Allianz announced the annual results of its French operation with a heavy hint that it is seeking to...
Crew have bumpy ride.
The crew of the Royal & SunAlliance catamaran have had a bumpy ride over the last few days as they b...
Surprise merger will create giant insurer.
Merger mania continued apace with Monday's news that EXEL and Mid Ocean have agreed a shock deal tha...
Bridging troubled WATERS.
A number of recent events have made waves in the usually rock-steady P&I market. Eric Alexander looks at what bosses are doing to steer clubs on a safe path for the future.
£12bn premiums.
A survey of statutory underwriting results in Washington has revealed that a group of 43 property ca...
Why should we scour the Budget small print?
Gordon Brown may have set a new trend for the Budget in making one of the shortest speeches for many...
Crowe gearing up to sponsor race.
Insurance group Crowe is gearing up to sponsor a 165mph 1968 Z28 Chevrolet Camaro race car. The Cama...
NI department merger.
As part of the simplification of the National Insurance regime, the Chancellor announced that the Co...
Property web site.
Hiscox has relaunched its 'Propertycare' policy with its own dedicated Internet site, and introduced...
Liability Insurance.
Brokers need to be more aware of the massive impact which court awards can have in the United States...
Bill and Bob: separated at birth?
Am I alone in thinking that the new managing director at Orion insurance, Rob Ryan, to judge from hi...
Second class citizens'.
Public sector risk managers are treated like second class citizens compared to their private sector ...
Project 2000 network.
Royal London Mutual Insurance is working with Cableship in a new network infrastructure to meet the ...
Grim motor forecasts will become a reality'.
Cornhill suffered a fall in pre-tax profits for 1997 and chief executive Ray Treen said the grim pre...
Catalyst produces 'MailMax'.
Catalyst, the Information Solution Engineers, has created UK e-mail history by producing 'MailMax', ...
Insurers fight the PR war for clients.
With claims, the biggest single expense area, it is only right that insurers should be applying them...
Travel choice is no easy solution.
I see the long-running row about the linking of travel insurance with package holidays is brewing up...
A new deal.
Taking on board the implications of European Union membership as well as UK legislation means testing times for employers. Sarah Houston looks at how bosses can avoid the pitfalls.
Working from home.
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Chasing improvements.
Chase Technology Group is launching a company-wide process improvement initiative. The IT company us...
Click on and tee off
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Arrows targets ULR 'cowboy' claims.
Accident Assistance company '3 Arrows', has hit back angrily at recent claims by the Motoring Uninsu...
Thank God it's Friday,' say burglars.
Insurer Eagle Star has released new statistics that show burglars are at their most active on Friday...