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Lloyd's to collect Names' debts.
Lloyd's has won a crucial court judgement which will enable it to recover debts from Names who refus...
A&G slams IPT.
Accident & General (A&G) is urging the Government to remove the higher rate of insurance premium tax...
Clampdown on building fraud.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has charged four building contractors with "premiu...
Baltica picks Toplis.
Colonia Baltica has appointed McLarens Toplis as exclusive claims handling agent and loss adjuster i...
A matter of life & death.
The AIDS scare and smoking research have caused actuaries to revise UK mortality tables and term assurers to adjust their rules. So where does this leave the IFA. Keith Sankey reports.
Hong Kong scrum choice.
A managing partner from insurance litigation specialists Horwich Farrelly Solicitors, has been selec...
Association of Gibraltar Insurers and Managers first annual meeting.
The first annual general meeting of the Association of Gibraltar Insurers and Managers heard chairma...
Appointment at Horwich Farrelly.
Andrew Tong has joined Horwich Farrelly where he will help to develop its commercial litigation dep...
Strength at the SEAM.
Scottish Equitable Asset Management (SEAM) has strengthened its exposure to Pacific equities that ha...
Cigarette ruling hits shopkeepers.
Individuals and companies can now sue retailers that break the law by selling cigarettes to minors, ...
Appointment at Wansbroughs Willey Hargrave.
Insurance litigation specialist Andrew Parker has been appointed as a partner with the London office...
School of insurance.
The Hartford School of Insurance for commercial lines insurance agents has been opened. The first...
CILA hosts lunch.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters hosted a lunch for Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Richard ...
Lombard on the ball.
A local camera crew from Meridian Tonight was on hand to film insurers Lombard taking part in a trai...
Appointments at PMS Creative.
Three key appointments have been made at PMS Creative. Ian Bullen has been promoted from manging dir...
Time to get wise on intellectuals'.
Companies have been warned they could face huge losses by not insuring their intellectual property b...
Eagle system takes off.
Eagle Star Ireland has gone live with INSURE/90, an industry proven AS/400-based integrated on-line,...
Time for a rethink?
The rate at which captive insurance companies are being set up seems to have slowed and some commentators suggest they are not being used appropriately. Tony Dowding asks whether the advantages to owning a captive are as strong as they once were.
No win, no fee plans could open doors to 'cowboys'.
Intermediaries and underwriters should watch out for cowboy outfits likely to emerge as a result of ...
CMG swoops in Microlex deal.
CMG has announced the £18m acquisition of Derby-based software and services company, Microlex, who a...
Appointment at Legal & General.
Bernard Asher has been made a non-executive director of Legal & General Group. Mr Asher was formerly...
Nurses operate on hotline.
Assistance provider Hambro is to launch a diagnostic telephone advice service which could aid privat...
Appointments at Eversheds.
Eversheds has made two appointments to its financial services group. Nicholas Walmsley joins from...
Merger creates Scotland's leading adjuster.
Major UK loss adjuster Cunningham is to merge with independent Scottish adjuster Christie and Compan...