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Increase in fatal farming accidents.
The number of fatal farming accidents in the UK is on the increase, with one death per week, accordi...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES Left-handed people may have a much greater chance of developing inflammatory bowe...
The Achievement Award
David Prosser has piloted Legal & General confidently through some stormy waters to achieve solid success - and found time to give the company an important voice on crucial issues affecting the whole industry, writes David Worsfold.
NU: double trouble.
Norwich Union, the UK's largest insurer, looks set to face a fine in excess of £20,000, having plead...
Firstbase in sector push.
Internet services provider Firstbase IT is set for a major push into the insurance and risk manageme...
In defence of technology's position.
Last week it was suggested there is no place for technology in the insurance market, referring to the...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Professor Gray Muneke, who pulled a chair from under one of his students to i...
RAC to recruit 100 new staff.
Motor services specialist RAC intends to employ 100 extra staff over the course of the next year as ...
Axa group sets up in New York.
The France-based Axa group has set up a New York aviation underwriting operation that opened for bus...
Indie staff cut as legal action begins.
The first major raft of job losses at Independent Insurance are expected to be confirmed today, with...
Cunningham Lindsey opens new service centres.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has opened three new subsidence service centres. One in St Albans w...
Blow to ABI as fraud manager quits.
Paul Crake, the recently-installed fraud manager at the Association of British Insurers, has left to...
Firebrand expands.
US-based provider of selling and customer service solutions Firebrand has furthered its expansion in...
FM Global offers network analysis.
Property insurer FM Global has introduced a new eConomy risk assessment programme, to provide custom...
'Loss of reputation' tops business risks league
'Loss of reputation' has leapt to the top of the business risks league, followed by 'failure to chang...
Lloyd's in the limelight.
Lloyd's is facing a period of great change, which must be carefully managed to ensure a bright future. Chief executive of Lloyd's Nick Prettejohn took the Post Magazine/ Eversheds Hotseat and answered his peers' questions on the proposed transformation…
PartnerRe reshuffle.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe is reorganising its global operations and has renamed its French subsi...
Lloyd's admits captive failure.
Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn conceded this week that its plan to encourage captives to se...
Turning customers into profit: time to get smart about CRM -
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Insurers shift fraud focus.
Paul Crake, recently-installed fraud manager at the Association of British Insurers, plans to scale ...
Lloyd's faces £140m bill as oil rig sinks.
Lloyd's is expecting a £140m liability bill after the Brazilian state-owned Petrobras oil platform s...
Bells ring over insurance loan.
The case of Cannon Lionel Webber, who failed to repay borrowed money after building a Millennium bel...
Insurers fight phantom fraud.
Insurers are set to combat the rising tide of "phantom passenger" motor fraud cases in the wake of a...
Liability losses loom.
The rising compensation culture and the activities of firms like Claims Direct are putting pressure ...