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CII conference is taking stock.
Next week's Chartered Insurance Institute annual conference comes in the wake of what has undeniably ...
Angling for cover.
The solicitors' professional indemnity season has kicked off and several big fish have taken the plunge. While rates increase as they jostle for position, Simon Threadgold assesses the impact of the resulting rate rises across the whole PI sector.
Terrorist atrocity leaves insurers facing record costs
In the wake of the havoc that was wreaked in the US yesterday the total bill to insurers is expected to top the $3bn (£2.05bn) paid out following the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster in 1988, which is currently the most expensive man-made incident for…
PMI shake up needed warns market analyst
Problems loom large on the horizon for the Private Medical Insurance industry unless it can combat ri...
Moody's warns against early optimism
Reinsurers anticipating large rate increases at the 1 January renewals should not celebrate just yet,...
Stakeholder figures "encouraging" claims ABI
Almost 70 000 new stakeholder pensions were bought in July, according to figures released today by th...
A winning hand?
When solicitors' indemnity went on the open market, insurers were cautious about gambling on a relatively unknown entity. One year on, the stakes look set to rise and Jane Bernstein asks if insurers could have got their odds wrong.
Hibernian Ignites.
Hibernian has become the latest Irish insurer to introduce a scheme to help reduce claims among youn...
Insurers welcome black box.
Insurers this week welcomed the development of a new 'black box' for operating theatres that aims to...
Society acts up on claims dumbdown.
The Society of Claims Technicians is attracting members from a wide range of disciplines. Hugh Thompson believes this and its fight against the dumbing down of the claims industry bodes well for its success.
What now?
It is now nearly two year's since Post Magazine launched its Rehabilitation First campaign in an effort to push the issue up the insurance and legal industry's agenda. David Worsfold reports on the progress so far.
Claims Direct seeks compromise in talks with insurers.
Claims Direct, which expects to appoint a new chief executive this week, plans to hold talks with ins...
Uncertainty dogs Equitas.
US courts are divided over whether Equitas is directly liable to Lloyd's policyholders. Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz examine the conflicting decisions.
Pensions sales soar.
Sales of life insurance and pensions products during the second quarter of 2001 totalled nearly £17b...
Solicitors' PI rises forecast.
Significant hikes in professional indemnity premiums for solicitors are expected this week, as the m...
Gerling merger.
Germany's Gerling group and reinsurer Swiss Re are to merge their credit-insurance businesses to cre...
Stormy reception.
Loss adjusters have had a stormy time with fierce competition for business and pressure to deliver, and now, a new breed of claims handler has met with raised eyebrows among the established players. David Fanning wonders what they'll find at the end of…
Future of school trips threatened as teachers fear repercussions.
Press reports concerning recent tragedies on school trips have sparked debate about the future of su...
PWC threatens Indie panel.
The liquidator of Independent Insurance Pricewaterhouse Coopers has threatened to dump firms from th...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny understands that many in the City have green fingers, but was nonetheless surprised to learn t...
Appointment at The Leisure Consortium.
Helen Axon has joined the Leisure Consortium as claims manager. She will handle the more complex lia...
Tribunals on trial.
The long-awaited review of the tribunal process by Sir Andrew Leggatt recommends widespread reform o...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Iron Trades, part of the QBE Group, has recruited Rosie Corless to the new position of rehabilitatio...
AIG: joint SIF deal.
AIG Europe has teamed up with Lloyd's broker PYV to offer an exclusive solicitor's insurance package...