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La Playa to branch out into science and technology market.
Cambridge-based broker La Playa intends to launch a science and technology division in the fourth qu...
Experian acquires economic consultancy.
Information solutions group Experian has acquired economic consultancy Business Strategies, with the...
Medisure is "not for sale" insists broker Marsh.
Global broker Marsh has denied putting its UK medical insurance third-party administrator Medisure u...
Pool Re: Positive Moves
The government's decision to extend Pool Re and cap insurers' liabilities looks like a very positive ...
Appointment at DAS.
DAS has made Brian Dunk manager of its newly re-branded 80e division. Under Mr Dunk's direction, leg...
Fraud: together we'll crack it.
Glenn Marr calls for action on fraud as local authorities, already struggling with stretched funds are forced to cover the major portion of claims from their own budgets, reducing the money available for front-line services.
Appointment at Bray Wintour Patis.
Bray Wintour Patis has recruited Stephen Aldridge. Working as an account handler in the companies af...
Appointment at Inter-Alliance.
Helen Davis joins Inter-Alliance as business development director, with responsibility for driving th...
September D-Day for Lloyd's over new reforms.
Lloyd's revised proposals for modernising the market are due to be unveiled this week as part of a f...
Insurers also at fault over escalating claims.
The letter on fraud (Insurers must stand up and be counted on fraud, Post Magazine, 11 July, p12) m...
Failed Claims Direct goes under the hammer.
Several parties are understood to have expressed an interest in acquiring parts of Claims Direct, fo...
Insurers need rehab help.
The insurance industry has made great strides towards embracing the principles of rehabilitation in ...
For the record - House of Lords judgement in Callery v Gray.
Lords Bingham, Nicholls, Hoffman and Hope all declined to overturn the Court of Appeal decisions (AB...
Insurers must stand up and be counted on fraud.
I am frustrated by the constraints imposed upon us by the legal profession. As a personal injury ...
CUE to tackle PI claims.
Detection of fraudulent personal injury claims will be made easier by the end of the year, following...
Rehabilitation code review invites sector feedback.
The insurance industry working party on rehabilitation, run by the International Underwriting Associa...
Munich-American Risk to enter solicitors' PI.
Munich-American Risk Partners looks set to enter the UK solicitors' professional indemnity market, o...
Max Re forecasts Q2 loss
Max Re expects to report a net operating loss for the second quarter due to low returns on its invest...
Sparks fly.
Electrical retailer Dixons Group has hit out at the Office of Fair Trading's report on extended warr...
ABI seeks ATE talks with Law Society.
The Association of British Insurers plans to seek talks with the Law Society in the wake of last week...
2002 Syndicate capacity.
2002 Syndicate Capacity Syndicate number Managing agent name Active ...
Appointment at Keoughs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has employed Tim Percival to the new role of business development dire...
CRU's adversarial stance costing insurers dear.
Government agency the Compensation Recovery Unit has been accused of placing an unnecessary financia...
insurE-com set to launch new service.
Insurance business systems provider insurE-com is set to launch a new service that will offer data s...