Claims
What the Papers Say.
Daily Telegraph Three million Twix bars have been destroyed after common flour beetles were found...
RIMS conference.
US small business owners recently had a lucky escape from flawed ergonomic regulations. Lance Ewing explains how and why the Risk and Insurance Management Society fought the legislation.
CGNU faces Cape crusade.
The UK's largest insurer, CGNU, this week came under pressure to intervene, as a major shareholder,...
Ensuring there's life after mergers.
A period of integration is difficult for staff at all levels in companies that are merging. Handling personnel issues sensitively is vital in ensuring the business is still healthy when it emerges on the other side of the merger process, says Jane…
Over 10% now have CI cover.
More than 10% of the working population have taken out critical illness policies. Sales remain stron...
Watch your back.
Never has it been more true that the buck stops with the boss, a trend which could have dramatic imp...
A Prompt service.
Software provider MCS has completed a joint development with premium financier Prompt. MCS has insta...
Special delivery.
The rising cost of setting up and running a traditional insurance company is becoming more and more prohibitive. But the increasingly specialised packages and benefits outsourcing companies can deliver, have made the third-party option extremely…
What the Papers Say.
The Sun "Poorly" Martine McCutcheon is to return to My Fair Lady - after The Sun snapped her out ...
Rehabilitation First campaign takes to the road again.
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign - shortlisted for the PPA Campaign of the Year 2001 - ...
Capitalising on the market.
Traditional methods of doing business in the London market are rapidly being replaced. To meet this ...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Berrymans Lace Mawer has appointed three new partners in London and two in its Manchester office. Da...
Group life bolt-on.
Scottish Equitable has launched a bolt-on group life product to complement its group personal and st...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Stephen Hattersley has joined national legal practice Hill Dickinson as a partner. Previously with H...
Prostate screens to hit premiums.
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that if the government's planned nationwide screen...
Down on the farm.
Farming has hit a new low following the outbreak of foot and mouth. But while some insurers have red...
Commentary - Fight against motor fraud: the procedural catch 22.
Despite investigation, insurers have not often been able to gather sufficient evidence by the time o...
Rehab for mature sportspeople.
Shropshire-based John Henshall Insurance Brokers has teamed up with sports rehabilitation expert Lil...
Strategic review shows bad money management.
CILA's financial management falls significantly short of what might reasonably be expected from a we...
No pension boost.
Stakeholder schemes are unlikely to lead to a boost in pension sales, according to consultant Cap Ge...
Unions set to march on ABI.
Trade unions and specialist interest groups are planning to increase the pressure on the government ...
Mergers are of limited value.
The article Insurers banking on stakeholder (Post Magazine, 29 March, p56) was very timely in that i...
Need to nurture agreed protocols in credit hire sector.
I was interested to see the reaction of the formation of the Accident Management Association by an e...
McLarens site a model of marketing accessibility.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.