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Opening up will prevent identity theft
The recent National Identity Fraud Prevention awareness campaign helped to highlight the fact that f...
Information drive is stuck in slow lane
If the financial services industry is to raise confidence levels in maintaining a profitable busines...
Appointment at FMW
Richard Goldstone has joined FMW as a claims handler. Mr Goldstone, who started his career as a clai...
Fraud hot spots revealed
Fraudulent claims are most prevalent in the summer months, according to a new survey by loss adjuste...
Keoghs targets fraud
Law firm Keoghs has strengthened its insurance fraud team with the appointment of two partners. Alis...
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates has recruited Greg Bannister as senior technical supervisor in its motor division in Bolt...
HMT launches consultation on transfers of insurance business
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls MP, last week proposed amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to provide greater certainty to aspects of the transfers of insurance and banking business.
Apil calls for greater FSCS overhaul
The claimant lawyer lobby has called for further changes to the industry's compensation scheme allowing interim payments to be made to mesothelioma sufferers.
Treasury launches major insurance consultation
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls MP, has today proposed amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to provide greater certainty to aspects of the transfers of insurance and banking business.
Treasury announces new FSCS rules on mesothelioma
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, today announced that, following consultation, the Treasury will legislate to allow the Financial Services Authority to make changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to help victims of…
Surgeon: no club contract
West Bromwich Albion Football Club v El-Safty (Court of Appeal - 11 October 2006)
Government accused over climate change hypocrisy
One of the insurance industry's top climate change consultants has accused the government of hypocri...
Commentary - Breach of Working Time Regulations may flout employers' duty of care
The Working Time Regulations 1998 place a limit of 48 hours of work per week that a worker can be re...
Fraudster broker jailed
A fraudster broker has been jailed for nearly five years for selling £11m worth of policies without ...
Appointment at FMW
Essex-based FMW has appointed Duncan Rogers a broking technician. Mr Rogers previously worked as a c...
Oral contract confusion leads to retrial
Maggs v Marsh and others (Court of Appeal - 7 July 2006)
Fraud Focus: Discrimination? It is not black and white
The issue of racism in fraud investigations has reared its head in recent weeks amid concerns that i...
Core values are key to adjusting
I applaud the article on the accuracy of loss reserving, penned by Bev Fitzgerald ('Damage Control',...
Post deputy wins award
Lynn Rouse, deputy editor of Post, has won the coveted General Insurance Trade Journalist of the Yea...
Caution advised over experts until test cases
Casey v Cartwright (Court of Appeal - 5 October 2006)
NU and Rehabilitation UK announce whiplash programme
Norwich Union has announced the rollout of a new approach to rehabilitation for whiplash claims. Working with Rehabilitation UK and a university based academic team the insurer has reviewed the treatment of hundreds of whiplash injuries to establish a…
Asbestos: the elephant in the living room
In case you thought everything was okay on the asbestos horizon, this particular 'elephant' is still very much there and isn't showing signs of going away any time soon, cautions Marc Jones
Cathedral 2010 has 'A' rating affirmed
AM Best has affirmed the syndicate rating of 'A' (excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of 'a' f...
News - Alexander Forbes launches PI for UK accountants' run-off
UK broker Alexander Forbes Professions has launched a professional indemnity insurance (PI) product ...