Commercial
Insurers losing £70m a year.
Insurers are losing £70m a year in larger claims settlements because policyholders are taking too lo...
Audatex teams up with Allianz Cornhill.
Audatex has teamed up with Allianz Cornhill to launch a new programme to address the training needs ...
Cornhill rules out online channel for commercial lines.
Allianz Cornhill has ruled out offering any commercial lines insurance products direct to clients vi...
A new dawn.
Changes are streaming down on the role of the risk manager, with increasing liaison between client, broker and insurer essential in the production of a long-term, co-ordinated risk management strategy. Hugo Cranmore sheds some light on the subject.
Insurers fail to respond on cost savings.
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Off to a shaky start.
So far, local authorities are not scoring particularly well when it comes to developing modern strategies for risk management. But, as insurers become more discerning about the risks they cover, Veronica Cowan says the public sector must tread carefully.
Judgement day.
The shortlisted companies in this year's prestigious British Insurance Awards were announced at a sp...
Sugar losses leave a bad taste in the mouth - James Budgett Sugars v
(QBD Commercial Court - 15 May 2002) The claimant (Budgett) supplied Kerry Ingredients (Kerry) wit...
Chaucer Syndicates expands into financial institutions arena.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Syndicates has expanded into the financial institutions arena, with the appo...
Appointment at Experian.
Global information solutions company Experian has recruited Gary Wood as managing director of its fr...
M&SFS to segment market with Cedar.
Marks & Spencer Financial Services has signed a three-year deal with Cedar Knowledge Solutions to he...
The way to go.
The answer to combating the challenges faced by the insurance industry does not lay in increasing premium rates, says Rachel Gordon, but in making risk management a core part of an insurance policy.
Latin American market set for growth, says Swiss Re
Hardening premium rates globally and pension reforms locally are likely to be key drivers in the cont...
Usage of the web-based Equasis database ...
Usage of the web-based Equasis database for quality and safety information on the world merchant fle...
Telematics and CybIT team up with Norwich Union.
Telematics and fleet management solutions provider CybIT has teamed up with Norwich Union to help it...
Close calls on recall.
Effective product recall is often a case of keeping manufacturing records up to date. However, says Neil Evans, if things go really wrong and you have the right type of cover, expert advice is just a call away.
Executive decisions.
How well a new executive integrates in to a company is as vital as the recruitment challenge itself, and, in some cases, can mean the difference between success and failure of the organisation, argues Dr Robert Kovach.
Sound cover.
Towry Law has been appointed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to act as its insurance consultant ...
WeCanSettle pilot complete.
Blind bidding settlement service WeCanSettle has completed its first UK trial with Thompsons solicit...
Towergate: HNW acquisition aim.
Towergate Underwriting remains committed to growth by acquisition despite speculation that it would ...
Voluntary groups face having to down tools.
Voluntary and environmental groups have been warned of the difficulties they may face securing publi...
View from the Top - Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive, Zurich Financial Services - UK Recently, at a conference on ri...
More utility help needed over flood defences.
As well as developers helping to pay for flood defences (ABI urges developers to pay for flood defen...
Sherwood targets mid-life sector.
Software developer Sherwood International this week launched its life insurance quote and administra...