News Analysis
Law reports: Common-sense ruling sets precedent for company directors claiming against themselves
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Law reports: Failure to spot rare disease did not amount to care duty breach
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Career development: Second wave for Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has welcomed the second intake for the 2013 Allianz Partner Academy Scholarship Programme.
Career development: BGL joins forces with Prince's Trust
BGL Group and The Prince's Trust has developed a new skills session for unemployed young people in Peterborough.
Expertise Live Video: D&O under discussion
The first Expertise Live event of 2013, in association with Zurich, was held in Birmingham where broker experts focused on the directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance market.
Career file – David Simpson: Bollington appoints Simpson as COO
The Bollington Group has appointed David Simpson to the role of chief operating officer, where he will be directly responsible for finance and operations.
Career file: John Elliott: Elliott lands new RSA customer services director role
RSA has appointed John Elliott to the newly created role of customer services director within its personal lines division.
Law report: Defamation claim reversed in Google blog appeal
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Law report: Social value of game would not have been compromised by simple pool entry rule
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Law report: No evidence over lower speed
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Law report: No defamation over credit report
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Law report: Rome II regulation on expert evidence
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Career development: Cunningham Lindsey programme boosts adjusters' numbers
Cunningham Lindsey's ACILA support programme has produced just over 30% of the newly qualified loss adjusters at the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, the firm has claimed.
Career development: Bluefin opens Bromley office
Bluefin has moved its private clients contact centre operation from West Wickham to new larger premises in Bromley to accommodate rapid expansion plans for 2013.
Career file: Michael Tripp: Tripp to step down as Ecclesiastical CEO
Ecclesiastical chief executive Michael Tripp has announced his intention to retire from his post during 2013.
Average motor premiums down, says AA
The average motor insurance premiums fell be almost 3% over the final three months of 2012 according to the AA.
Expert analysis: Aggregator assessment - No compare
Price comparison sites have plateaued on motor, with 60% of all private car policies sold via aggregators, as gender ruling hits prices.
'Crash for crash' gangs increasingly target rural drivers
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has warned that motorists in rural communities are increasingly becoming targets for 'crash for cash' fraudsters.
Hastings CEO Fitzmaurice replaced by NBNK boss
Hastings Insurance Group has appointed Gary Hoffman as group chief executive with effect from 1 November 2012.
Indian FDI progresses, but hurdles remain
Insurers hailing the Indian cabinet's approval of a bill raising the foreign direct investment limit in insurers to 49% may be celebrating prematurely, as opposition parties could still block the bill's passage through parliament.
Aria Assistance teams up with Pannone Affinity Solutions on legal services
Aria Assistance, the newly independent firm that has evolved from the management buyout of the UK and Ireland arm of Europ Assistance, has appointed Pannone Affinity Solutions, to provide legal advice and services support.
Rising liability claims forces Allianz to reduce exposure
Allianz Insurance has linked an increasing number of unemployed people making large liability claims to a decision to cut its exposure in the liability market.
Geddes unmoved by PE takeover talk as DLG divestment date looms
Direct Line Group chief executive Paul Geddes has distanced himself from speculation linking the business with a private equity-backed divestment, insisting that his focus remains on securing a second-half public flotation.
Single accounting framework is an 'ideal' that would take 'years'
The benefits of a single set of accounting standards have long been debated, but a recent report has revealed a surge in insurer support. Francesca Nyman considers the feasibility of this goal.