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New vehicle fleet management system built by Thales Telematics.
A new vehicle fleet management system has been built by Thales Telematics, which manages the uploadi...
Building on the flood problem.
Domestic flood claims are becoming an increasingly heavy burden for insurers and modern building techniques are adding to the problem. Bob Spencer offers a solution.
Appointment at HealthSure.
Kirsten Tallis has been recruited by HealthSure as account development co-ordinator. In her new role...
Top motor insurers post operating ratios in excess of 100%.
More than half the UK's top 20 motor insurers posted operating ratios in excess of 100%, during the ...
Out of the blue.
Suddenly, the Conservatives seem to have become a credible force with the potential to dislodge Labour at the next election. Tim Osborne assesses what impact a victory might have on the PMI market.
Experts at the touch of a button.
An online site has been developed by internet firm Specialistinfo.com, which provides insurers and l...
BDML Connect signs deal with USDAW union.
Intermediary BDML Connect has signed a deal with the USDAW union to provide motor insurance to its m...
Axa UK records 24% decline in motor revenues.
Axa UK has recorded a 24% decline in motor revenues in the first six months of this year - largely a...
Indie bosses face legal quiz.
The law firm representing the liquidators of Independent Insurance has made contact with the former b...
Offshore health insurers stand to benefit.
Offshore health insurers stand to benefit from new government proposals to ban NHS care for pensione...
DL shakes up panel ahead of merger.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has been successful following Direct Line's recent adjuster panel re...
Miller plans to grow international network.
Miller International, which managed to complete a management buyout last year, following the demise ...
Cracking the cash plan problem.
Providers may regard cash plans as a simple 'nest egg' to help with everyday healthcare costs, however, the Financial Services Authority will regulate them as general insurance contracts. Lynn Rouse wonders if this decision could leave the regulator with…
Euclidian ditches Guernsey PL plans.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian has ditched plans to write personal lines insurance from its Guernsey-base...
JLT eyes "ambitious acquisitions" as profits leap by 8%.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson looks set to a acquire several medium-sized UK brokers in the coming months, ...
Nurse's back injury claim caused by single incident.
Knott v Newham Healthcare NHS Trust (Court of Appeal - 13 May 2003).
Appointment at Aon.
Aon Professional Risks, Aon's professional indemnity business, has appointed Peter Sharp as a direct...
£3 household levy "outrageous".
Household insurers have slammed the government's proposal to impose a £3 levy on every home insuranc...
View from the Top - Mike Mitchell, distribution director, Lloyds TSB
The online personal lines insurance market is experiencing a rapid period of growth. In any industry...
FirstAssist seals Sona deal.
FirstAssist Group, formed in April after a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance's healthcare an...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection.
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has taken on Alison Hawkins as corporate business developer. She w...
Performance enhancing.
The competitive nature of the insurance industry has meant that human resources departments have had to evolve. Peter Collinson says using the right HR tools can result in the smooth performance of departments and, consequently, the business as a whole.
Pooled services could prevent India exodus.
The current tough economic climate has forced many UK companies to make cost savings, and their firs...
The CII to promote and provide technical training.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to promote and provide technical training, qualifications and c...