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Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Chubb Insurance have appointed Sarah Warren as property claims technical manager, working out of Lon...
Commentary - Mills ruling stands firm on 'care' and 'assistance'.
The authority of Mills v British Rail Engineering (1992) has long proved useful to insurers in chall...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is frankly astounded at the lengths to which mischief-makers in the industry will go to rub so...
Folgate Partnership acquires Peter Hill Insurance Group.
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Buckinghamshire-based Peter Hill Insurance Group for an undiscl...
Prison investigation raises disclosure issue - Rowe and others v
(Court of Appeal - 8 May 2003) Following complaints of assault by prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs Pri...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something a bit rubbishy about the layout of the fro...
Go with the workflow.
Market pressure has long been building to reduce claims costs, spurring insurance companies to embrace new technology that can manage workflow more quickly, efficiently - and cheaply. These advanced systems bring benefits all round, says Theodore Agnew.
RenaissanceRe benefits from light cat losses
RenaissanceRe made a $124.4m profit in the second quarter of 2003, a 33% increase on the $93.3m it ma...
Everest Re benefits from hardening market
Bermuda-based Everest Re Group made a net profit of $109.6m in the second quarter of 2003, a 105% inc...
Union in government talks as NU cuts 950.
Financial sector trade union Amicus intends to raise Norwich Union's decision to make nearly 1000 pe...
Appointment at Plexus Law.
Neil Kochane has joined Plexus Law as a solicitor from Berrymans Lace Mawer. Mr Kochane worked at Be...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
It is at times like these, when temperatures across the UK are topping 30 deg C, that our thoughts i...
BHSF Group signs deal with Asda.
BHSF Group - formerly the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund - has signed a deal with retail chain As...
New head of general insurance at Lloyds TSB.
Philip Loney of Axa Sun Life is to become the new head of general insurance at Lloyds TSB from 1 Sep...
Sirius Financial Systems adds new software.
Sirius Financial Systems has added Bupa's BupaCare product to its MediQuote private medical insuranc...
A driving force.
By helping the crack down on uninsured drivers, the Motor Insurers' ŠInformation Centre and Experian have steered themselves to victory in this Šyear's technology category. Richard Adams reviews their award-winning Šmotor insurance database.
Dispute resolution overhauled.
Revised plans for a radical overhaul of dispute resolution procedures were published last week by em...
Hays Marketing Technology report findings.
More than half UK insurers will be outsourcing database marketing of customer relationship managemen...
Dream scheme.
Adopting an innovative approach, after listening to the concerns and Šneeds of stakeholders, has been key to the success of ŠPricewaterhouseCoopers' solvent schemes. Lynn Rouse looks at how this Šperfect package impressed the BIA judges.
New disaster firm targets 150 brokers.
A new disaster recovery specialist for the SME sector launched this week and is aiming to target 150 ...
A tough act to follow.
Despite lingering uncertainties and a tough financial climate that Šrefuses to go away, Equity Red Star's strength shone through, winning it Šthe Lloyd's Syndicate of the Year award. Marc Jones finds out more.
Insurers clueless over extent of mould problem.
The article, A Growing Concern (PM, 3 July, p17), appeared to me elitist mumbo jumbo. The author sug...
Simply the best of British.
Take pride in your achievements and your industry. That was the Šmessage David Worsfold, Incisive Media's editorial director, gave Šfinalists during his welcome speech at the Royal Albert Hall, reports ŠRachel Gordon.
Appointment at HCC Global.
Matthew Carr has joined the underwriting team at HCC Global's London office. He brings with him cons...