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Woodstock steps up growth
Broker start-up Woodstock has stepped up its growth plans and is now aiming to make 15 acquisitions...
Independent Insurance hearing postponed.
The tribunal hearing, which will decide the fate of the claims of 218 former Independent Insurance e...
Firemen must be aware of all risks
Duncan Andrew Jack v Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (Mayor's & City of London County Court — 22 August 2002)
ABI manager talks about government.
Tim Humphreys, liability manager at the Association of British Insurers, said he believed the govern...
Universal Salvage blames customer loss on interim results
Universal Salvage has blamed the loss of its largest customer Direct Line for a £3.1m fall in inter...
Biba blames brokers' role
Mike Williams, chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, said brokers had to s...
John Gummer to succeed Lord Hunt of Wirral as chairman.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers has appointed MP John Gummer to succeed Lord Hunt ...
Brokers risk "irrelevance"
Risk advisers to large corporations - including insurance brokers - are in danger of becoming irrelev...
Material contribution wins case for nurse
Angela Helen Knott v Newham Healthcare NHS Trust (QBD — 16 October 2002)
Government will not bail out insurers
Anthony Gould and Jane Bernstein report from last week's Post Magazine management briefing - Employers' liability: crisis or crossroads?, held in London.
CGI acquires Inspire Insurance Solutions.
CGI has completed the acquisition of US-based claims and policy administration specialist Inspire In...
Liability: the way forward
After months of media pressure - much of it admittedly hyperbole - the government last week finally...
Household set for loss warn actuaries
Failure to substantially increase household premiums will spell a sharp end to the profitability of t...
New Millennium Technologies goes into administration
New Millennium Technologies has gone into administration, following motor insurer Highway pulling i...
Beyond belief
Though they were traditionally arrest-free zones, places of worship are not immune from crime. Theft and vandalism, in particular, are posing increasing problems for all denominations. Edward Murray explains.
Polishing up the Irish market
Ireland had, for some, lost its shine, but recent initiatives by the Irish government to drive down claims costs have buffed up the country's insurance sector — in particular, the liability market — and restored its attraction for UK insurers. Richard…
Broker defies GISC intervention order
Hampshire-based broker Emsdray this week insisted it was business as usual, despite the fact it has b...
Solicitors survive open PI market
Less than a dozen law firms have been forced to close as a result of failing to obtain insurance in ...
HBOS awards Cap Gemini contract.
UK financial services giant HBOS has awarded Cap Gemini Ernst & Young a £25m contract as business an...
Comparative quotes for cash plans goes live.
Comparative quotes for cash plans has now gone live on Sirius' healthcare subsidiary MediQuote. Siri...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
One of the problems with the internet is that it makes it really easy to find out how many other com...
India moves not the answer
The outsourcing of call centre functionality to Asia is a definite and worrying trend (India callin...
De La Rue risk manager says teamwork is important.
Peter Berring, group risk manager for De La Rue, said teamwork, the sharing of best practice among b...
Airmic in call for EL summit
The Government must radically rethink the provision of employers' liability insurance, go beyond co...