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Investigating fire claims gets a warm reception.
For insurers, discovering the cause of a blaze is a burning issue in claims processing. Warming to his subject, fire claims investigator Rod Newbery talks to Richard Adams about the wide range of specialist skills involved and the job satisfaction he…
Churchill appoints manager of new broker division.
Churchill has appointed Trevor Britten as the manager of its new broker division. Mr Britten has spe...
Appointment at Cornhill Schemes.
Cornhill Schemes has recruited Tim Tresadern as IT manager. In his new role, he will supervise the t...
Sterling Hamilton Wright agrees to sponsor team.
Sterling Hamilton Wright has agreed to sponsor the Great British Australian Rules Football team, whi...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball
Despite the commendable advances made in the wake of the Woolf Report, third-party bodily injury clai...
Appointment at Special Risk Services Underwriting Agency.
Special Risk Services Underwriting Agency (SRS) has appointed Sarah McCooey as managing director. Ms...
GAB Robins searches for new head as Nicholls quits.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins this week said it would look both inside the company and outside to find a r...
Markerstudy targets Lloyd's.
Broker-only insurance group Markerstudy, which assisted in the management buyout of Service Policies...
Pushing the right buttons.
If insurers fail to push policyholders' buttons regarding online claims services, customers will go to providers that do make the best use of the web-enabled technology, believes Jim Douglas.
ATE premiums halved by ruling.
A High Court ruling last week that said insurers should only have to pay back just over half of the ...
MCE on target for 10% market capture figure.
Motorcycle specialist MCE is aiming to capture 10% of the market by the end of 2003. The broker is c...
Axa Art appoints three non-executive directors.
Axa Art has appointed three non-executive directors to its board. Dennis Holt, chief executive of th...
Insurance fraud up-date: Catching and prosecuting fraudsters.
This Post Magazine management briefing tackles the insurance industry's top priority - fraud.
Over 20 senior executives board canal boat for executive summit.
Over 20 senior executives from the Leeds insurance market recently boarded the Kirkstall Flyer canal...
Incisive offers new courses.
Incisive Training - Post Magazine's joint venture training arm - is rolling out a series of courses ...
Appointment at SBJ Group.
Insurance and consulting group SBJ Group has recruited Darren Gregory as the assistant director of S...
Cox Insurance Retail joins forces with Sequence.
Cox Insurance Retail has joined forces with Sequence to offer household insurance to the estate agen...
Appointment at UK & Ireland Insurances Services.
UK & Ireland Insurances Services has taken on John Kirwan as commercial account handler. He will wor...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson reappoints chairman.
Broking giant Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed John Hastings-Bass as chairman and Dominic Burke ...
Home help for RTA victims.
A new service aimed at insurers and solicitors, which will provide psychological support to claimant...
La Playa to branch out into science and technology market.
Cambridge-based broker La Playa intends to launch a science and technology division in the fourth qu...
Appointment at Axa Assistance UK.
Axa Assistance UK has made Dean Harvey head of business development. He brings a wealth of experienc...
Central Fund uncertainty
Lloyd's arrangements for reinsuring its Central Fund have been thrown into uncertainty after one of t...
Euclidian and JLT Leisure team up.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian and broker JLT Leisure have teamed up to try and help holiday parks obtain...