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Lloyd's begins its defence
Lloyd's defence counsel, Charles Aldous QC, started his defence today in the High Court against the ...
Question time.
Martin Bruffell says the Code of Best Practice on Rehabilitation must be reviewed quickly if its impetus is not to be lost and insurers' in-house initiatives are not to be sidelined.
Norman choose M&L.
Norman Insurance has selected motor claims specialist Motor & Legal Group to provide the claims repo...
Port Marine Safety Code unveiled by Keith Hill, Shipping Minister.
The government hoped to make all ports safe calls this week with the launch of a new Port Marine Saf...
Ratings adjusted.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has adjusted its ratings for the European insurance sector, cutting Dutch...
IFAs targeted.
Intermediary software specialist Policy Master is set to launch a new product for the independent fi...
Appointment at Marsh.
William Malloy has been appointed as head of Marsh's financial and professional services practice in...
AIG to spend $400m.
US giant AIG plans to double its investment in the Indian market to $400m (£240m) by the end of the ...
Adviser flees £6m con allegations.
A US financial adviser is on the run with his family after allegedly conning investors out of £6m. ...
... a Member of Parliament.
David Worsfold spent a day with Ivor Caplin MP, a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services.
Appointment at Zurich Financial Services.
Chris Staples has been appointed as community affairs director for Zurich Financial Services. He wil...
A case of biting the hand that feeds?
As a chartered loss adjuster working for a cleaning and restoration contractor, and having worked on...
Pensions funds at risk from dot.com frenzy.
The dot.com equity frenzy currently sweeping global markets could have a disastrous impact on pensio...
Mum's the word.
Prime Minister Tony Blair last week told some of Britain's leading employers that it makes economic ...
Axa staff aid charity.
Nearly 90 staff at Axa Insurance's Colchester and Darlington offices played a key role in raising ov...
New Zurich website.
Zurich Commercial has announced plans to unveil a new website within the next few weeks. The new sit...
Audatex teams up.
Repair specialist Audatex has joined forces with Dixon Car Clinics, the only repairer network in the...
Lloyd's claws back £20m Names' debts.
Lloyd's fight against non-paying Names received a boost this week after a Canadian court ruling enab...
What's the damage on damages.
Damages set to rise ... again. Looking back to Post Magazine 15 years ago, 14 March 1985, the insura...
Insurers told: 'You are being robbed'.
Insurers are "getting robbed every time" by approved repairer networks being used by loss adjusters,...
Broker sets up risk service.
A new risk management service has been launched by broker Alan Boswell. The service is designed to e...
Appointment at Eurobase Systems.
Keith Henley has been made group sales and marketing director at Eurobase Systems. He joins from Mit...
Appointment at Lime Street Recruitment.
Lorraine Steel and Julie Jennings have joined Lime Street Recruitment as consultants. Ms Steel will ...
Axa up and looking online
French insurer Axa has reported a 22% rise in 1999 net attributable profit excluding exceptional ite...