News
Brokers and insurers are both to blame over liability bombshells.
Lynn Rouse reports on last week's British Insurance Brokers Association annual conference, which was held in Manchester.
Appointment at Compass Management Consulting.
Julian Jackman has joined Compass Management Consulting as business development partner, specialisin...
Chairman of Zurich Financial Services to resign.
Rolf Huppi, embattled chairman of Zurich Financial Services, is to resign as chairman following the ...
APB: guidance for fire stations.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has produced guidance for the UK's fire services as part of a drive to r...
Appointment at Composite Legal Expenses.
Julia Williams has joined Composite Legal Expenses as business development consultant and will focus...
Watching your back.
The Human Rights Act means that the use of surveillance evidence to contest personal injury claims cases could be rendered inadmissible. However, as long as insurer defendants watch their step, such evidence can still be invaluable, says Simon Gibson.
Insurers in plant talks.
The Association of British Insurers is set to consult its members over new Home Office proposals, wh...
Budget - Little substance, but a lot of rhetoric.
There was a lot of rhetoric about encouraging pensions and savings in last week's Budget, but, argues Nick Bamford, in the final analysis there was little of any substance.
View from the Top - Duncan Boyle
Duncan Boyle, chief executive, Royal & Sun Alliance A great deal has already been said within these...
Flying failure.
Zurich Insurance Services provided cover for last week's cancellation of the much-hyped musical vers...
Byers' case aborted.
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society aborted judicial proceedings against Transport Secretary Steph...
The Surrey-based National Flood School ...
The Surrey-based National Flood School plans to introduce a new course from 18 June on mould and fun...
Short-term mindset remains rife.
Insurers and brokers should not pretend their needs are in tune. They must be honest and open at t...
Budget - Glimmer of hope for PMI providers.
Last week's Budget signals increase not decline for private medical insurance, believes Mike Hall.
Cynical or ham-fisted?
This week was another black one for the insurance industry's reputation and once again it has all be...
Appointment at Ernst & Young.
Ernst & Young has made David Barker partner in the mergers and acquisitions group, focusing on the f...
The eyes have it.
Could the government's recently-proposed compulsory ID cards be the solution to the growing problem of insurance fraud? Jamie Taylor reports on a system where biometric scanning of people's irises could save insurers millions of pounds. Pure science…
Appointment at Albemarle.
Deborah O'Donovan has joined Albemarle Interim Management and has assumed responsibility for the com...
Editech to set sites on UK.
Italian diagnostic imaging company Editech is in talks with insurers about bringing its technology t...
Appointment at Axiom.
Aubrey Jones has joined Axiom Claims Consulting's specialist consultancy group as risk management co...
Dutch financial services group ING ...
Dutch financial services group ING last week conceded that job cuts are likely following the announc...
1st Software launches Adviser Office.
1st Software, which provides technology solutions to the intermediary and financial adviser market, ...
Appointment at Ansa.
Simon Maude has joined claims management company Ansa as product development director. He was former...
Fleets ahead.
UK businesses seem to be reluctant to invest in risk management strategies where their fleet cars are concerned. However, to ensure long-term savings, this kind of initiative is essential in the drive to keep productivity up and costs down, says Duncan O…