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Mutual benefits.
Standard Life believes its latest business figures vindicate its decision to remain mutual. The comp...
How to prepare for long-term liabilities.
The industry constantly gets it wrong when forecasting the likely nature, extent and cost of long-ta...
Doctors assist in MBO.
Mobile Doctors, which facilitates the production of medical reports for the personal injury market, ...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
Matthew Thomas has joined the London-based offices of GAB Robins as a fidelity guarantee adjuster. He...
Stress remains despite damp squib.
Jane Bernstein looks at the impact of the Human Rights Act on the insurance industry since its introduction last year and discovers that despite the hype there has been no massive claims increases as feared. Insurers cannot, however, be complacent about…
Davies speaks out.
Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, will be the Association of Insuranc...
RSA to raise capital as profits drop
Royal & Sun Alliance, which has recorded a sharp fall in profits for the nine months upto the end of ...
Strategic advance.
Alexander Forbes' deputy chief executive, John Percy-Davis, talks to Richard Adams about the company's future plans and, following several European acquisitions, the UK's highly regulated trading conditions.
Out on a limb.
Last month the House of Lords found in favour of a buildings insurer of a London mansion block that had suffered substantial subsidence damage caused by a pavement tree. Rachel Bolt goes straight to the root of the problem.
Married bliss?
Outsourcing key services within the public sector has become more popular, however, risk management is a vital component of the contracts entered in to ensure a happy and enduring partnership, say Sara Rowan and Peter Wilson.
Bermuda base.
White Mountain has announced that it is seeking to establish a Bermuda-based property and casualty r...
Time to set an example.
The last year has proved to be particularly disastrous for the insurance industry, but Maggie Litster insists that there is hope, and calls for a more positive course of action.
Misleading increase of solicitors' PI premiums.
The comments by Jason Nash, "Solicitors' PI premiums drop after first year", (PM, 18 October, p29) a...
Next generation.
Risk software specialist Line International last week unveiled the next generation of its risk manag...
Exit penalty hike may come to life.
UK life insurers may have to raise their exit penalties in the wake of the World Trade Center traged...
Slips in February.
The new slips for the London Market, drawn up as part of the LMP2001 initiative, have been finalised...
BBN to capitalise.
The broking arm of Berry Birch & Noble is looking to capitalise on Berkley's independent financial a...
Payout based on ignorance.
A Japanese High Court judge has ruled that seven insurers should pay 19 policyholders yen 12.15m com...
Driving the point home.
I read with interest the article "Who is in the driver's seat?" (PM, 11 October, p24). One of the...
Terrorism claims.
The Insurance Council of Australia has urged state and federal governments to provide a renewable si...
BDML buys Sabre book.
Norwich Union has cut its involvement in the non-standard motor market with the sale of Sabre to BDM...
S&P upgrades QBE.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has upgraded its insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ...
Willis axes client contact at Leeds.
Broking giant Willis has axed the client contact facility at its Leeds office, following a reorganis...
Learning curve.
Companies are beginning to recognise the competitive advantages to be gained through training and developing call centre staff, but there are other benefits too, as Jane Bernstein discovers.