News
Healthy outlook.
The government plans to bring regulation of the independent healthcare sector into the 21st century. This puts clinical risk management firmly on to the operating table. Tracy Dilger scrubs up.
Sherwood shuts e2one arm.
Sherwood International has withdrawn all investment from its e2one arm and made seven staff redundant...
E-djuster in insurance deals.
Volume claims processor e-djuster is about to announce a string of contracts with insurers and deleg...
Potential for growth.
David Martin began his working life as a farmer, but the move to loss adjusting has seen him cultivate a successful career. Lynn Rouse found out how.
AIG acquisition of Hyundai financial units wavers.
The long-awaited acquisition of the troubled financial units of the Korean-based Hyundai Group by AI...
Taikang boost.
China's Taikang Life Insurance's chairman and chief executive Chen Dongsheng said it aimed to launch...
Appointment at MMA.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has taken on John Barrett as its UK sales manager. He has 21 years...
Appointment at Axa Nordstern.
Adam Golder has been appointed chief executive of Axa Nordstern Art. He was previously head of Marsh...
RJ Kiln seeks rises.
Lloyd's managing agency RJ Kiln & Co is seeking substantial rises in capacity for the 2002 year of a...
ING: 16% profit rise.
Dutch financial services group ING has recorded a 16% rise in group operating net profits to £3.8bn,...
Cover vital for permanent duty of care.
Merrett v Babb (Court of Appeal - 15 February 2001).
Positive news for IFAs.
Positive Response, the call centre that specialises in appointment setting for the independent finan...
Market awaits slips.
Plans to introduce new slips for the London market under the aegis of the London Market Principles 2...
Marlboro lighter.
The California Marlboro smoker who won a record $3bn (£2.1m) verdict against Philip Morris in a frau...
Appointment at Room Solutions.
Room has boosted the strength of its management team with the appointment of Kevin Curtis to the new...
Stormy reception.
Loss adjusters have had a stormy time with fierce competition for business and pressure to deliver, and now, a new breed of claims handler has met with raised eyebrows among the established players. David Fanning wonders what they'll find at the end of…
Crawford in TSR tie-up.
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company has formed an alliance with the Tropical Risk Consortium to reduc...
Treasury responds to Indie concerns.
Thank you for your letter of 27 June about Independent Insurance (see below: 'Time to make your voice...
Equasis launches CD.
Equasis, the international database covering the world shipping fleet, has produced a CD-rom detaili...
Appointment at Comverse Infosys.
Comverse Infosys, provider of digital recording software for multimedia contact centres, has made fi...
California sues.
Insurers Allstate, State Farm, Farmers, Firemans Fund and 21st Century are being sued by the State of...
GE begins travel.
GE Insurance Holdings subsidiary WorldCover Direct has launched a fully-transactional travel insuran...
NU ups pressure.
Norwich Union, which plans to impose special conditions and higher rates on household policies in hig...
Building up weather problems.
Pressure on the government to tackle the issue of climate change has been reignited by a new report a...