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Commentary - New protocol avoids court.
The Professional Negligence Pre-action Protocol, which came into force on 16 July, creates a long-aw...
Conseco PMI to go.
US insurer Conseco plans to phase out about half its major medical health insurance policies, affect...
What the Papers Say.
The Daily Telegraph Peter Davison, the actor, last week chased and caught an armed youth, who all...
Cunningham Lindsey International has opened a new office in Vietnam.
CLI has been undertaking claims adjustments and risk surveys in the country for the last six years a...
LUA threat to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan officials were scheduled to fly into London this week to try to persuade the war risks ra...
Climate change: will it sink property insurers?
6 September - The Insurance Hall Much has been written and said about climate change, but just how...
Lloyd's capital hike.
Lloyd's has increased the minimum level of capital required by new private investors from £50,000 to...
Swinton nets Screentrade book.
Technology giant Misys this week completed the sale of its B2C internet operation Screentrade, with ...
Industry talks on solvency.
The Association of British Insurers plans to hold meetings with the Financial Services Authority and...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Winchester White Management Consultants, the specialist financial services management consultancy ha...
Axa's ups and downs.
Axa has blamed the restructuring of its motor business for a 2.5% decrease in UK general insurance r...
Slovakian floods.
Slovakia's largest insurer Slovenska Poistovna said last week it would pay almost cr250m (£3.7m) in ...
Swiss net launch.
Swiss insurer Baloise launched its balfolio.com internet financial portal last week offering insuran...
The cost of collapse.
The recent Independent Insurance and Chester Street collapses have sent shockwaves through the insurance industry. But Peter Maguire and Alex Hill-Smith take a legal perspective on insurer insolvency and its wider implications - particularly costs.
PPB could face new £25m Indie hit.
Irish motor policyholders, left without cover by the collapse of Independent Insurance, will be prot...
Motor crackdown.
The New York Insurance Department has enacted a new regulation designed at cracking down on motor in...
Where is flood bargain action?
Last week's flash floods provided a timely reminder to the insurance industry - and the government h...
Allstate in court over agent cull.
US insurance giant Allstate has been accused in Federal Court of dismissing 6400 agents as part of a...
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers.
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers has teamed up with weather risk insurers Weather Direct to enha...
Website warning.
Insurers have been warned to iron out technical glitches from their websites, or face losing custome...
Catching and prosecuting fraudsters - Faud 2001: 11 October 2001 -
Identifying and catching fraudsters remains a top priority for the insurance industry. In this manag...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has promoted Bob Pow to national business manager. In his new position,...
Appointment at Autoglass.
Autoglass has appointed two new members of staff to its strategic accounts business team. Jeremy Roc...
Database scheme for all UK claims.
A feasibility study into setting up a central, industry-wide, personal and commercial lines claims d...