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Insurers wait on fireworks depot claims
An Icelandic public liability insurer is understood to have provided the insurance for the fireworks...
RBSI scraps NIG MD post
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has undergone an internal restructure that has seen brands includin...
Fortis gets leisurely
Fortis Insurance has launched a commercial leisure product, aimed at a wide range of businesses in t...
RPC in mis-selling warning
Claims farmers seeking to cash-in on the mis-selling market will be forced to inform clients of a no...
Deafness judgement soon
Judgement in the seven landmark industrial deafness test cases being heard in Nottingham Crown Court...
What the papers said this week
The Scotsman A skipper who deliberately scuppered his boat in an insurance scam and later confess...
NFU Mutual transfers employees after IT deal
NFU Mutual has signed a EUR130m (£87.5m), 10-year IT outsourcing contract with Atos Origin, which ha...
Motor sector needs a total claims rethink
Zurich motor technical claims manager Dave Morton told members that it was time for a rethink about ...
Hiscox reveals intentions with Wilbur Ross deal
Hiscox this week revealed the basis of its plans to expand further into catastrophe reinsurance, wit...
Jelf adds to acquisitions
Bristol-based Jelf Group has acquired independent commercial insurance brokerage Haines Wallace. The...
Hurley: why the difference for fault and no fault?
Speaking from the floor, Hertz Europe claims director Chris Hurley questioned why the insurance indu...
The call for collaboration is thwarted
Ecclesiastical chief claims manager Dave Bonehill questioned whether a two-tier market was evolving ...
Marsh recreates UK management position
Broking giant Marsh has recreated the sole role of UK chief executive, nearly two years after it was...
NU halves its claims cycle time after pilot
Norwich Union has started a radical overhaul of the way it handles motor claims after a series of pi...
Zurich reassesses key broker relationships
Zurich is to review its relationships with its major key brokers as part of a realignment of its int...
ABTA relaunches scheme
The Association of British Travel Agents has relaunched its travel insurance scheme, which has been ...
Advisory Board
Chair: Anthony Gould , editor in chief, Post Board: Steve Eckhardt , senior claims officer, ...
Towergate offers boss new position
Towergate will make the boss of its latest acquisition a member of the executive board, if he pledge...
Arista signs with Arag
Arista Insurance has signed an agreement with Arag to provide it with a legal expenses insurance pro...
Ace: exposure warning
Ace European Group has warned that UK businesses are exposing themselves to unnecessary environmenta...
Hastings founder plots return as IAG pays £570m for Equity
The founder and former chairman of Hastings Insurance Services, David Gundlach, could be poised to m...
North of the Border: Is forum shopping on the rise?
Recent changes by the Scottish parliament will result in even greater increases in damages awards in...
Firm calls for insurers' compo windfall to end
Insurers should repay to the State the money insurers deduct from mesothelioma victims' compensation...
MIB selects solicitor panel
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has selected four firms for its new solicitor panel. The panel comprises ...