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Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers. Whether studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams or just to test yourself, see how you do
Insurance key to Welsh growth
Insurance has been highlighted as the driving force behind unprecedented growth in the Welsh financi...
Rita upgraded to Cat 5
Hurricane Rita has been upgraded to a category 5 storm as it headed over the Gulf of Mexico with top sustained winds of 165 mph.
Penny Black's insurance week
The gossip machine was in full overdrive mode this week, with the news acquisitive Homeserve is gunn...
AM Best hints of greater leniency
AM Best has hinted at greater leniency towards Lloyd's and has opted to maintain its financial stren...
VAT threat: HM Revenue's view
Outsourcing: Hard Facts for a Soft Market
Chaucer reports increase
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has reported an increase of 19% in gross written premium to £263.3m and a pr...
Apil holds back on support for more fixed costs
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers will not support any further fixed cost regimes, unless t...
Setting targets is key to unlock insurer mediation
Setting targets for claims staff and panel lawyers is the key to unlocking mediation within an ...
Liability plan could fall at the first hurdle
The insurance industry's plan to separate its long-tail liabilities into a pooled fund has been thro...
Goshawk announces a net loss
Goshawk has announced a net loss of $500,000 (£277,000), a fall of more than $9m on its first half p...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Mark Hardinge as chief executive of the group's financial and profession...
Groupama looks at UK acquisitions
Groupama Insurances has responded to its fall from the UK's top 20 insurers with the news it could ...
Glencairn opens new office
London market broker Glencairn has launched a company in Johannesburg, just two and a half years aft...
Mediation is "here and here to stay"
Mediation is here and here to stay and the industry must adopt it and put internal policies in place...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has promoted Rob Chapman to regional underwriting manager based in Leeds. He will b...
Brokers given days to get Katrina info
Confusion over Lloyd's exposure to Hurricane Katrina is being exacerbated by the fact records of bi...
CIS set for 48-hour walkout
Hundreds of employees at the Co-operative Insurance Society are set for a 48-hour walkout next week,...
What the papers said this week
The Times Axa has criticised the way software provider Misys announced a profits warning. The insur...
Call for united front after 7 July
The impact of the 7 July bombings in London was foremost in discussions at a recent Post Magazine Claims Club. Anthony Gould reports
Insurers to access the International capital markets
Small and medium-sized insurers are now able to access the international capital markets through a n...
Broker gets
Broker Perkins Slade has revealed it is looking to step up acquisition plans in southern England,...
SVB moves into the black
Lloyd's insurer SVB has reported an upturn in its fortunes with a £19.2m profit for the first half o...
Increase in personal injury claims
Personal injury claims accounted for the highest number of professional indemnity notifications for ...