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What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph A woman who is wheelchair-bound and "virtually blind" drove her boyfriend home ...
Smoking claim dismissed
Insurers' hopes of successfully defending smoking litigation claims were boosted after a landmark tr...
Appointment at Axa
Axa has made Ralph Nash director of group operational risk. Prior to this, he was head of enterprise...
Insurer urges action over solicitors
Insurer Axa has urged the government to include claimant solicitors as part of plans to regulate cla...
RWA Group establishes new company
Regulatory compliance specialist RWA Group has established a new company to provide coverholder audi...
European Parliament withdraws EU directive
The European Parliament has withdrawn the European Union directive that would have created a harmoni...
FSA and FOS unveil fees
The final Financial Services Authority fees and the Financial Ombudsman Service levies for 2005/2006...
SVB in US liability update
Troubled Lloyd's insurer SVB has yet to use half of the £103m exceptional provision it set aside to ...
Hiscox reveals estimate for Syndicate 33
Hiscox has revealed its current estimate for Syndicate 33 for the 2003 and 2004 years of account rem...
RFIB enlists SIS to boost retail
Broker RFIB Group is expanding its retail presence through the acquisition of Service Insurance Solu...
Ombudsman calls for info
Peter Hinchliffe, the ombudsman with lead responsibility for insurance, called for feedback from the...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Eric Hagman CBE as non-executive chairman of Aon's Risk Services division in Scotl...
SFO still investigating Independent Insurance collapse
Close to the fourth anniversary of the collapse of Independent Insurance, the Serious Fraud Office h...
Insurers urged to unite in whiplash fraud
Insurers were urged to unite in their battle against whiplash fraud, to share information on all fra...
Insurance Charities president plays in game of chess
The President of the Insurance Charities, Frank Smith, played chess against nine opponents simultane...
Appointment at FMW
Lewis Smith has become account handler in the property team at FMW. He previously worked for New Ind...
Whiplash fraud should be plead
Insurers and defendant law firms should not be afraid of pleading fraud in whiplash cases, despite t...
Misys Countrywide launches membership drive
Misys Countrywide is launching a new network membership drive aimed at commercial brokers, and is lo...
Pinnacle claims PPI is set for a sales boost
Worldwide sales of payment protection insurance could be boosted by the findings of a new study on c...
Appointment at Guardian Holdings
With the retirement of Peter Ganteaume as group chief executive of Guardian Holdings, Rory O'Brien, ...
Improved forecast for Kiln
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has improved its forecast for the 2003 year of account for three of its four sy...
ATE premiums legal - despite challenge
A court battle involving some of the UK's largest insurers, over after-the-event premiums, could for...
Budget's brand pledge
Budget Retail has completed its 20th and most significant acquisition for the financial year ending ...
Towergate announces new agency and support centre
Towergate has announced the creation of a new professional indemnity underwriting agency and support...