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Commentary - Be ready for Woolf or else.
A major objective of the Woolf reforms is to reduce costs. This will happen with claims which go as ...
Car theft high.
Motorists have been warned about leaving valuables in cars after an analysis of last year's results ...
Appointment at CS Rand.
Alastair Johnstone has been promoted from an account manager to partnership development manager with...
High hopes for society.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters believes membership of its new Society of Claims Technicia...
Appointment at Highams System Services.
Julian Cacchioli is the new marketing manager at Highams System Services. Previously he was with OKI...
Tacking a new course.
The IUA's Marine Committee chairman Nigel Jenkins tells Adrian Leonard about his plans for streamlining the system and fostering co-operation.
Conference to tackle crucial industry issues.
Claims management and customer service are under the microscope as never before. Industry-wide and c...
Business backers.
Warren Hill continued to support the Federation of Small Businesses by sponsoring its annual confere...
Premium hikes won't yield better profits.
I write regarding the article 'RSA asks brokers to back rates rise' (PM 11 March, p8). The articl...
Independence day for broker.
A mbitious Bedford-based broker R K Harrison has regained independence after completing a management...
Appointment at CMG.
IT services group CMG has inducted 10 graduates onto its first recruitment and training programme in...
Axa loses out in appeal court.
In a claim for damages, the plaintiff stated that he was seriously injured as a result of his employ...
Car ferries criticised for poor safety.
Car ferries used by British tourists have been criticised for poor safety. Eight out of 15 ships on ...
£59m makes for a bleak day in Marlboro country.
Tobacco firms and their insurers were left gasping last week after a US court awarded a smoker's fam...
Penny Black's insurance week.
There's nothing Penny Black approves of more than good, old fashioned Victorian Standards. In the Bl...
World is CII's oyster.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has gone global with its first international examination. Over ...
Swiss Re UK chief.
Swiss Re has appointed Martin Albers (pictured above) as the chief executive of its UK division. The...
Between the lines.
Over the last year, a team of actuaries has been working on how best to measure the competitiveness of personal lines business in the UK. Kathryn Morgan explains.
Pick of the crop.
UK insurer Prudential is one of four companies cherry-picked by China to help open up its insurance ...
Exclusive - Thor hammers lost underwriting claims.
Thor Underwriting is standing defiant in the face of claims that it has lost underwriting support fr...
Lost the plot? It's barely on chapter one.
The insurance industry has often been charged with being slow to react to change. But it is not alon...
Bickering brokers unite to slam Bill.
Two warring broker trade bodies have been united in shunning the consultation on the Financial Servi...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Dave Parry, who has been with Independent Insurance since 1994, has been promoted to key account man...
Relectronic Remech launches business plan.
Global disaster recovery and business continuity expert Relectronic Remech has launched its business...