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Storms cost £700m but fire and subsidence subdued
The insurance industry was hit by just under £700m of claims in the wake of the storms last autumn, a...
Multiple choice test for insurers
A multiple choice test on general insurance has been produced by the Chartered Insurance Institute - ...
Chaucer to buy out Brit from joint venture
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Chaucer is to buy the stake held by (re)insurer Brit Insurance Holdings in...
Hannover Re shrugs off poor Clarendon result
Hannover Re says that a large drop in profit at its Clarendon Insurance subsidiary in 2000 would have...
Prostitutes refused: ING accused.
An organisation representing Dutch prostitutes has reported the financial services giant ING to the ...
CBI warns over Bill.
The Confederation of British Industry warned the US this week there would be "serious repercussions"...
Vets the way to do it.
South Essex Insurance Brokers has made 24-hour help available to police, enabling them to reduce del...
Union of unions.
The Manufacturing Science and Finance union is set to merge with the AEEU. The final phase of the pr...
Repairers forced into fraud.
Insurers have been accused of breaching the Competition Act in an open letter sent to top UK motor i...
EDI and XML - mix for success.
Electronic data interchange has been slated over new, "flexible" technologies such as XML, but over ...
FSA: Panel praise.
The Financial Services Authority received qualified support from the Financial Services Consumer Pan...
San Francisco to lead on sex change.
San Francisco will become the first US city to extend its health insurance plan to cover sex change ...
Results - Mutual benefits.
Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual this week reported a 38% rise in operating profits for 2000 a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was glad to see those bravehearts at Scottish Amicable were in fine form at last week's Press ...
Legal shake-up.
A new court ruling on vibration white finger sets precedents that will impact on liability claims for other industrial diseases. Mariel Irvine explains.
Pensions off course.
The Myners review of the pensions industry has called for widespread changes in the way the UK's £80...
Kenny aims high.
Michael Kenny, chief executive of the general commercial insurance broker Ward Evans, has announced ...
Cashflow cover.
Coverclick.com has introduced a new late payment product to its online portfolio, which guarantees t...
Independent ranked sell as shares dive
Shares in Independent Insurance have plummeted in the wake of its results announcement on Tuesday, de...
Fortis may escape £50m claim for Selby crash.
Flemish insurer Fortis could escape a £50m payout following last week's railcrash at Selby in North ...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has appointed Richard Holland as executive manager - group finance, giving him...
Black Crowes sue Lloyd's.
Several Lloyd's Syndicates have been served with a writ by US rock band the Black Crowes for alleged...
New York Life sued.
New York Life Insurance could face a multi-million-pound payout if a suit bought by a group of curre...
In the legal limelight.
The rising compensation culture and government legislation are bringing legal expenses insurance int...