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Chester Street payouts fall short.
Payouts to victims of asbestos-related diseases covered by liquidated insurer Chester Street Insuran...
Insurers ignore emerging market.
Insurers should look more closely at the provision and cost of products for the financially excluded...
Irish broker jailed.
An Irish broker has been jailed for seven years, after pleading guilty to fraud and forgery involvin...
AA pays out £20m compensation.
The AA this week agreed to pay £20m in compensation to cartographer Ordnance Survey having admitted ...
Insurers ignore property flood aid.
Insurers have failed to respond to a new property-drying technique that could save them thousands of...
Results - DL extends across Europe.
Direct Line said it was progressing its plans to extend its familiar red phone brand across Europe, ...
Insurers fight phantom fraud.
Insurers are set to combat the rising tide of "phantom passenger" motor fraud cases in the wake of a...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has taken on Martin Gray as a member of its holdings board. Mr Gray recen...
Retail therapy.
Household insurers should not be complacent, with new entrants homing in on the market all the time. As well as internet brokers, retail giants are currently buying into the sector, providing those clients prepared to shop around with a cure for their…
Paving the road to recovery.(2)
Rehabilitation has enormous potential to save money and livelihoods, but it must be done effectively and efficiently. For insurers to pick up the pieces after an accident, all parties must be open to consensual methods of claims handling, says Steve…
Car wars.
The non-standard motor market has opened up, with specialist providers losing their pole position to the non-specialists, who have moved up a gear using sophisticated rating engines to quote. The race is on to recover lost ground, according to Edward…
Appointment at Combined Insurance.
Combined Insurance has recruited Alan Winch to work in its special risk division, which underwrites ...
Gerling shake-up.
A management shake-up at insurer Gerling will see the native Australian chief executive officer of G...
Limited trial for R&R's solution.
Brokers taking part in the pilot scheme for the internet broking solution 24 7 since January have on...
Engineering site.
The International Association of Engineering Insurers has launched a website, www.imia.com, to help ...
Appointment at Alleghany Underwriting.
Julian Bosworth has joined the board of Alleghany Underwriting Risk Services and will be responsible...
Broker set to acquire.
Leeds-based commercial insurance broker Henderson is looking to make several acquisitions after year...
Enter now for BIA 2001 recognition.
Want to win a British Insurance Award and let the whole industry know about your achievements? Then ...
Loyalty comes to UK.
Aon's Employee Risk Solutions, with the assistance of the Aon Loyalty Institute in the US, has estab...
Indian conversion.
The General Insurance Corporation of India is to set up a representative office in London after conv...
Scot Am shot in the arm for Pru.
Prudential hopes to boost its market penetration in the independent financial adviser sector with th...
Football competition kick off.
The Post Magazine and Avon Insurance football ticket competition is here again, with three simple qu...
Weather mapping.
The Met Office is to offer GeoProof, its weather data product, online. GeoProof maps weather across ...
Cover clarification follows epidemic.
With several high-profile events, including rugby internationals, horse racing and the Crufts dog sh...