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Investigating and reserving subsidence claims - 18 June 2002 - The
Subsidence poses an enormous challenge to insurers, loss adjusters and a wide range of specialist co...
View from the Top - Martin Long
It is now some eight months since the launch of the Motor Insurers' Database. The police are understo...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Richard Trevelyan has been named as Crawford's new UK business director with responsibility for mana...
Unite to fight motor menace.
The call this week by one insurance industry chief executive for action over uninsured drivers, see ...
Sirius Financial Systems appoints managing director.
Insurance technology provider, Sirius Financial Systems, has appointed Gareth Davies as its first ma...
Fairchild ruling: the verdict
The House of Lords has over-turned the Court of Appeal's decision in the crucial Fairchild, Fox and M...
Events.
16-17 May Capital and risk management in reinsurance (IBC UK) London Tel: 01932 893854 22...
Broker predicts five-fold growth.
The Davis Group, after achieving a premium turnover of £12m for the six months to 31 March 2002, cla...
Appointment at Crispin Speers & Partners.
Accident & health and travel insurance specialist Crispin Speers & Partners has recruited Greg Fergu...
Putting the viva into Espana.
It is easy to dismiss the Spanish insurance market as a bit of a backwater. In actual fact, the country's life sector is behaving bullishly giving those in the European arena a run for their money, while general insurance is also putting up a good fight…
Appointment at Keoghs.
National law firm Keoghs has taken on a new partner to further strengthen its personal injury team. ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Set up by Zurich London as an information source for its customers, this is a simple little site tha...
Hire companies set to face H&S PUWER liability.
Contract hire and leasing companies could find themselves dragged through the courts as part of a po...
Regulatory change: Turning it to your advantage - 25 June 2002 - The
Regulatory change is sweeping through every sector. In its wake, it demands fundamental changes to t...
Appointment at Towergate.
David Torrance has joined Towergate Underwriting as finance director. Prior to coming to the company...
Delay protocol is timely move.
The Society of Construction Law's Protocol for Determining Extensions of Time & Compensation for Del...
The FSCS plans to raise £56.4m from insurers.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme plans to raise £56.4m from insurers to pay for pension re...
4th EU Motor Directive: a tall order for insurers.
The government's proposals on how the 4th EU Motor Directive is likely to be implemented in the UK will pose several problems for insurers, argues Jo Dagustun.
PPB to pay out on Indie losses.
Following negotiation with the Policyholders' Protection Board and its successor the Financial Servi...
Windsor reports a pre-tax profit.
Listed insurance broker Windsor has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.07m (up 18%) for the first six m...
Groupama to lose 130 staff as it refocuses on SME sector
Groupama Insurance is to pull out of mid-market corporate commercial insurance lines, closing ten of...
Appointment at Amicus Legal.
Chris Beahan has joined Amicus Leal from Thornhill Technology to develop the new Staffrelations serv...
Marcus Hearn launches an updated airline failure insurance.
London broker Marcus Hearn has launched an updated version of its airline failure insurance in the w...
PricewaterhouseCoppers appoints a director.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed Andrew King as director of its insurance claims services divisi...