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Threat to loss adjusters.
The biggest threat to loss adjusters over the next 10 years is not from each other but from accounta...
In on the action.
European companies are realising the value of reputable ratings and they are increasingly willing to have the strength of their performance evaluated, writes David Fanning.
Agency broker fined £80,000.
Agency broker Nelson Hurst and Marsh was fined £80,000 and had costs of £60,000 awarded against it a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
It is not every day that Penny, who is certainly not an 'it' girl, gets to rub shoulders with celebr...
Dialogue must continue to ensure we are talking the same risk
The letter from Steve Huntley 'Crossing the gulf between risk managers' (PM, 1 July, p14) reminds me...
Appointment at Policy Master.
Jonathan Davey has been promoted from marketing director to managing director of MasterPlan, the ins...
Argos incentive.
Broker Direct has extended its incentive scheme for shareholding brokers. In order to increase th...
Not the perfect brew.
Scottish Widows is the latest insurer to follow the demutualisation trend in the indsutry. Mark Ward looks at why this is not always the best option.
Millennium disasters are waiting to happen.
Pensions and human resources departments are not drawing up sufficient contingency plans for the mil...
FOIL-wrapped legal advice.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at Syndicate 55.
Syndicate 55 has appointed Ray Holland as regional underwriter. Mr Holland, formerly with Zurich Fin...
Box car bobbies.
Aircraft-style 'black box' recorders are to be fitted into some of London's Metropolitan Police Forc...
New database is a live Wire.
A database of thousands of personal injury claims, settlements and awards could help insurers and la...
Intuitive marketing,
Woolwich Independent Financial Advisory Services has selected automation systems supplier Intuitive ...
Raise cap or risk failure.
The proposed 1% cap on charges for managing stakeholder will defeat the purpose of the government-sp...
Wider assistance.
Aon Risk Services has acquired Green Flag's emergency home assistance and property repair services f...
Insurance world in focus.
Insurance industry delegates from over 50 countries are expected to attend this year's seminar of th...
Germans on the offensive.
Two major German insurers have targeted the UK for massive expansion. Wurttembergische Versicheru...
Turning Japanese.
Copenhagen Re has opened a new office in Tokyo to take advantage of deregulation in the market. The ...
Solicitors from City-based law firm Davies Arnold Cooper.
Solicitors from City-based law firm Davies Arnold Cooper have raised over £5000 for the charity Chil...
Motoring facts.
The Association of British Insurers has produced a consumer leaflet explaining what the public needs...
Net questions.
Brokers are to be quizzed about their use of the Internet. Maidstone-based insurer Link has sent a q...
Credit hire hostility is not helping anyone.
I read with interest the continuing debate about the effects of Dimond v Lovell, and in particular M...
Hung Fu fight ends.
Prudential has become the first foreign entrant to Taiwan's insurance market for more than 30 years ...