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FPA turns the heat on insurers
Insurers can no longer afford to ignore calls from the food and drink industry for risk-based proper...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has appointed Michael Payne as business developer, responsible for...
New ERC focus results in job cuts
GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation is to cease writing new life reinsurance in the US, and will no...
Law firms fail to cap exposure in liability claims
Legal firms are ignoring a possible route to capping their exposure to potentially catastrophic negl...
Speed essential in a major loss
Simon Ford, area manager for Munters, told delegates there is still an alarming lack of understandin...
Mixed results for AF
Anglo-South African broking group Alexander Forbes' blamed currency movements - that have strengthen...
Called into question
A recent survey on claims handling makes grim reading. It seems many insurance staff on the front line feel the public is becoming more demanding and less reasonable, and that none is totally honest when making a claim. Hugh Thompson reports
South African insurer say claim has been withdrawn
South African insurer Santam said the Giddings family of Hampshire, victims of the Planet Hollywood ...
Few independent bodyshops appointed
Few independent bodyshops - if any - will be appointed as manufacturer authorised repairers under th...
GAB Robins stresses its commitment
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has stressed its commitment to its business continuity operation, despite t...
Appointment at James Chapman
Manchester-based law firm James Chapman & Co has expanded its team of personal injury solicitors wit...
QuestGates opens new offices in Newcastle and Bristol
Loss adjuster QuestGates has opened new offices in Newcastle and Bristol, bringing the total to 12. ...
RSA calls for affinity group regulation
Royal & Sun Alliance is seeking to encourage affinity groups, trade unions and charities to apply fo...
Beckett insists TBS is on track
Broker network start-up Total Broker Solutions this week denied it was having difficulty attracting ...
Play back time
Claims Replacement
Folgate Partnership teams up with Risk Assessment Services
Broking group the Folgate Partnership has teamed up with Risk Assessment Services to roll out a new ...
JLT Risk Solutions wins reinsurance appointment
JLT Risk Solutions has won the reinsurance appointment for the Dolphin Project, one of the largest e...
UK insurance industry's inability to generate a positive image
The UK insurance industry's inability to generate a positive image of itself is dissuading large num...
New-look Heath takes shape
Broker Heath Lambert denied this week that the sudden departure of its chief executive David Margret...
Swiss Re warns of perilous shortcomings
Swiss Re warned this week that "one of the most perilous shortcomings" in traditional property insur...
Worth the paper it's written on?
Insurance contracts are based on mutual trust - aren't they? A study last year challenged the idea of good faith with the shocking finding that 48% of British people would not rule out making an exaggerated claim, says Alison Hart
Allianz Cornhill Engineering strengthens underwriting team
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has appointed two specialist risk surveyors to strengthen its underwrit...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a very pleasing site that deals with its subject matter well and only really falls down on a...
Sergon BRM selected by Legal & General
GAB subsidiary Sergon BRM has been selected by Legal & General as one of its partners to provide a b...