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'Wild West' feel as Ebay inundated by insurers
Ebay has been "inundated" with offers from the insurance industry since announcing its plans to form affinity partnerships with motoring insurance providers.
Five years ago: Graduates snub insurer opportunities
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
BIS 2010: XL head compares insurers to doctors who smoke
In highlighting the importance for clients to understand an insurers' risk, Nigel Bamber, XL Insurance head of client relationship management UK, asked today's British Insurance Summit: "Is the insurer like a doctor who smokes?"
10 years ago: Industry tries to head off ATE litigation
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
20 years ago: Insurers take charge of complaints
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
BIS 2010: Fortis issues SII standard model warning
Fortis has warned insurers against using a standard formula to set capital requirements for Solvency II.
BIS 2010: Fortis issues SII standard model warning
Fortis has warned insurers against using a standard formula to set capital requirements for Solvency II.
Career development & CSR news: Careers services must be overhauled to benefit graduates
A new report, Class of 2010, published by Endsleigh, has called for an overhaul in the way that university careers services currently function.
Career development & CSR news: New cohort gets stuck into graduate training scheme
Six new graduates have started at Lloyd's, marking their first step into the insurance industry.
Editor's comment: Speculation over bids
With the deadline for interest now passed, Macquarie — the company charged with finding a buyer for Quinn — can start sorting out who the main runners and riders are for the business.
The claimant's view: flaws in the system
A recent Adam Smith Institute briefing paper, Access to justice: balancing the risks, makes an important and welcome contribution to the debate on civil justice reform and the Jackson review — especially its analysis of the proposals as being …
Garwyn creates "strongest" liability team in market
Garwyn has created a new adjusting executive team that aims to strengthen its core liability expertise and regional focus.
Serial insurance fraudster given four year sentence
A fraudster who tried to scam the insurance industry out of £10.5m in claims has been jailed for four years.
Xbridge doubles profit in 2009
Xbridge has recorded an increased profit of £3m for its insurance division for the year ending 31 December 2009.
Broker event to be repeated
Leeds-based Henderson Insurance Brokers has attracted 35 insurers to its inaugural conference and plans to make it an annual event.
Biba backs FSA over ERN database plans
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has backed Financial Services Authority proposals for an employers' liability insurance database, operated by the Employers Liability Tracing Office.
GAB Robins deals with major Tesco loss
GAB Robins' UK major and complex loss team have been assigned to a "multi-million pound" fire in South Korea.
Skills boss advocates apprenticeship model
Insurance companies may be missing out on easy wins in terms of enhanced productivity and retention rates by failing to adequately consider the apprenticeship model. That is the view of Chris Humphries, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment…
LAS appoints Dunworth as COO
Claims management services provider LAS has appointed a former director of GAB Robins and Homeserve, Max Dunworth, as chief operating officer.
BIS 2010: Willis CEO warns that risks will need to be "recalibrated"
The insurance industry needs to ensure that it produces new products and services that are relevant to the new environment of corporate shocks and catastrophes.
Brit shareholders set to accept new Apollo bid
Brit Insurance shareholders are expected to accept a renewed offer to buy it outright from Apollo Management, after the investment company secured the backing of CVC Partners.
John Lewis to ditch Greenbee in rebrand
Department store John Lewis is targeting "rapid growth" in the insurance market, after unveiling plans to rebrand its offering.
Fraud deterrent staff need to be given incentives
Employees tasked with the prevention and deterrence of fraud should be given incentives alongside their detection counterparts, if insurers are to develop a fully coherent and effective counter-fraud strategy.
BIS 2010: M&A activity predicted to increase as Solvency II takes hold
Pressures arising from compliance with Solvency II may instigate a wave of M&A activity, a panel of leading industry figures has predicted.