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Charity Pay Day
Insurance Charities deputy president David Worsfold (right) receives a cheque for £3371.80 from Cha...
Santam's UK expansion on hold after Bluesure
South African insurer Santam will not embark on further UK acquisitions, having become a major shar...
Mountains out of molehills?
As the compensation culture continues to take hold in the UK, with more and more minor incidents being converted into claims, Hugo Cranmore looks to the US and asks how far down the 'blame and claim' line the UK is likely to follow.
QBE revamp will not impact jobs
QBE this week said plans to "rationalise the UK corporate and capital structure" of its insurance c...
Rubicon looks to slice 40% off sick bill
Rubicon Health plans to make a major push into the corporate health market next month, with the lau...
Sirius deal means new premium finance tool
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has introduced a new premium finance tool to...
Commentary - Adjudicator's defence rests
There are three main defences where summary enforcement of an adjudicator's decision has been appli...
Confusion over travel name
Travellers Protection Services is becoming increasingly concerned about the on-going confusion betw...
Weathering the Storm - book review
The latest volume of the history of loss adjusting, Weathering the Storm, by Chris Hardy, is now av...
FSA plans on SME market slammed
Representatives from the broking, insurance company and London market sectors were all united this ...
What the papers said this week
THE TIMES Shares in US insurance companies slipped amid reports that their own insurer, Gerling...
Insurer quizzed as founder Rutter exits
Rating agencies Fitch and AM Best were due to meet the senior management of London market insurer T...
Crawford plans repair relaunch
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company is planning a major relaunch of its Repairnet managed contractor n...
RSA slips off the radar
Royal & Sun Alliance is now "at its most vulnerable point", UK chief executive Duncan Boyle told Po...
ABI reacts to concerns
The Association of British Insurers this week said it was reacting to concerns over late renewal no...
A healthy outlook for the market?
Public emotions can run high where health-related issues are concerned - and insurance provision has attracted perhaps more than its fair share of media attention recently. Lynn Rouse talks to Richard Walsh, head of health at the ABI, and the man with…
Health staff stressed out over change
National Health Service and local government employees are the most stressed out workers in the UK,...
Asbestos claim signed away - Alan Matthews v Ministry of Defence
(House of Lords - 13 February 2003) Alan Matthews served in the Royal Navy as an electrical mecha...
A jolt for whiplash claims
Whiplash is costing insurers dear, with about eight in 10 of all motor personal injury claims relating to the condition. Many are realising that speed and appropriateness of treatment response is vital to keep payouts down - and can also help weed out…
All tarred with the same brush
When it comes to tackling non-disclosure, the insurance industry has traditionally treated all UK policyholders as potential fraudsters, asking what many customers perceive to be unnecessary questions. Stuart Johnson suggests a more transparent approach…
Creechurch to float on AIM
Lloyd's managing agency Creechurch is looking to raise capital, with a flotation on the Alternative...
Rubicon appointed by Swinton
Rubicon has been appointed by broker Swinton to run off the call centre operation in Lurgan, Irelan...
Bollington to go national following MBO
Macclesfield-based broker the Bollington Group is aiming to establish itself as a national broking ...
Judiciary key to rehab progress
The need for a catalyst to take the practice of rehabilitation "to another level" has been recognis...