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Less is more in quest to bridge trust gap.
Insurers need to go back to the drawing board to tackle social and financial exclusion, says Mike Fairbairn, citing the Raising Standards scheme as a step in the right direction.
Appointment at Alexander Forbes Professions.
Alexander Forbes Professions continues to build its professional indemnity team, with the appointmen...
Lloyd's insurer Brit revises premium income forecast.
Lloyd's insurer Brit has revised its premium income forecast for the year by £10.2m from £577.6m to ...
Appointment at Rubicon.
Rubicon Corporation, a source of expert insurance services and solutions, has promoted Clive Kent to...
Commercial fire costs hit premiums.
The cost of fire claims on commercial and domestic properties topped £1bn in 2001 for the first time...
Lloyd's shuns ATE.
Several Lloyd's syndicates have shunned the high-risk after-the-event insurance market ahead of today...
Penny Black's insurance week.
The devil is in the detail as Penny well knows, although her friends at global consultancy Pricewate...
Beachcroft to launch consulting division.
Commercial law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs plans to launch a financial services consultancy on 1 Jul...
Keeping tabs on subsidence.
The purpose of monitoring should be to provide evidence that a plan of action to prevent subsidence ...
Complacency warning over stress.
Insurers and employers need to guard against complacency as a result of a recent Court of Appeal jud...
Masterpieces on the move.
Art exhibitions can involve bringing together valuable canvases from all over the world. Specialist advice combined with goods in transit cover is vital, says Jane Bernstein.
Insurers face EL facts.
Last week, the House of Lords gave their reasons for finding in favour of the claimants in Fairchild, Fox and Matthews, which will affect future mesothelioma claims. Boris Cetnik warns insurers to be prepared.
LTC Code plan before compulsion.
The Association of British Insurers has outlined plans to strengthen the industry's voluntary Code o...
Guidelines on the reporting of fraud to be published.
The long-awaited joint guidelines on the reporting of fraud, agreed between the Association of Briti...
Training vital in quest for talent.
The UK market is entering a new buoyant phase. New insurance companies are being formed - such as Lo...
IT provider Misys records profits.
IT provider Misys last week recorded profits before goodwill amortisation in its financial services ...
Broker Willis called on to testify.
Broker Willis has been called on to testify in the legal battle to decide whether the destruction of...
Research indicates potentially fraudulent claims has increased.
Research by Zurich Municipal has indicated the number of claims identified as potentially fraudulent...
Uncertainty set to return.
As the insurance industry waits for the House of Lords' final ruling on the after-the-event test cas...
Appointment at BHSF.
Steven Boughton has become compliance manager to all the group companies at BHSF. Mr Boughton joined...
Human Rights Act unearths the root of the problem.
Injunctions will be more freely used in dealing with tree roots that are causing subsidence said Mar...
Norwich Union hit by £80m bank transfer.
Norwich Union suffered a blow last week when Barclays Bank announced it planned to transfer its house...
AA seeks to formalise Helphire contract.
After a nine-month pilot the AA is to formalise its working relationship and sign a contract with cr...
When high net worth gets snap happy.
Serious collectors are snapping up classic photographs by famous photographers, as the market becomes well worth their attention and money. High net worth insurers are now having to focus in on the risks associated with this medium. Helen George takes a…