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Appointment at DWF Solicitors.
Jacqui Bickerton, a member of the insurance team at north-west law firm DWF, has been appointed vice...
Striking a blow for panels.
The panels of damage management specialists used by many major insurers seem to have hit the spot in terms of speed and quality of response. Now the idea is being taken up by the smaller players, keen to take a swing at the market. David Fanning…
Sony Life Insurance confirms talks.
Sony Life Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony, confirmed last week it was in talks with non...
Appointment at Sirius Financial Systems.
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has promoted Gareth Davies to the newly-creat...
Appointment at CNA.
CNA has made Stephen Shepherd head of its claims operations in Europe. Mr Shepherd joins CNA from AI...
Eurobase International supports Xchanging Ins-sure Services.
Underwriting software provider Eurobase International has given its support to the Xchanging Ins-sur...
Small and medium-sized businesses have been alerted.
Small and medium-sized businesses have been alerted to the threat of fraud in a study published by t...
Berkshire Hathaway sees profits soar.
US insurance giant Berkshire Hathaway this week recorded a 51% rise in profits for the first quarter...
Australian regulators to monitor public liability premiums.
Australian regulators are expected to monitor public liability premiums, following reforms to tort l...
NMT makes new alliances.
Stevenage-based New Millennium Technologies is in discussions to expand its current household, comme...
Appointment at Claimsplus.
Motor claims specialist Claims-plus has made Stephen Tripp head of call centre. Mr Tripp was formerl...
ABI warns of FSA capital rates threats.
Insurers could be forced out of certain lines should the Financial Services Authority impose phenomen...
1st Software launches a free technology guide.
Integrated technology solutions provider 1st Software has launched a free technology guide, backed b...
Tacit secures funds for UK push.
New Zealand-based insurance software vendor Tacit Group has secured funding to further its expansion...
Football match charity climax.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition reaches its climax on Thursday, when the final for th...
Potters Bar claims "more complex than Hatfield".
Liability issues following last week's Potters Bar rail crash, in which seven people died, remained c...
Aegon to set up joint life insurance venture in China.
Dutch insurer Aegon is to set up a 50:50 joint life insurance venture in Shanghai, China, with the C...
Clinical negligence appealed on proportionality.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Lownds (Court of Appeal - 21 March 2002).
APIL raises fears of ATE collapse.
The after-the-event insurance market may collapse if insurers win in Callery v Gray, heard last mont...
From Celtic Tiger to paper tiger?
The Irish insurance market is in dire straits: with too little competition, costs are going through the roof. Although company chiefs are adopting long-term recovery strategies, Marcus Alcock wonders whether the Celtic Tiger has lost its bite.
Investigating and reserving subsidence claims - 18 June 2002 - The
Subsidence poses an enormous challenge to insurers, loss adjusters and a wide range of specialist co...
View from the Top - Martin Long
It is now some eight months since the launch of the Motor Insurers' Database. The police are understo...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Richard Trevelyan has been named as Crawford's new UK business director with responsibility for mana...
Unite to fight motor menace.
The call this week by one insurance industry chief executive for action over uninsured drivers, see ...