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Insurers to step up lobbying for flood defences.
Insurers plan to step up their lobbying of MPs, government departments and other interested parties,...
Willis share offer.
Insurance broker Willis is to increase the number of shares publicly traded, with a secondary public...
Lords rule on tree damage.
Public authority insurers could face an increase in payouts for subsidence, unless effective risk ma...
Marsh stands by Charman.
Broker Marsh is standing by its new high-profile manager John Charman, despite the fact he is being ...
ABI investigates asbestos delays.
Emergency talks took place on Tuesday between the Association of British Insurers and Iron Trades Ma...
Claims conference: click into the e-age.
Two one-day conferences presented back to back will together give the claims professional a complete...
Who shares wins.
Insurance fraud is rising and will continue to do so unless insurance companies fully embrace co-operation through the unlimited sharing of fraud data, argues Bill Trueman.
Appointment at James Chapman & Co.
Manchester-based insurance litigation firm James Chapman & Co has made two senior appointments. Lynn...
What the Papers Say.
The Sunday Telegraph Boots is to reveal this week that its pension fund is shifting its entire £2...
NU staff join Capita.
Outsourcing group Capita has announced that 60 Norwich Union staff will transfer to the company, aft...
EC rules on NCB.
The European Commission has requested Belgium and Finland to change national rules imposing a mandat...
Assessing the damage.
The world is focusing on Lloyd's as a market barometer in the wake of the 11 September attacks. Although he remains positive, Nick Prettejohn tells Marcus Alcock he is philosophical about the effects the US atrocities will have on the market.
CGNU: new sales up.
UK insurance giant CGNU has reported an 18% hike in worldwide new business sales for the first nine ...
APB all fired up.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has called for a clamp down on deliberately started car fires, which acc...
Hardy passes 75% capacity threshold
Lloyd's isnurer Hardy Underwriting Group has purchased an additional £3.32m of capcity on its short t...
Open + Direct safe from sale.
Weekend reports that financial services company Open + Direct have been put up for sale by its paren...
GISC seeks answers.
The General Insurance Standards Council wants to set up a high-level meeting with the Treasury in or...
Five-a-side cup-winners.
Twenty rain-soaked teams took part in Post Magazine's first charity five-a-side football tournament ...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey.
Clive Spiller has moved to Cunningham Lindsey UK as Cardiff service centre director, with both clien...
DVT action raises fears.
The aviation insurance market is facing yet another potentially crippling problem, after the launch ...
Russian rules increase cross-selling.
Legislation that would make third-party motor liability insurance compulsory in Russia is expected t...
Appointment at P&I Club.
Three members of the UK P&I Club have been elected to the board of directors. They are Adamantios Le...
Taking fraud on board.
In December, the ABI's anti-fraud seminar will see members talk about their company's fraud initiatives, as the insurance industry renews its fight against fraudsters with the weapons of openness and co-operation. David Neave explains to Lynn Rouse.
US rejects call for terror pool.
The US insurance industry is facing a critical market problem, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill told ...