News
Brazil rig covered.
The world's biggest oil rig, which was damaged by a series of explosions off the coast of Brazil las...
What the Papers Say.
The Sun A shocking new Big Brother-style TV show is to show raunchy scenes of a handcuffed couple...
Short-sighted cost-cutting.
The insurance industry has reacted too slowly to changes in the claims culture, said David Lewis, a ...
Frankel charged.
Fugitive Martin Frankel, who is accused of defrauding insurers of more than $200m (£125m) and had be...
Marsh lacks clout says farmer.
Broking powerhouse Marsh has been accused of lacking clout, following the press storm over farmers b...
Aon wins BMS court battle.
Aon has won a settlement of £430,000, including legal costs, against former employees who passed con...
Cox expands retail.
Cox Insurance Holdings, which reported a £6.4m loss for 2000, is to expand its retail business and h...
city3k creates debt exchange.
Brit Insurance-backed technology firm city3k has launched a debt exchange for the reinsurance indust...
Graduating to better things?
In a bid to secure the highest quality graduates, insurers are having to fight hard in the recruitment arena. Richard Adams talks tactics and looks at the postgraduate packages on offer from some insurers.
The ABI responds to critics.
Tony Worthington's letter, (Post Magazine, 15 March, p16) asks several questions about Chester Stree...
Cost of failing to gather information.
Failures in basic information gathering are costing the insurance industry money, said Bob Barnett, ...
Boleat and Baker advise Claims Direct on recoverability.
Tony Baker and Mark Boleat, previously deputy director general and director general of the Associati...
Health and Safety CD-Rom.
Royal & Sun Alliance, with the Health & Safety Executive, have developed a new risk management tool....
Zurich downbeat about 2001
Zurich Financial Services has posted disappointing results for 2000 with a 5.5% decline in profit. Th...
Appointment at TT Club.
Andreas Mueller has become the TT Club's underwriting and sales director for Asia Pacific. He will w...
NIG has Advantage.
Broker-only insurer NIG's home screen-driven product Advantage Select is now available to intermedia...
P&C builds team.
Loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services has launched an eight-strong dedicated nationwide constru...
Fair claims service.
Insurance company claims departments are on the whole "fair, courteous and efficient", according to ...
Industry: failure to meet promises.
The industry must drastically improve its awareness of customer expectations, said Eddie Longworth, ...
Glazier cuts costs.
Emergency response glaziers Highway Glass & Locks has developed a new reconstruction service to redu...
Appointment at The Source.
Jane McGovern has been appointed divisional director of The Source Claim Support, the IT-related cla...
Zurich goes digital.
Zurich's commercial business unit has teamed up with digital business facilitator Entranet to help i...
Aspect expansion.
Aspect Software International, which provides eCRM applications for the insurance and banking sector...
Appointment at Adepta.
Adepta, the provider of outsourced administrative services to the life and pensions industry, has ta...