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On the right track.
The insurance industry needs to work towards claims protocols that promote a unified response, allowing quick and effective action in dealing with major disasters, argues Alan Fleming.
LawAssure launch.
Epoch Software has teamed up with Royal & Sun Alliance subsidiary First Assist to launch a subscript...
Axa set to introduce panel for barrister's chambers.
Axa is set to introduce a panel for barristers' chambers to handle litigious work by the end of Febr...
Swinton is on acquisition trail.
Broking chain Swinton Insurance, which took over North-West personal lines intermediary Deansgate In...
Road ends for Lloyd's motor.
The motor market is "almost certain" to exit Lloyd's because of reduced profits and high charges, a ...
Testing times for the industry.
For Joe and Jane public, social exclusion must feel like a very real threat. They will have seen rep...
Lloyd's four merge.
Four Lloyd's market associations - The Lloyd's Underwriters Association, Lloyd's Underwriters' Non-M...
Vizards/Wyeth merger is on the cards.
City law firm Vizards, Staples & Bannisters is understood to be close to a merger with Dartford-base...
High cost of flying.
British Airways has said it will cost about £17m to make the modifications to its fleet of seven Con...
Trained for success.
Companies investing in training programmes for their staff are reaping the long-term rewards of loyal staff and higher profits, believes Jane Bernstein.
... an e-risk intermediary.
The rise of the dotcoms and the application of internet technology have made e-risk an exciting sector. However, Marcus Alcock spends a day with David Walsh of Clickforcover and finds some things never change.
Crawford eyes Quote and Buy for helpline link-up.
Loss adjuster Crawford is in talks with online insurance intermediary Quote and Buy to provide a 24-...
The wheel thing.
Fleet motor is set to move into profit for the first time in years, reports Rachel Gordon, with risk management approaches and advances in technology by insurers and loss adjusters a major factor.
Inspop talks with ISP may lead to London takeover.
Internet insurance intermediary Inspop.com is in discussions with a London-based internet service p...
Appointment at Wessex Group.
Christopher Smy joins the Wessex Group as business development manager. He was formerly with Norwich...
Animal rights and wrongs.
As animal rights organisations step up their attacks on biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, ...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
The Bollington Group has made four new appointments to its motor trade division. These include David...
Power crisis sparks claims.
The power crisis in the US state of California is not expected to lead to major claims in the Lloyd'...
CTC branches out.
Software and services provider CTC has opened new offices in Birmingham and Bristol. The Croyden-bas...
Fifthmoon: the dawning of the third age?
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Ground control.
New laws force polluters to clean-up contaminated land - and that includes gradual pollution from previous owners. Standard liability policies are not enough. Insurers must redevelop a variety of solutions to the exposures faced. Simon Threadgold digs…
Virtual value.
Selling insurance over the internet has its critics and several net intermediaries have bitten the dust lately. However many predict that e-value will soon become apparent as net trading rises sharply. David Fanning is virtually convinced.
Appointment at Carr Greenwood Smith.
Senior loss adjuster John Williams joins Carr Greenwood Smith's Leeds office. He will have responsib...
FSA defends new regime on professional standards.
David Jackman, head of training at the Financial Services Authority, defended its decision to drop s...