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Skandia to end its paperchase.
Insurer UK Skandia has selected software provider ActionPoint to help transfer information from hard...
Evans joins panel.
The Sports Dispute Resolution Panel has appointed Weightmans' new senior partner, Ian Evans, to its ...
Police criticised for lagging.
Detective inspector Michael Dockree of the City of London Fraud Squad said many of the criticisms of...
Broker tunes in to acquisition.
Acquisitive broker Bryan James & Co has boosted its music division with the acquisition of PJ Jenkin...
Misleading use of name.
In the article The Underwriter signs GE deal (Post Magazine, 5 October, p1), there is a reference to...
Chubb marine weighs anchor at Lloyd's.
Chubb Europe has relocated its UK marine department to the Lloyd's building. The team, which will...
BLM loses bulk of Liverpool department to rival.
Insurance specialist Berrymans Lace Mawer has lost the bulk of its Liverpool-based commercial depart...
Churchill to create 275 new jobs.
Churchill has announced plans to create 275 jobs at a new dedicated claims unit in Ipswich. The insu...
A&O advise on sale.
City firm Allen & Overy is advising US insurer The Hartford Financial Services Group on the sale of ...
Respect due to claims.
The comments by Mark Ward, a partner with Arthur Anderson (Post Magazine, 5 October, p6, Claims is n...
Omega to get 529.
Lloyd's managing agent Omega Underwriting Agents is to manage property and marine excess of loss syn...
T-tant travel deal.
The online virtual marketplace for general insurers Moneyextra-insurance has signed its first busine...
Miller signs up RAC.
Miller Sheppard, the vehicle inspection services division of the Miller Fisher Group, has signed a c...
Conference papers.
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Winterhalder v Leeds County Council.
Court of Appeal, 18 July 2000 This decision has made it clear that those handling claims arising f...
Innovation in motor.
The insurance software specialist The Innovation Group has acquired Motorcare, the provider of inter...
Insurers reveal true colours over claims handling.
I see that three ex-managers from Royal & Sun Alliance have set up a claims handling service (Post M...
Venturing abroad.
Bristol-based sports broker Sports Cover Direct has put its two specialist sport and travel policies...
What the Papers Say.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE In an unprecedented move last week, a state judge in California ord...
Braced for Baden.
Talk at next week's pivotal reinsurance event at Baden-Baden is likely to focus on the worrying state of the market. Underwriters have been calling for rate increases for a while now - it is time their warnings were acted on, says Eric Alexander.
Ex-Ohra staff set up alone.
A team of private healthcare specialists have set up a new company after quitting CGU-owned Dutch in...
Figures show Irish market suffering.
The Irish general insurance market suffered again in 1999, according to figures released by the Iris...
Appointment at Sampo Industrial Insurance.
Sampo Industrial Insurance has expanded its Midlands team with the recruitment of regional property ...
Grant leaves QBE
Bob Grant, general manager of QBE's European operations has left the company following a disagreement...