News
Stop the cheats.
Malingering claimants are an expensive problem for insurers. So how can you catch them out? What should you look for in medical reports? Dave Cottam gives his views.
Potential claims.
Shifts in political attitudes and changes to the funding of the legal system were driving some of th...
Online travel cover.
NPIB, the independent insurance intermediary arm of the Norwich and Peterborough building society, h...
£2bn Alliance buy.
Alliance Capital, a subsidiary of Axa Financial, the French insurer's main US operation, is to acqui...
X makes its mark.
Web X has launched a new component-based framework, Underwriter Cafe, which allows the entire insura...
How Pru brought estate agency in house.
The annual house hunting season is now in full swing, and 15 years ago the Prudential made waves whe...
Appointment at Joslin Rowe.
Joslin Rowe has made two new appointments to its insurance and pensions divisions. Louise Bousfield ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was out and about in her party dress again this week at the mirror-clad Mirabelle restaurant i...
Merger will create largest Lloyd's agency.
Lloyd's members' agents Hampden Agencies and underwriting agents Sedgwick Oakwood are to merge. T...
When is a solicitor dishonest?
Mortgage Express v S Newman & Co Chancery Division 20 October 1999 The court was required to...
Chinese wall falls to City firms.
Two of the UK's leading insurance practices have become the only UK law firms to be awarded new lice...
PXRE's new system.
Lloyd's managing agency PXRE is using a document management system from technology firm August. It w...
PIA's strong action.
The Personal Investment Authority has prohibited David John Watson of Arthur Brown Insurance Brokers...
Devitt Insurance signs deal.
Devitt Insurance has signed a deal with CGU and Mondial Assistance to launch a new travel insurance ...
Cheaper deals for lone parents.
Travel insurer Club Direct has launched a range of specially reduced policies for single parent fami...
What the Papers Say.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Insuring against the risk of being abducted by an alien may not be high on y...
Holocaust millions.
Italian insurer Generali is to pay £199m - almost double its original offer - in Holocaust era claim...
Adjusting to change.
Alex Broad spoke to recruiters to discover what the future holds for the merger-hit loss adjusting community.
May the in-force be with you.
Hartford Financial Services Group is to buy the in-force, new and renewal business of Reliance Group...
Online barriers.
Product complexity, regulation and legacy issues are hindering insurers exploiting the potential of ...
Lords close door on insurers' defence.
Public liability insurers will be disappointed with the House of Lords' decision in Jolley v Sutton ...
Appointment at Woodgate & Clark.
Woodgate & Clark has moved its London and international office into the Lloyd's building. The addres...
Cormack v Excess Insurance Company Court of Appeal 16 March 2000.
The question before the court was whether successful claimants could recover costs from the unsucces...
A safe pensions Bett.
Sir Michael Bett is to chair the new Pensions, Protection and Investments Accreditation Board with J...