News
Belfor acquisition.
Belfor-Relectronic has acquired East Midlands-based damage management company Disaster Master. This ...
GISC is missing the point.
It is sad, if predictable, that the General Insurance Standards Council's response to the resounding...
WISe wound up.
E-commerce business facilitator for the insurance industry WISe is to be wound up in early November,...
SEEC searches for contracts in UK push.
US software company SEEC is set for a major push into the UK insurance market and is looking to sign...
Appointment at Wilco.
Dina Ahir has been promoted to the position of general manager and Mark Newby has been promoted to h...
View from the top - Paul Spencer
Paul Spencer, UK chief executive, Royal & Sun Alliance. A month ago, the world changed and countles...
Winner scoops match tickets.
Congratulations to John Eyre, who has won the first Avon Insurance Football Ticket Competition of th...
Lack of ABI chiefs at CII conference.
There was a lack of Association of British Insurers' delegates at this year's Chartered Insurance In...
Anti-terrorist plans.
Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced further details of the package of anti-terrorism measure...
ITNET as host.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has selected ITNET to host HP9000 computers, which will be responsi...
NCM selection.
The international export credit insurer NCM has been selected as the preferred alliance partner for ...
CEO: change of life.
In order to obtain a quick fix, companies are relying increasingly on external resources to bring in qualified, competent CEOs but, asks Tim Latham, is this really the best approach?
Good health, good business
Employers and insurers alike are waking up to the rehabilitation message, with its first steps into the permanent health insurance market being well received. Richard Adams says improvements still need to be made.
A real eye-opener.
Many believe blind-bidding to be the most effective way to settle disputes out-of-court. However, law firms need to open their eyes to the opportunities available before the system sees wider success, says Lynn Rouse.
XL Capital: WTC losses get gross revision.
XL Capital has reacted to criticism from investment bank Morgan Stanley and others that insurers are...
Courtage for sale.
CGNU has put its French general insurance commercial lines broker distribution business, CGU Courtag...
Down to business?
There may be some confusion about what is and is not covered by a policyholders' business interruption insurance in the wake of the US terrorist attacks. Harry Roberts believes it is important to make the scope of cover clear at the outset.
Willis: jet cover.
Broker Willis is believed to have placed the cover for the Sibir Airlines jet, which exploded over t...
Room for alliance.
Room Solutions, which provides underwriting systems to the insurance market, has formed an alliance ...
IFA failings.
IFAs are failing to move towards paperless offices, according to a survey carried out by Exchange FS...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Allianz Cornhill has made three appointments to its Woking branch: Kevin Buckland has been made inte...
Price is top motive.
Price is the still the main reason policyholders switch insurers, with 68.8% of household customers ...
Mould investigation.
Texas insurance commissioner Jose Montemayor has called on the attorney general to investigate mould...
Trading standards.
An insurer's claims service is its shop window, offering customers a glimpse of what is in store. With rates hardening, the prioritising of service standards is more important than ever to ensure customers return, says Edward Murray.