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Appointment at Chase IT Services.
Chase IT Services, the technology specialist for the protection and indemnity insurance industry has...
Reinsurers not at rates advantage.
Thomas Loster, head of water perils and climate section at Munich Re, rejected suggestions that the ...
Appointment at Andersen.
Andersen has appointed David Swain, as part of a move to expand the firm's presence in the investmen...
... for advice.
Banks are currently leading the way in internet selling, but insurers can gain ground if they start ...
IIL: moving words.
Max Taylor, in his capacity as the out-going president of the Insurance Institute of London, spoke m...
Dousing fraud.
As the country braces itself for recession, David Hooker believes the implications for the insurance industry could include an increase in fraudulent claims - particularly fire, motor and theft. Insurers need to take evasive action now.
Flood defences.
Graeme Bell, vice president of the Town & Country Planning Association, said it fully supported the ...
Riding the recession.
With recession looking increasingly likely in the current climate, there is much HR managers within the insurance industry can do to help protect their company, says David Owen.
Senior management axed in Prudential review.
Prudential UK's senior management has been culled, following a substantial review of its business st...
Unknown costs hamper efforts.
It could be weeks before the total insurance costs of the terrorist attacks on the US are known, acc...
Train writ for CGNU.
National Express, the road and rail transport group, has issued a writ to CGNU for business interrup...
Liabilities capped?
United and American Airlines have appealed to the US government to cap impending liabilities, amid f...
Cornhill' underwriting academy.
Cornhill's underwriting academy has become the first in-house training centre to satisfy the Charter...
Euro to bring big opportunities.
Transport underwriters should view the introduction of the euro as an opportunity, rather than a thr...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Manuel de la Rosa has joined Watson Wyatt in Madrid as head of its global insurance practice. He wil...
A question of responsibility - Laniyan v Barry May Haulage
In October 1997, the claimant, then aged 11, was involved in a road traffic accident in which his mot...
Appointment at Swiss Life UK.
Brian Hurd has been recruited by Swiss Life UK as director of its personal finance business unit. Pr...
Insurers should not refuse cover.
David Worsfold reports on Post Magazine's climate change conference held at the CII Insurance Hall.
South: high losses.
Windstorm losses in the south of England are potentially the highest of anywhere in Europe, accordin...
Taylor acquisition.
UK-listed Charles Taylor Consulting, which recently acquired Resolve International loss adjusters, h...
Tough lessons.
Lessons learnt from the huge claims generated by a catalogue of catastrophes during the 1990s mean last week's terrorist attacks in the US should not cripple insurers. All insured losses will be met, although the shock waves will be felt across the…
Axa looks set to rebrand PPP.
Axa's UK health subsidiary Private Patients Plan (PPP) is set to be re-branded, said Henri de Castri...
Appointment at Greystoke Legal Services.
Dr Chris Hiley has joined Greystoke Legal Services from a Midlands-based law firm, where he was a pa...
ATE insurers overturn ruling.
After-the-event insurers were yesterday expected to find out that they succeeded in overturning a ru...