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Thumbs up.
Nine out of 10 household policyholders are satisfied with the claims service they receive, according...
Victory for miners.
The plaintiffs in a working hours dispute were command supervisors known as deputies, who worked in ...
Gates looking to snap-up talent left over by mergers.
Gates Adjusting Partnership is taking advantage of merger mania in its quest to boost business. T...
Exclusive - Plastic wars.
Barclaycard aggressively launched into the travel insurance market this week with a warning to tradi...
First step in making global dream a reality.
There were some hard facts hammered home to delegates at the conference and AGM of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters in Edinburgh last week. Francis Higney was there to hear them.
Dinner donation.
The annual Fine Art Claims dinner raised £1650 for the Sick Children's Trust. Held at the Captain's ...
United Assurance to axe 1000 staff.
United Assurance is to axe one quarter of its total workforce over the coming year in a cost-cutting...
Galatea Underwriting Agencies' new product.
Galatea Underwriting Agencies is hoping its boat comes in with a new fixed premium professional inde...
Insurers frustrated as China deal stalls.
US insurers have been left disappointed after negotiations over China's entry into the World Trade O...
British Marine opts to demutualise.
British Marine Mutual Insurance Association is to sink 123 years of history and become a demutualise...
Berrymans picked.
Law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer has been appointed to the new CGU claims litigation panel. After heari...
Police unearth agent's fraud conviction.
An insurance agent has been arrested for concealing a previous fraud conviction when she tried to re...
Throwing light on danger zones.
Delegates at the Association of Local Authority Risk Managers' annual conference heard last week how new laws could spell disaster in some areas of local government. Anthony Gould reports.
Only two people hurt in crash.
Amazingly only two people were hurt on Saturday when a coach overturned on the M2 outside Sittingbou...
Euro job centre.
Europe may function as a single community in many respects, but John Nurthen explains that when it comes to employment there are still many divisions.
Rules of engagement.
Under the Woolf reforms, the pre-litigation conduct of parties will come under the spotlight, hence the need for pre-action protocols. Peter Mansfield discusses the recently issued draft professional negligence protocol.
Wheelies Direct speeds up claims.
Replacement cycle provider Wheelies Direct has switched gear to speed up claims. The company has upg...
Central Fund to hit £800m under deal.
Lloyd's has entered into a five-year deal with six major insurers in a bid to boost the strength of ...
Appointment at Agricultural Insurance Underwriting Agencies.
Liz Johnson has been made marketing executive at AIUA. Previously she was the company's sales and sp...
Football team had to run for cover.
The Sydney Swans Australian Rules football team had to run for cover after they were battered by hai...
Royal & Sun Alliance sponsorship deal.
On me head, son! Wales and Manchester United hot shot Ryan Giggs and Royal & Sun Alliance regional d...
Appointment at HW Wood.
Rod Lloyd has been made divisional director of the professional liability division at HW Wood. He wi...
The London Original Print Fair begins today.
The London Original Print Fair, sponsored by Axa Nordstern Art Insurance, begins today at the Royal ...
Tracker traces its 4000th car.
Tracker, the stolen vehicle tracking and recovery system, has retrieved its 4000th vehicle after an ...