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Carrying the torch in war on fraud.
In the US, insurance fraud costs $130bn a year, but the country's insurers and government are far more proactive than their UK counterparts in tackling the problem. David Fanning finds out why.
Strong market.
New employment laws have given the commercial legal expenses market a massive shot in the arm. As more and more firms realise they face very real and large liability risks, David Fanning finds out how the sector is coping.
Local voices give the CII a national shout.
With reference to Sue Hibberd's letter (PM 8 June, p16), the selection process for the elections to ...
Appointment at St Paul Syndicate Management.
Jason Poulastides has been made deputy energy underwriter of St Paul Syndicate Management's marine s...
Full house executives can come up trumps.
A new home protection product aimed at senior executives who fall outside the high net worth categor...
Lutine heralds the way for Spencer
Ex-Edgar Hamilton director Kevin Spencer is to launch a new high-tech underwriting agency covering th...
IFAs get £20m web firm.
Four investment management giants are launching a new £20m Internet service company for the UK's ind...
Blaze at Ruberoid factory could result in claim of £1.3m according to
An inferno which ripped through a roofing manufacturer's factory near Wigan on Monday could result i...
Newspaper in a ruck over rugby ball libel.
James Gilbert Limited Rodney Webb v MGN Limited Queens Bench Division 19 April 2000 In late ...
Permanent does itself proud.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Time for insurers to see a risk e-piphany.
E-mail, e-commerce, e-business - all these add up to new risk exposures for business. Yet companies'...
Woolf reforms prompt ADR culture change.
The use of alternative dispute resolution has rocketed since the introduction of the Woolf reforms, ...
Rules prompt fears of legal costs hike.
Liability insurers face higher costs following the publication of the draft rules on recovery for co...
All Saints Church virtually destroyed - Cunningham Ellis & Buckle
The biggest church fire in recent times, according to insurance company Ecclesiastical, virtually de...
A joint solution.
Insurance technology specialist Sherwood International has formed a marketing alliance with e-busine...
No Bradstock buyer.
Struggling insurance broker Bradstock has failed to find a buyer for its insurance broking division,...
New blood in the heartland.
Financial services firms have replaced the traditional manufacturing companies of the East Midlands. Yet this new and vast industry in the heart of England is itself changing all the time, as Simon Threadgold reports.
Briody v St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority.
Court of Appeal 1 March 2000 In 1973 a hospital negligently performed a caesarean section on a pre...
Where did all the cover go?
Three out of four UK businesses have no insurance cover to protect against damage from hackers and v...
Just a minute.
Policysure.com claims that by September it will be able to provide motor insurance quotes in the spa...
Unequal opportunities employers.
Following the coverage of your Parliamentary Reception ('Commons People', PM 25 May, p14/15) I would...
Appointment at Eversheds.
David Murphy and Simon Brooks have joined the insurance litigation team at the City office of intern...
Giant insurer to offer stakes in reinsurance arm.
China Insurance International Holdings could raise HK$417.6m (£7.8m) in an initial public offering t...
Appointment at Policy Master.
Mike Anstee has been made a non-executive director of Policy Master. Mr Anstee was group IT and s...