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Media spotlight should be on fraud levels
The national media's reaction to Halifax General Insurance Services' decision to use lie detectors ...
Audatex and ClaimWatch develop web-based tracking system
Claims solutions providers Audatex and ClaimWatch have developed a web-based tracking system to sav...
Appointment at Select & Protect.
Provider of household insurance through financial advisers Select & Protect has recruited a new seni...
Insurance Fives competition.
Have you entered The Insurance Fives, a special football competition organised by Post Magazine and ...
The Folgate Partnership signs up to Sectornet
The Folgate Partnership's London market operation has signed up to software provider Sectornet. As ...
Aon says D&O cover rockets in Europe
Research by Aon Professional Risks has shown the cost of directors' and officers' insurance in the ...
Willis Group is profitable and performing well.
With reference to the article 'Willis denies imminent losses' (PM, 7 August, p3), we feel the headli...
BH head advises star's bid.
US insurance giant Berkshire Hathaway's chairman Warren Buffet is to serve as the senior financial a...
Appointment at ATL Software.
Provider of claims handling systems ATL Software has recruited Paul Taylor as its London corporate a...
InsurE-com to double users
Broker software supplier InsurE-com is planning to double the number of user sites it has from 750 ...
Alec Finch plans fivefold expansion
The London office of regional broker Alec Finch Group intends to increase its presence at Lloyd's f...
At home in the global village?
Global is becoming the new local for the loss adjusting sector, as many firms look to partnerships and international networks to ensure their presence on foreign shores. However, there are fundamental differences between worldwide markets that just…
A ray of light for insurers over US power cut claims.
London market insurers look set to have avoided huge claims as a result of last week's spectacular p...
View from the Top - Francois-Xavier Boisseau, managing director
Can it be true? Have we really set off along the road to ruin once again? Is it possible that w...
Access to Justice claims ATE market is alive and well
Access to Justice, the company formed to bring together after-the-event insurance providers Litigat...
Living la dolce vita.
The Italian insurance sector is a very attractive one. However, close scrutiny of its sustained growth reveals a dramatic change in its make-up over the last decade, with an increasing leaning towards the life sector. David Worsfold reports.
Worthing move
Argyll Insurance Group's chairman Kevin Young, centre, has negotiated a sponsorship deal with Power...
Protection-insurance.com adds caravan policy to its portfolio
Online insurance firm Protection-insurance.com has added a comprehensive caravan policy to its port...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a nicely-designed website that has a few quirks, but nothing anybody should get sacked for....
ASFP to weed out cowboys
The Association of Specialist Fire Protection has launched a range of initiatives designed to weed ...
Groupama strikes deal with vehicle repair duo
Groupama has entered into agreement with Userve Engineering Inspection Service and AutoRestore, a s...
ABI looks to US for motor fraud model
The increased sophistication and growing prevalence of staged motor accidents by organised criminal...
6 years ago.
Staged road accidents are now a favourite for organised gangs, see pp10-11 of this week's issue, tes...
Mixed fortunes down under.
Australia's life companies continue to struggle at the mercy of poor investment results, while, according to Standard & Poor's analysis, general insurers are riding high on the back of the favourable premium rate cycle. Michael Vine examines the reasons…