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PremierLine plans links with life company
Direct commercial insurer PremierLine plans to hook up with a life company, following a management bu...
Captive in line over closure
Initial indications are that London Underground's captive insurer in Guernsey could be left to pay fo...
Talking your customers' language
Insurers have moved towards plain English for personal lines policy documentation and are now looking at embracing new pricing methods and so-called lifestyle solutions, as Hugo Cranmore reports.
Biba dismisses IIB claims over FOS
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has rubbished concerns raised by the Institute of Insuranc...
What the papers said this week
The Times - Britain's biggest insurance companies are refusing life cover for thousands of troops and...
CILA seeks support from Treasury on claims protocol
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters will this week call on the Treasury to support a proposed ...
The claims game
When it comes to claims handling, declarations of increased investment from the insurance industry to improve customer service are plentiful. But the continuing experience of flood victims remains one of disappointment and disillusion, as illustrated by…
Westminster to diversify as Santam takes control
Taxi and private hire car specialist Westminster could diversify into other motor insurance markets...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
The financial services e-standards body Origo's website is very easy to use and quite informative. It...
FraudScope seals UK distribution deal
Buckingham-based Fraud Management Solutions has signed a deal with Uplex to distribute the Australian...
People: trade body
Chartered Insurance Institute The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Tamsin Mills...
Paddick raises a storm
They say that calm comes before the storm and history repeats itself. Well both seem to have bee...
On dangerous ground
Shifting weather patterns are keeping subsidence specialists on their toes. But it is not just the unpredicatability of the climate that is threatening to send the ground sliding out from beneath adjusters feet. Gary Strong urges them — and the wider…
Relative success story
Its buyout of Ward Evans last year sees broker Giles well on its way to the global success that Nick and Chris Giles are seeking. The brothers talked to Richard Adams about their plans for the future.
Data reduces storm claims
Insurers' claims bills for storm-related damage have been cut by some 30% through the use of new data...
Defence of the realm?
As Britain is lashed by further elemental onslaughts, the issue of the government's plans for funding and management of coastal and flood defences has bobbed to the surface once more. Lynn Rouse examines the progress that has been made by the various…
Industry needs solid base
1+1+1=3. The wheel is still round. Uberrimae fides is relevant to our industry. Duncan Boyle (Post ...
Spanning the world for global success
Managers charged with overseeing global operations need to work hard to overcome the distance and cultural hurdles that result from working across time zones and between different regions, says Orla Leonard.
Call for entries
Contacts box Entry Form: A copy of the entry form can be downloaded from the BIA website at: www...
Brokers
HealthSure National healthcare provider HealthSure has promoted Gavin Lowe to telemarketing supervis...
People: Insurers/underwriters
Euler Trade Indemnity Fabrice Desnos has become director of finance at credit insurer Euler Trade ...
View from the top - Jon Pain, director of general insurance, Lloyds TSB
What does the future hold in a gloomy world? There can be no doubt that 2003 started with a sense of ...
DVT case fails on definition
In the recent deep vein thrombosis and Air Travel Group litigation action, the first hurdle that the ...
'Lloyd's may wither', warns Charman
Lloyd's needs to get to grips with technology and embrace outsourcing, or the 300-year-old franchise ...