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Willis boosts Swedish presence
International broking giant Willis has boosted its presence in Scandinavia by acquiring Stockholm-b...
Claims body launch delayed
The launch of the Association of Claims Services has been delayed for at least another month, follo...
Aviva agrees to sell Australian business.
UK insurance giant Aviva has agreed to sell its Australian and New Zealand general insurance busines...
Gerling to retain syndicate
Gerling UK this week stressed it would not need to dispose of its Lloyd's Syndicate 1206 to free up...
Jackson targets companies market
Loss adjuster Jackson & Associates is set to move into the companies market, following the appointm...
McLarens duo makes play for UK
Two new loss adjusting groups are set to make a play for the UK market, as a result of the collapsed ...
Regulation news: Travel opposition united
Thousands of consumers will be left "open to abuse" if the insurance industry and other interested pa...
The Customers' View: Gary Booton, head of safety, Engineering Employers' Federation
Over the past year, there have been growing concerns throughout our membership about the rising cos...
Presenting a united front
The recent spate of redundancies across the insurance industry has brought the unions to the fore. Rachel Gordon investigates the clout these bodies have with various insurers and finds out what the impact of the proposed Unifi/Amicus merger is likely to…
A drain on profits
With £1bn each year disappearing down the household drain because of fraud, insurers need to find water-tight ways of evaluating claims - while keeping customers happy, says Richard Adams.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site belongs to a group of consultants who deal with risks. It begins oddly with the following...
The case for structured payouts
Andrew Pieri looks at the pros and cons of structured settlements for both insurers and claimants.
Raising claims expectations
The Association of British Insurers' Claims Code has had its critics, but it is a vital benchmarking exercise. John Parker looks at its progress over the last two years and considers its future under the new regulatory regime.
Regulation News: CILA accepts non-direct FSA regulation
Loss adjusters have expressed disappointment that they will not be directly regulated by the Financ...
Appointment at Beckett Financial Services
Beckett Financial Services has promoted Glyn Hall to sales director. He has been head of sales at t...
Cyclists must pay their way
There have been views from car drivers and from cyclists with regards to the "cycling debate" but n...
Accidentcare fleet push
Motor claims management specialist Accidentcare is set to target large regional brokers with its la...
Learning from the experts
Media attention has caused widespread fear about the incidence of fatal accidents on school trips. Local authorities are turning to insurers for risk management advice and several initiatives have been developed that look set to keep extra-curricular…
Boot lock e-mail address
The letter, Boot lock security call (PM, 17 October p12) omitted the crucial e-mail address for res...
Compensation is court issue
I refer to Peter Hubbard's View from the top (Post Magazine, 17 October). The theme of Mr Hubbard's...
Appointment at DWF
North-west law firm DWF has five new partners. Employment specialist Andrea Wild has become a partn...
CILA call for collaboration
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' annual lunch held in London last week attracted 530 gues...
Private medical shake-up goes to the vote
The private medical insurance sector may be forced to radically alter its access arrangements for c...
Gerling Global Re faces uncertainty as buyer sought
The uncertainty over Gerling Global Re's future was a major talking point at the opening of this we...