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Dimension Software launches eBrokerXchange.co.uk.
Dimension Software is to launch eBrokerXchange.co.uk on 31 May to offer special scheme providers wit...
Keeping a roof on fraud.
UK insurers are still struggling with the growing problem of fraudulent building claims. David Fanning considers the measures the industry has adopted to eradicate this problem and home in on exaggerated, dishonest and invalid claims.
Gibraltar's user-friendly appeal.
Why set up an insurance company in Gibraltar? Kevin Spencer, who has done just that, puts the case for moving to the country whose future as a British colony is presently under fierce debate.
Passing the asbestos buck?
The uncertainty that surrounded the claimant's actions in Fairchild, Fox and Matthews has not been quashed by the House of Lords - it has merely been passed over to defendants and their insurers, argues Dr Tony Prichard.
Zurich claims solicitors' PI must increase.
Zurich Professional, the professional indemnity division of Zurich Insurance, has indicated that pre...
Aon sells Unclaimed Assets Register to Experian.
Broker Aon has sold the Unclaimed Assets Register to data specialist Experian, the UK's largest cred...
Government report to announce rise in household burglaries.
The government is expected to announce a rise in household burglaries next month, according to repor...
Grid Network signs Budget agreement.
The Grid Network, part-owned by Lloyd's insurer Euclidian, has appointed broker Budget to handle adm...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball, chief executive, Norwich Union Insurance A major challenge facing the Insurance I...
DVT test case by October.
A test case on the potentially fatal air-passenger affliction deep vein thrombosis could occur as so...
Brokers lose another mid-corporate ally.
Brokers will face an even harder task to place certain risks in the commercial market following Grou...
ING Group to sell non-medical general insurance.
The ING Group has agreed to sell its non-medical general insurance operations in Indonesia to QBE fo...
Sirius signs Aon brokers.
Sirius Financial Solutions has furthered its push to supply large scale corporation systems by signi...
Royal & Sun Alliance to sell Benelux subsidiaries.
Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell its life and general Benelux subsidiaries to Dutch insurer A...
All in it together.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' plans to invite assessors to become members means loss adjusters and loss assessors could now be playing on the same team. Simon Threadgold looks at whether this will bring an end to the traditional rivalry.
Moot point.
Jarvis, the firm employed by Railtrack to inspect the points that caused the Potters Bar rail crash,...
40 years ago.
One of the repercussions of expansion within a business - through mergers and takeovers - is the cha...
Ward Evans turnover up on last year.
Broker Ward Evans last year saw a turnover increase of almost 50% to £12.3m, with commission earning...
Appointment at Norwich Union.
Graham Boffey is to take on the role of corporate partnerships director at Norwich Union from Derek ...
Wyatt Gallagher to restructure loss adjusting.
Australian-based claims solution provider Wyatt Gallagher Bassett is restructuring its loss adjustin...
EiStream and Room Solutions sign alliance.
Business process solutions provider eiStream and Room Solutions have signed a strategic alliance. Ei...
Admiral succeeds with Claims Outcome Advisor.
Admiral has successfully implemented Claims Outcome Advisor, a personal injury claims management sol...
Frustration for Creditors of Independent Insurance Group.
The Creditors of Independent Insurance Group this week admitted frustration at the pace of its actio...
Zenith: no broker-only overlap.
Lloyd's insurer Zenith has allayed broker fears by confirming it has no intention of combining its n...