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No DVT hazard.
Suggestions made at last week's Association of Lloyd's Members' annual conference that Deep Vein Thr...
Collapse is EL for Irish builders.
The legacy of Independent's collapse is being felt in Ireland where several construction companies h...
EMB insurance move.
Actuary English Matthews Brockman has set up a company to develop and market general insurance actua...
Huge payout not an insurance worry.
A leading City claimant lawyer has played down fears that insurers should have anything to worry abo...
Alarm on the farm.
Motor insurance repair centre Thatcham aims to lower the incidence of agricultural machinery and pla...
Liabilities hit the roof.
Matalan v Tokenspire Properties and others (Technology & Construction Court - 18 May 2001) The ...
Appointment at Marsh.
Marsh has appointed Judy Jones to its risk consulting team. She joins from chartered accounting firm...
Experts: cause of confusion?
David Worsfold reports from Post Magazine's legal conference.
Direct Line increases European reach.
Direct Line is to further broaden its European exposure, with the acquisition of US insurer Allstate...
Appointment at Royce Appointments.
Faye Cannon joins Royce Appointments as a recruitment consultant. She will assist with the existing ...
MP queries FSA role.
The adequacy of the collaboration between the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority, in light...
Appointment at ABS Bodyshop Services.
Eamonn Dunne has been made Midlands regional director for national bodyshop network ABS. Mr Dunne jo...
Cutting out fraud.
The collapse of Independent has focused attention on fraud within insurers, but for most companies, the main problem is how to reduce fraud by claimants, says David Fanning.
Appointment at MMA.
Marion Deacon has been appointed commercial property manager by MMA Insurance. Ms Deacon has 25 year...
Churchill set for spending spree.
Churchill Insurance is looking to spend as much as £500m on acquisitions, under plans to expand its ...
FSA Solves problems.
The Financial Services Authority has appointed the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution's subsidi...
ATE in the dock.
David Worsfold reports from Post Magazine's legal conference, which took place at the London Underwriting Centre last week.
Appointment at SBJ Group.
Insurance and consulting company SBJ Group has recruited Neil Forsyth as divisional director of SBJ ...
Commentary - ATE liability case still hangs in the balance.
The Court of Appeal has part heard Callery v Gray; a case settled pre-issue where liability was never...
Call for Whistleblowers' Charter
Post Magazine has called on the insurance industry to support moves to establish a Whistleblowers' Ch...
Appointment at JTW Reinsurance Consultants.
JTW Reinsurance Consultants has strengthened its audit & inspections team with the recruitment of De...
Fractals fights fraud.
Payment authorisation and routing software specialist Alaric has launched an ASP card fraud detectio...
France takes action.
France's insurance regulator has nominated a provisional receiver for Independent Insurance France. ...
Raising rates brings stability.
Having read the article 'Casualties loom for solicitors' PI players' (see below), I am writing with r...