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Crackdown on uninsured drivers
A crackdown on uninsured drivers could result in an additional 50,000 successful prosecutions, durin...
Action wanted over PI worries
Angry newspapers and broadcasters will soon find out whether the government is to reform no win, no ...
Skipton Building Society teams up with Norwich Union
Skipton Building Society has teamed up with Norwich Union to relaunch its household product range, t...
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Appointment at SVB Holdings
SVB Holdings has made Bharat Shah group reinsurance credit control manager. Mr Shah has worked in th...
Fraudulent claimant gets prison term
A woman was sentenced last week to four months in prison, for making a false claim against her local...
Creditors of KWELM to receive payout
Creditors of the insolvent London-based KWELM insurance companies will receive an average additional...
CII members offered enhanced designation
The 1500 members of the Chartered Insurance Institute's Faculty of Claims are to be given the opport...
Fixed fees to extend to new EL and PL cases
Fixed success fees will soon be extended across employers' liability and public liability cases, boo...
Axa Art restructures
Axa Art is restructuring to make way for increased penetration in the UK and international business....
Esure mulls legal action
The launch of Esure's new advertising icon this week was overshadowed by news of a potential lawsuit...
Broker Jelf increases its turnover
Broker Jelf increased its turnover in the six months up to 31 March by 20% to £4.9m (2004: £4.1m). I...
HBOS personal lines to expand via brokers
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance is launching into the brokered personal lines market and ...
Homeserve announces operating profits
Homeserve has announced operating profits of £42.4m for the year ended 31 March 2005, a 30.8% increa...
Rehabilitation image hurt by new rogues
Claims that rogue rehabilitation companies could be a threat to the fledgling market intensified aft...
Appointment at General Legal Protection
General Legal Protection has made Sheri Scruton its new customer services director. For the past thr...
Appointment at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has made Miriam Bartlett a partner. Ms Bartlett will work within the reg...
Appointment at Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons' insurance and reinsurance group has announced the promotion of two partners: Liz Joh...
Amlin declares premium income
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has declared £415m premium income for its syndicate 2001 to the end of April 2...
Risk managers accuse "inflexible" brokers
The business models of established brokers and insurers are too inflexible for commercial customers,...
Slip sliding away
Motoring accidents in wet conditions could drop substantially if drivers increase their tyre tread d...
Turnover problems denied
An offshoring expert has claimed the industry can handle rising staff attrition levels in India, des...
Biba advises over hospitality costs
Brokers will next week receive guidance to help them determine whether to limit the number of corpor...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, has been diagnosed...