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Lord Levene calls for more creative discipline
Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, has issued a call for more creative discipline in the European in...
Appointment at N&P
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has appointed Lance Jones as head of regulated sales. Mr ...
Hamilton Fraser Insurance launches online package.
Broker network Hamilton Fraser Insurance Solutions has launched an online compliance package to help...
Highway chairman criticises motor insurers
Speaking at its annual general meeting last week, Highway chairman Ross Dunlop criticised some moto...
RSA pulled back from the edge
Andy Haste, group chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance, plans to implement an aggressive review ...
St Paul given appeal boost over Ladbroke Grove claim
St Paul has been given a substantial boost by the Court of Appeal in its battle for compensation fr...
What the papers said this week
METRO A wife, scared of losing her looks, has insured her face for £100,000. Nicola Jones took ...
Portillo urges UK idealism
Michael Portillo MP outlined the qualitative and moral importance of the UK general insurance indus...
Adjusting to a change of scene
It has been a busy first month for the new president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, Belfast-based Michael Burnett, who has had to hit the ground running. He talks to Anthony Gould about his plans for the year.
Montpelier Re gets ratings boost
Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded Bermuda-based Montpelier Re's financial strength rating from 'A-'...
Global reinsurance market still gloomy, says S&P
The outlook for the global reinsurance market remains negative, according to a new report from rating...
Hannover Re unveils Q1 profit
Hannover Re has announced that it made a €71.2m profit in the three months to the end of March 2003, ...
Police career: injury payout
Herring v Ministry of Defence (Court of Appeal - 10 April 2003).
CILA fire plans
Michael Burnett, newly-installed president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has called ...
Appointment at Sirius
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has recruited Greg McBride as broking sales ...
Warranties proposals wide of the mark.
The Competition Commission's proposals over the sale of extended warranties are onerous and ill-thou...
Warranty shake-up to lead to premium hike
Proposals for a radical change in the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold were fi...
A deep-rooted problem
Although subsidence claims seem to have levelled off, the recent wet weather and mild temperatures could see an explosion in tree growth, which could pull the ground from under insurers' feet. Simon Threadgold reports.
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail The boss of struggling Equitable Life has ditched his wife of 33 years for his secre...
The NAIC urges Congress to take action
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has urged Congress to take action in the enforc...
Appointment at ATL Software
Claims management systems provider ATL Software has added to its sales team. Darren Green has been ...
TAG: courts slash ATE premiums
Defendant insurers have been given a fillip by the Supreme Court Costs Office, following a ruling l...
Hatton test applied in stress case
Foumeny v University of Leeds; (Court of Appeal - 16 April 2003).
Last chance on CP 160
The clock is ticking, as last week's Post Magazine management briefing on regulation, held in London, stressed. Jonathan Swift and David Worsfold report.