News
Asbestos encountered on insurance claim repairs
Asbestos encountered on insurance claim repairs in commercial and domestic environments must be pro...
Cybersettle UK talks advance
Cybersettle, the US provider of a patented blind bidding system aimed at personal injury claims, is...
CBI urges Chancellor to address employers' liability insurance
The Confederation of British Industry has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to use the Budget to addres...
Royal & Sun Alliance being sued by Barclays
Royal & Sun Alliance is being sued for $18m by Barclays, over an insurance policy it claims secured...
Getting IT right
While businesses are aware of the benefits of an IT strategy, their approach is often misguided. Dan Francis warns that as IT expenditure comes under increasing scrutiny, failure to plan adequately for an IT strategy will leave the investment lacking…
Chubb set to quit European HNW lines
US insurance giant Chubb has announced plans to stop writing regular high net worth insurance acros...
View from the Top - Barry Smith, chief executive, Fortis Insurance
Damaging media coverage, such as the front-page report on employers' liability in The Times (3 Marc...
Watered-down slam for FSA
The General Insurance Standards Council has widely criticised the Financial Services Authority's pr...
Rating agency Fitch is confident about The Underwriter's future
Rating agency Fitch says it is "confident" about The Underwriter's future, after meeting the group'...
Appointment at Manson Warner Healthcare
Manchester-based healthcare intermediary Manson Warner Healthcare has recruited Simon Pickup as hea...
Consolidation could see Highway sold
Highway chief executive Andrew Gibson believes the motor insurer could end up being sold in the cur...
Appointment at Chem-Dry UK
Chem-Dry UK, the claims management company for accidental damage, fire and flood claims, has appoin...
Churchill "overpriced"
Churchill Insurance is overpriced at £1.5bn, according to City analysts, following rumours that its...
Lloyd's chairman reiterates his view
Lloyd's chairman Lord Levene has reiterated his view that unless the London market seriously embrac...
Appointment at Miller
Richard Essex has joined Miller's retail operation based in Beckenham, after 10 years working at Ha...
Penny Black's restaurant review
Penny Black, the insurance industry's very own 'it' girl, pens the first in an occasional series of...
DJ Freeman to re-brand after practices lost to rival
Former City law firm DJ Freeman is re-branding as insurance specialist Kendall Freeman, following t...
Xchanging seeks Europe expansion
Xchanging Ins-sure Services, the business process outsourcing company, is looking to expand into th...
Ordnance Survey continues drive into insurance industry
Ordnance Survey has continued its drive into the insurance industry, with the launch of a new partn...
New PIA gets cash backing
The new cross-industry claims management body the Personal Injury Association this week said almost...
Allianz Cornhill chief exec to retire
Allianz Cornhill has announced that chief executive Ray Treen plans to retire in June after 34 year...
Claims handling: drainage protocols could ease problems
Mr Elderkin (Blocked insurance claim is draining, PM, 27 February, p12) highlighted the problems ma...
International Civil Aviation Organisation to alter aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organisation was looking to alter its planned aviation insurance mu...
Turning over a new leaf
In the fight against the rising costs of workplace absenteeism, some private medical insurers have turned to a more natural, holistic approach to managing policyholder's health. While the lifecycle mindset seems to be popular, Lynn Rouse wonders whether…