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Appointment at Chase IT Services.
Charles Slaney has joined insurance IT specialist Chase IT Services as a senior software developer. ...
Senior costs judge set to hear test case
Senior costs judge Master Peter Hurst is set next week to hear a test case on contigency fee arrang...
Hidden treasure
There is hidden value in claims, but many insurers are struggling to make the changes necessary to successfully extract these nuggets. Stephen Lathrope advises companies to address these failings and get digging for buried treasure.
Spinning around
The surge in liability claims has in turn brought the role of loss adjusters into sharper focus, as Hugo Cranmore reports.
Seven technology organisations to launch new initiative together.
Seven technology organisations providing services to the London insurance market are set to launch a...
Appointment at Accidentcare
Celia McGovern has joined motoring solutions provider, Accidentcare, as operations manager. Prior t...
Folgate Masterplan launches range of products
Folgate Masterplan has launched the first of a range of specially-designed and branded products aim...
Bicma is holding a series of debates on rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation body Bicma is holding a series of debates on the present and future state of rehabili...
Regulation news: The who, how and when of regulation
The Treasury's consultation process on general insurance regulation, which began this week and will end on 31 January 2003, will determine who and which activities will be subject to statutory regulation.
Lloyd's Broker Coyle Hamilton announces consolidation.
Lloyd's Broker Coyle Hamilton has announced it is consolidating its English operations. Over the nex...
Appointment at Financial Technologies International.
Software provider FTI has made three key appointments. The new executives are: Harpreet Grewal, chie...
Willis boosts Swedish presence
International broking giant Willis has boosted its presence in Scandinavia by acquiring Stockholm-b...
Claims body launch delayed
The launch of the Association of Claims Services has been delayed for at least another month, follo...
Aviva agrees to sell Australian business.
UK insurance giant Aviva has agreed to sell its Australian and New Zealand general insurance busines...
Gerling to retain syndicate
Gerling UK this week stressed it would not need to dispose of its Lloyd's Syndicate 1206 to free up...
Jackson targets companies market
Loss adjuster Jackson & Associates is set to move into the companies market, following the appointm...
McLarens duo makes play for UK
Two new loss adjusting groups are set to make a play for the UK market, as a result of the collapsed ...
Regulation news: Travel opposition united
Thousands of consumers will be left "open to abuse" if the insurance industry and other interested pa...
The Customers' View: Gary Booton, head of safety, Engineering Employers' Federation
Over the past year, there have been growing concerns throughout our membership about the rising cos...
Presenting a united front
The recent spate of redundancies across the insurance industry has brought the unions to the fore. Rachel Gordon investigates the clout these bodies have with various insurers and finds out what the impact of the proposed Unifi/Amicus merger is likely to…
A drain on profits
With £1bn each year disappearing down the household drain because of fraud, insurers need to find water-tight ways of evaluating claims - while keeping customers happy, says Richard Adams.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site belongs to a group of consultants who deal with risks. It begins oddly with the following...
The case for structured payouts
Andrew Pieri looks at the pros and cons of structured settlements for both insurers and claimants.
Raising claims expectations
The Association of British Insurers' Claims Code has had its critics, but it is a vital benchmarking exercise. John Parker looks at its progress over the last two years and considers its future under the new regulatory regime.