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First line of response.
Loss adjuster helplines are proving increasingly popular with their insurer and broker clients as the first port of call for any policyholder in distress, so much so that the services on offer are becoming vital as a way of standing out from the crowd,…
Appointment at Middleton Potts.
Legal firm Middleton Potts has recruited a new partner, Darren Hanison, who specialises in insurance...
Pool Re extension: an insurer's perspective
Colin Short gives an insurer's view of the deal struck last week on the extension of terrorism cover ...
Appointment at Munters.
Property damage restoration firm Munters has appointed Stephen Bottamley as business development man...
Biased viewpoint on Woolf Reforms ignores equality objective.
I do not normally comment on letters to your publication or any other, but felt I needed to respond ...
Bribery claim over Manulife.
Indonesia's Justice Ministry has called in police to investigate allegations that bribery influenced...
NMT signs deal with IIB.
Broker software provider NMT has signed a deal with the Institute of Insurance Brokers to provide it...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Mike Hawes has joined Watson Wyatt's insurance & financial services practice. Prior to this move, he...
Troika Dialog intends to merge with OAO Rosgosstrakh.
Russia's biggest investment bank Troika Dialog intends to merge with state-controlled insurer OAO Ro...
Post Magazine puts together file of liability hardship cases.
Post Magazine is putting together a file of liability hardship cases as part of its on-going campaig...
Zurich aims for mid net worth sector.
Zurich plans to launch a range of products aimed at the mid net worth market in the third quarter of...
Two-pronged attack on fraud.
Prosecuting white collar perpetrators of insurance fraud could become significantly easier if propos...
Hooper Holmes to enter UK market.
US health information provider Hooper Holmes is set to enter the UK and European markets, after acqu...
Ace records a dive in net income.
Bermuda-based insurer Ace has recorded a dive in second quarter net income of 21%, compared to the s...
All tied up in knots.
Independent financial advisers are facing major upheavals under proposed FSA moves to increase growth in the tied agent sector and reforms on commission payments. To survive, they must embrace change - even fundamentally restructure. Francis Higney…
View from the Top - Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Clark, senior vice President, Crawford & Company It is Friday evening, 10 o'clock. As you ...
St Paul confirms its intentions.
US insurer The St Paul has confirmed it still intends to approach the stock markets again to raise a...
bid4mybusiness signs deals.
Internet-based insurance network bid4mybusiness has signed deals with affinity groups Team Boss, The...
Abbey Legal Protection teams up with loss assessors.
Abbey Legal Protection has teamed up with three loss assessors to target large regional and national...
BIBA seeks strategy to improve industry image.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is seeking to combat the poor image and lack of confidenc...
Improveline set to expand network.
Managed claims service supplier improveline.co.uk aims to nationalise its network within 12 months t...
AIG loses contract as travel giants prepare insurance shake-up.
Travel agent Lunn Poly is understood to have placed its £100m-a-year travel insurance underwriting a...
Class action threat remains.
The failure of the claimants in the High Court this week (see p1) to win their case against manufact...
Liability class actions to rise.
Liability insurers have been warned to expect further class actions in the future against alleged fa...