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Appointment at R3: Group.
Ipswich-based R3: Group has appointed Anita Yandell as a business development consultant. She will f...
JAS acquires online Abooga.
Skipton-based Jewellery Appraisal Services, which helps to provide claimants with replacement jewell...
Unmasked adjuster questions added value.
As the original anonymous contributor (loss adjusting fee cuts mean more fraudulent claims go unchec...
New technology could enhance service, claims Green Flag director.
A greater use of new communications technology could enhance the service offered to policyholders at...
Willis recruits Marsh man in Irish push.
Broker Willis has said it intends to accelerate the expansion of its Irish operations and has succee...
Equitas fights pay-now ruling.
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas's lawyers are set to appeal the latest US court decision to go agains...
A perfect fit.
A group of insurers has found a solution to the puzzle of enabling the 'financially excluded' to afford contents cover. Hugo Cranmore explains how collaborating with housing associations and local authorities, it pieced together the insurance with rent…
Premium hikes not insurers' fault.
Brokers are in the front-line when it comes to passing on premium increases, something the commercial sector is having to face right now. Dave Smith says it is vital brokers understand why the necessary rises are beyond the control of insurers.
Appointment at Richard Thacker.
Cheadle-based broker Richard Thacker has appointed ex-Independent personal lines underwriting manage...
Rubicon closes in on acquisition targets.
Insurance services provider Rubicon is in acquisition talks with a host of companies, understood to ...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES A student knocked unconscious in an assault by a police officer during rioting after En...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a pleasant enough website with enough to distinguish itself from the crowd. As it currently ...
Lloyd's reforms depend on European approval.
Lloyd's will have to clear any reforms of its anomalous three-year accounting system with Brussels, ...
ABI claims code as good as "useless" argues Longworth.
This year's Post Magazine motor claims conference, in association with Audatex, drew in the crowds from across the industry. The ABI claims code, fraud and bodyshops were the hot topics under debate, as David Worsfold and Jonathan Swift discovered.
Zurich Financial Services International goes live.
Zurich Financial Services International has gone live with a communications management system from T...
Counting on e-claims.
Many insurers will readily admit their claims process is highly inefficient and some have already jumped at employing technology to automate administration and cut costs. Some are going one step further and are using e-claims as a possible revenue stream…
Repairs conflict is damaging.
The conflicts between insurers and repairers damage the service given to the ultimate customer and r...
Harnessing technology.
Embracing the challenge of the internet requires getting "the optimal balance between face-to-face i...
Primary set to buy UK motor broker.
Primary is set to acquire a UK motor broker and launch a new small commercial service for brokers, a...
Miller Fisher shareholders accept restructuring.
Shareholders in outsourcing specialist Miller Fisher this week accepted the financial restructuring ...
Sanitas online business booming in Spain.
Bupa this week claimed its Spanish subsidiary Sanitas conducts more online business in Spain than an...
Technical head at Browne Jacobson says claims are unlikely to abate.
The upwards pressure on the cost of personal injury claims is unlikely to abate, said Mike Simpson, ...
Industry split over fraud.
The attitude of insurers towards fraud varies enormously, according to Bob Barnett of Ravenstone Inv...
Commission: is there a better way?
The Bain Report recommends professional advisers should be paid by fee only. There is nothing wrong ...