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Electronic cure hidden away.
In cracking the leakage problem (PM, 31 January, p24), you refer to leakage of household claims as a...
Odyssey Re gets new chief in London shake-up.
David Newman, chief executive officer of Lloyd's managing agency Newline, is being replaced by fello...
Former CEO admits to misappropriating funds.
Vehicle assistance company Accidentcare has recouped £225,000 from former chief executive and direct...
Health set for shake-up down under.
The health insurance market down under is set for a major shake-up, with Royal & Sun Alliance lookin...
Transport PI claims soar.
The judiciary needs to take a tougher stance to deal with a new rash of public transport- related pe...
ARD death toll rises.
Over 5000 people died from asbestos-related diseases in 2001, up from 3000 a decade ago, according t...
Willis snaps up Aon M&A team.
Broker Willis has snapped up a team of merger and acquisition risk brokers from rival Aon. The te...
OneBeacon moves into D&O.
OneBeacon Insurance Group is to enter the directors' and officers' and professional liability market...
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters ...
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and the Chartered Insurance Institute have entered formal ...
View from the Top - Paul Spencer
Paul Spencer, UK Chief Executive, Royal & SunAlliance It is, perhaps, topical on Valentine's Day to...
Customer support specialist Mondial Assistance ...
Customer support specialist Mondial Assistance has retained the contract to operate Jaguar Assistanc...
Young speaks out on the CIIG campaign.
Ten months on from the collapse of Independent Insurance, Kevin Young, who fronts the Creditors of Independent Insurance Group, puts the record straight on the progress of the campaign for justice.
Call for household Thatcham.
Ten years ago, it was common knowledge that motor insurance repairs offered rich pickings for every ...
Zurich has become the latest insurer ...
Zurich has become the latest insurer to target the high net worth market, with a new business pilot ...
Act now to stem the skills shortage.
To guarantee the long-term success of the industry, it is vital to make insurance the career of choice for high-calibre graduates. One way to attract such talent is to offer an enviable system of professional qualifications, believes Philip Gennoy.
Chubb has reported that its fourth-quarter profit fell ...
Chubb has reported that its fourth-quarter profit fell 83% on claims paid to customers who lost mone...
Smart and Cook plans to make two acquisitions ...
Smart and Cook plans to make two acquisitions in the North-east of England within the next six month...
Indie: test cases set for March.
The claims of ex-Independent staff, who believe they were unfairly dismissed by the collapsed insurer...
Leaseholders of WTC agree a settlement.
The group of investors holding the lease at the World Trade Center, led by Larry Silverstein, is rep...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was looking forward to meeting up with one of her old pals Andy Homer this week to chat about ...
CILA: fit for the future?
Gerald Williams' year-long presidency of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters ends in April. His theme for the year was keeping fit. Jane Bernstein asks him if he believes CILA and the loss adjusting sector have a healthy future.
Brokasure Enterprise goes live.
Software specialist Rebus iS' new open-platform international broking system Brokasure Enterprise ha...
Fortis has agreed to transfer ...
Fortis has agreed to transfer its French insurance business Fortis France to Swiss Life in a deal w...
On merger manoeuvres.
While the frenzy of merger activity that characterised the last few years in the UK has slowed, insurers seem to have bucked the trend. Lynn Rouse says companies are still eyeing each other with interest and recruiting armies of advisers to ensure they…