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Stormy reception.
Loss adjusters have had a stormy time with fierce competition for business and pressure to deliver, and now, a new breed of claims handler has met with raised eyebrows among the established players. David Fanning wonders what they'll find at the end of…
Crawford in TSR tie-up.
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company has formed an alliance with the Tropical Risk Consortium to reduc...
Treasury responds to Indie concerns.
Thank you for your letter of 27 June about Independent Insurance (see below: 'Time to make your voice...
Equasis launches CD.
Equasis, the international database covering the world shipping fleet, has produced a CD-rom detaili...
Appointment at Comverse Infosys.
Comverse Infosys, provider of digital recording software for multimedia contact centres, has made fi...
California sues.
Insurers Allstate, State Farm, Farmers, Firemans Fund and 21st Century are being sued by the State of...
GE begins travel.
GE Insurance Holdings subsidiary WorldCover Direct has launched a fully-transactional travel insuran...
NU ups pressure.
Norwich Union, which plans to impose special conditions and higher rates on household policies in hig...
Building up weather problems.
Pressure on the government to tackle the issue of climate change has been reignited by a new report a...
Future of school trips threatened as teachers fear repercussions.
Press reports concerning recent tragedies on school trips have sparked debate about the future of su...
Scaffolder rigs payment claim.
Molloy v Shell UK (Court of Appeal - 6 July 2001).
Point of order.
Independent's collapse has fuelled the policyholder compensation debate - not least the need to pin-point where the responsibility for cross-border policies lies. Jeremy Mather looks at the legislation that may hold the answer.
Appointment at Cornhill Schemes.
Cornhill Schemes has recruited Mark Bryan to the newly-created role of compliance manager. His main ...
Mould threat to US homes.
US homes that have had water damage are becoming uninsurable as a result of the growing threat of mou...
Insurers eye tribunal growth.
Insurers are set to exploit the growing employment tribunal market, as the Confederation of British ...
Insurance cover for tourists to Iran.
Tourists entering Iran will be covered by insurance from 23 September, as part of a World Tourism Or...
Appointment at Berkeley Morgan.
Ray Kuhler has been made an executive director at Berkeley Morgan. He has 22 years' experience in th...
HHH buys into LLL.
High-street broker Hill House Hammond has acquired the motor, household and commercial insurance por...
S&P rank withdrawn.
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn its ranking on Lloyd's syndicate 1861, following receipt of additiona...
What the Papers Say.
Financial Times The construction industry faces sharply rising insurance bills because of its poo...
Zurich launches new network
Zurich Financial Services today unveiled its plans for the Zurich Advice Network, which replaces the ...
PWC threatens Indie panel.
The liquidator of Independent Insurance Pricewaterhouse Coopers has threatened to dump firms from th...
Groupama golden handcuffs.
Groupama's UK staff could be paid bonuses to remain loyal to the company until after its sale, which ...
BSIA: security site.
The British Security Industry Association, which works closely with insurers, police and the governm...