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Appeal for ATE sanity.
I was interested to note the article Definitive ruling sought (Post Magazine, 15 February, p1) and t...
Animal magic.
Vets fees vary wildly between practices and it has been suggested that pet insurance gives vets a licence to charge higher rates. While many argue that a level playing field is needed, where all pets are covered, 87% of cats and dogs remain uninsured,…
Appointment at Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter.
Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter (HHWJW), the City-based marine and commercial law firm, has...
Lloyd's broker in US alliance.
Niche Lloyd's broker Berry Palmer & Lyle, a trade credit and political risk specialist, has formed a...
Hunt for asbestosis insurer is on.
The investigation to find a solvent insurer liable for Cotton Traders Mutual's book of employers' li...
ABI to investigate employment tribunals.
The Association of British Insurers is working to raise insurers' awareness of the growth in employm...
CGNU extra charge.
UK insurer CGNU is to be hit with an extra $200m (£140m) charge on the sale of its US general insura...
Who pays up not the issue.
Insurers were caught in a pincer movement of rising costs and rising claims volumes, remarked Tony B...
Insurers explore the cost of rehabilitation.
Insurers and insurance lawyers, all members of the Bodily Injury Claim Managers Association, last we...
Spectra in London.
Spectra Securities Software, which provides wealth management technology solutions to the insurance,...
Liability losses loom.
The rising compensation culture and the activities of firms like Claims Direct are putting pressure ...
Sun sets on life.
Basingstoke-based Sun Life of Canada is to pull out of selling life insurance and pensions to indivi...
Brokers just add costs.
The Consumer Association of Ireland has launched a scathing attack on the country's motor insurance ...
Insurer goes plastic.
Zurich Commercial has launched a new product for the plastics industry. As well as offering all-risk...
Broker networks doomed to fail.
Many broker alliances and networks will not survive in the long term, according to Countrywide Insur...
The movers and shakers
Broker Aon has had ups and downs already this year. As well as a slight image shift, one of its more positive moves was the appointment of former Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor to the board. Marcus Alcock talks to both Mr Taylor and chairman Dennis Mahoney…
Standard Life set to advertise in cinemas.
Standard Life is set to hit cinema screens next month with the seventh commercial in its family-base...
St Paul rails.
Insurer St Paul is set to decide its future involvement in the UK railway insurance market, after le...
Life goes on.
The fallout from the South-east Asian financial crisis has done little to hold back the life insurance business, in fact the region is proving very attractive to foreign insurers as many recent joint ventures have proved, says Jeremy Golden.
More Effective.
Effective Image has opened a presentation and new media centre in London to provide the London and L...
PIA fines John Lamb.
John Lamb Partnership, based in south-east London, has been fined £10,000 by the Personal Investment...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Intermediary Alexander Forbes has recruited a new mortgage manager Peter Crowe to head up its Croydo...
Smart & Cook sets up new Leeds division.
Smart & Cook has set up a new 14-strong Leeds-based corporate division, Smart & Cook Consulting, led...
Canadian IT firm sets sights on UK.
Canadian-based e-djuster, the services and software provider for content assessment and claims handl...