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Underwriters get wake-up call.
Wake up. Wake up. To the twentieth century. The words of a punk band in the 1970s (the Vibrators, as...
Distribution is a disappointment.
One in two insurers admit to being disappointed with their partnerships with non-traditional distrib...
Source of the problem.
A recent asbestos exposure claim was thrown out of court as the judge ruled it could not be proved from which of several sources the illness was contracted. Andrew McDougall considers whether the case is typical and assesses its chances of being…
Pre-launch website test.
Website and software tester SIM Group has gone to market with its Performance Assessment Package, to...
Playing to win.
In the competitive world of assistance, there's everything to play for, and the services companies offer are becoming increasingly comprehensive, asserts Rachel Gordon, as they fight to win business.
Coversure spreads.
Coversure Insurance Services has opened its 58th office in Worthing. The Huntingdon-based company ha...
What the Papers Say.
DAILY MAIL A motorist who ran over a deaf and dumb girl won almost £500,000 in compensation last ...
Direct approach.
Internet insurer Direct Line.com has launched an online claims facility allowing customers to submit...
PMI promises are slammed.
Private health insurers this week welcomed a Conservative Party promise to make group private medica...
Shame about the branding.
The rush to create online brands leaves me to wonder how all these companies will appear in 10 years...
Partnerships and affinity deals: a marriage of minds, or a problem
Partnerships, or affinity deals are all the rage at the moment, with the Barclays tie-up with Legal ...
Carlyle rebranded.
South-west and Wales-based Carlyle Insurance Brokers has been rebranded under the name of its parent...
Helphire resumes credit repair.
Credit hire specialist Helphire this week said the Association of British Insurers' protocol for the...
Aon Steeplechase winner.
Shotgun Willy was first past the post at this year's Aon Steeplechase to claim £30,000 prize money, ...
Appointment at Aon.
John Reeve has been appointed managing director of pension administration at Aon. He was previously ...
Claims to rise.
Employment law claims are set to escalate, according to Michael Ball, head of employment at Weightma...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
The Bristol offices of Property & Casualty Services has made Norman Nutt technical controller. He jo...
Appointment at Marlborough Stirling.
Marlborough Stirling, provider of software and services to the mortgage, life and pensions sectors, ...
Workshop session.
The difficulties of dealing with discrimination in the workplace were vividly highlighted for delega...
Chester Street buck passed.
The government has washed its hands of the Chester Street asbestos insurance claims debacle that has...
Brit acquires Peoples Choice
Specialist insurance and reinsurance group Brit Insurance is to increase its holding in Leicester-bas...
Everest predicts premium growth
Everest Re Group saw its gross premiums increase by over 21% last year and is predicting a similar in...
NFU Mutual braced for foot & mouth claims
NFU Mutual, which dominates the agricultural insurance market, is bracing itself for major claims fol...
Huon to be taken over by by TiG
Huon Holdings Limited, major software provider to the insurance industry with services used by more t...