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Big brokers warn of small focus.
Provincial intermediaries were warned to watch out for the global brokers at a debate on the future ...
Channel Four Films money-back offer.
Channel Four Films did not take out insurance against loss of earnings for its promotional money-bac...
Ombudsman open to ideas on case costs.
Walter Merricks, chief ombudsman, defended the plan to split the costs of handling complaints - expe...
New Das company.
Das Legal Expenses has become the latest insurer to enter the conditional fee insurance market. It h...
Bright outlook.
Michael Bright, chairman and chief executive of Independent Insurance, was confirmed as CII presiden...
R V South Bank University, ex parte Coggeran.
Court of Appeal 18 August 2000 The Court of Appeal considered the situation where more than one...
Courting controversy.
Talks are underway to avoid the controversy surrounding the level of after-the-event insurance premiums spilling out into the courts, explains Bob Gordon, a member of the Official Forum of After the Event insurers.
Hodson in £400k City broker deal.
Yorkshire broker RP Hodson has acquired City broker Leslie Alan Insurance Brokers in a £400,000 deal...
Ergonomic action plan.
The US government plans to introduce new legislation - which will go far beyond repetitive motion di...
Unwanted fraud services cop it.
I am a 53-year-old police officer who will be retiring this November, having completed 30 years' ser...
Appointment at Beazley.
Beazley has enhanced its commercial property team with the addition of Paul Bromley as underwriter r...
Survey shows techno sceptics.
Despite massive increases in IT spending, UK insurers are still sceptical that new technology will d...
Claims Direct in £1500 offer
Personal injury specialists Claims Direct has launched a new funding product for solicitors which it ...
702 gets Markel rebranding.
Lloyd's syndicate 702 RE Brown & others rebranded itself this week to Markel Syndicate 702 at Lloyd'...
Insurers wait and see approach on Human Rights Act.
Most insurers are taking a wait and see approach to the introduction this week of the Human Rights A...
LG lawyers leave.
London law firm Lawrence Graham is to cease handling personal injury claims in bulk and several of i...
Mortgage fears over.
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the Financial Services Authority's decision that th...
Tiger gets its teeth into claims.
Personal injury specialist National Accident Helpline aims to boost its network of solicitors to 200...
Gateway to Europe.
Insurance technology company, Sherwood International, is to be represented in Cologne, Germany. The ...
Ludicrous decisions affect public perception.
The letter 'Bad industry image is ongoing frustration' (Post Magazine, 28 September, p16) really did...
Virtual advantage?
Being in on virtual insurance early is not necessarily a big advantage, according to Graham Oates, e...
Students may face compulsory medical cover.
Students could be forced to take out medical insurance under a new initiative designed to address th...
Rutter medal winner.
The Rutter Gold Medal was won by Lloyd Clark-Morris for his Fellowship dissertation Rising water tab...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Baltic Exchange this week pledged to support a legal challenge to the gov...