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Claims body rivals to merge
The two rival trade associations for the the claims management sector - the Personal Injury Federati...
Gibraltar review set to tackle concerns
The head of the Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar has welcomed the latest independent revie...
What is the Post Magazine Claims Club?
The Post Magazine Claims Club has been put together in order to provide the claims indu...
Argyll Insurance continues to look for acquisitions
Worthing-based Argyll Insurance Group said it will continue to look for acquisitions in the south-ea...
Insurers still waiting for FSA answer on group claims processes
Mark Richardson, claims governance manager at Zurich Financial Services, said the insurer was still ...
Direct Line head joins CIS
Andy Watson, former MD of general insurance at Direct Line, has joined Co-operative Insurance Servic...
Biba in offshore EL legality probe
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has voiced concerns about the growing number of new offsh...
No supplier slash and burn
"We could have driven out more cost from the business in six months by adopting a slash and burn app...
Latest statistics from International Underwriting Association
The latest statistics from the International Underwriting Association have shown a positive cash flo...
Community Broking Group set to acquire Bury based broker
The Community Broking Group is set to acquire Bury-based broker Cloughley Insurance Services on 1 Ma...
Chubb set to broaden HNW remit
High net worth player Chubb has set its sights on launching house, contents and arts policies for le...
Royal & Sun Alliance launches new campaign
Royal & Sun Alliance has launched a new marketing communications campaign - "We can't help helping" ...
EC moves to quash loss adjuster fears
Fears that UK loss adjusters will be stopped from operating in mainland Europe look to have been qua...
Ace announces record profits
Ace has announced record profits for the fourth quarter of 2003 and the year as a whole.The company ...
US federal jury begins hearing case for World Trade Center
A US federal jury has this week begun hearing a case to decide whether the leaseholder of the World ...
P&I Clubs still failing to write underwriting profit
P&I Clubs are still failing to write an underwriting profit although the situation is improving, acc...
Opportunity
Imran Ahmed, partner, insurance sector, IBM Business Consulting Services, said that while there was ...
Lark: supply platform will ease price pressure
Bob Lark, former chairman of the Association of Claims Services (see box, below) said there was ...
Healthier options
Rob Strange, chief executive of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, has called for insu...
Conservatives call for raise in motorway speed limit
The Conservatives have called for the speed limit on motorways to be raised to 80mph. Shadow transpo...
Carole Nash takes over AA book
Broker Carole Nash Insurance Consultants has acquired the entirety of the AA's motorcycle insurance ...
SVB recruits PRI boss to head start-up
Peter Matson, co-founder and former chief underwriting officer for Professional Risks Insurance, is ...
HHH closure offers new opportunities
The end of the high-street broker has been predicted ever since the arrival of Peter Wood's Direct L...
Flood rules to hit developers
Scottish planning authorities now have the right to refuse permission for developments on flood risk...