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Acturis forms TIA alliance.
Acturis has announced an alliance with TIA systems, aimed at integrating its products and providing ...
Surveillance code to be tightened.
A new code of practice for the use of surveillance cameras could be in place by the summer of 2004, ...
Appointment at Centrus.
Centrus has appointed Garry Holman head of engineering services. In this role, he will be responsibl...
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group.
The Loss Recovery Group has appointed four new staff to its regional broker business development tea...
RSA review slashes building suppliers.
Royal & Sun Alliance has consolidated its building supplier network for household claims and is in t...
CILA: no need for war of words over claims.
I am always reluctant to enter into what could become a lengthy public airing of views on any topic ...
Crawford: results concern.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company singled out its UK operation as a cause for concern in its second q...
Out of house and home?
Mortgage payment protection policies have come in for criticism recently, but providers are working hard to improve cover, claims and clarity. Rachel Gordon reports.
Surveyor distinction raises an eyebrow.
In response to the article "A Measure of Risk" (PM, 10 July, p24) we were at a loss to understand th...
Williams legacy: GISC fiasco.
I had to grimace when I read that Mike Williams, the outgoing chief executive of the British Insuran...
Hardy Underwriting raises underwriting capacity.
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has raised its underwriting capacity to some £9.2m. Following the...
ILU seeks closure
The Institute of London Underwriters is hoping the owner of its remaining property at 22 Billiter Str...
Appointment at CNA.
CNA has appointed Kevin Docherty and Andy Lane to its London cargo underwriting team. Prior to joini...
Rick Hudson nominated for president of CII.
Rick Hudson, group risk director at Royal & Sun Alliance, looks set to be the next president of the ...
Appointment at Direct Commercial.
Direct Commercial has appointed Bob Crothers, previously of RL Davison, as agency director. Mr Croth...
InsurE-com aims to assist intermediaries.
Software specialist for the broker market InsurE-com aims to assist intermediaries with the formatio...
Cunningham Lindsey unveils strategy.
Cunningham Lindsey UK has unveiled a strategy to provide web-based, real-time claims information to ...
View from the Top.
Dear Insurer Insurers talk about the need to maintain or improve current premium rating levels, b...
Misys sees opportunity in broker mergers.
Software giant Misys this week said it expected to benefit from the consolidation in the broking mar...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Chubb Insurance have appointed Sarah Warren as property claims technical manager, working out of Lon...
Commentary - Mills ruling stands firm on 'care' and 'assistance'.
The authority of Mills v British Rail Engineering (1992) has long proved useful to insurers in chall...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is frankly astounded at the lengths to which mischief-makers in the industry will go to rub so...
Folgate Partnership acquires Peter Hill Insurance Group.
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Buckinghamshire-based Peter Hill Insurance Group for an undiscl...
Prison investigation raises disclosure issue - Rowe and others v
(Court of Appeal - 8 May 2003) Following complaints of assault by prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs Pri...