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CFA action long overdue
The Government's decision to issue a consultation paper on the issue of conditional fee agreements ...
Euro offshore outsourcing predicted to grow 18%.
Offshore outsourcing by European financial services companies - including insurers - is set to grow ...
Bringing security into focus
CCTV can provide businesses with a strong weapon against criminal attack. Adam Wiseberg examines this system of monitoring and some ways insurers can encourage companies to make sure they are well protected.
Appointment at Simplyhealth.
Hertford-based private medical insurer Simplyhealth has appointed Simon Letchford as business develo...
First Assist gets new IT director.
First Assist has recruited Mitch Lambton, former executive director of IT at Churchill, as its new I...
PI code moves a step closer
A new representative claims management association, recognised by the government, is expected to ho...
Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Axa Insurance has appointed Faran Johnson as its new HR director. Ms Faran, who at 36 becomes one of...
Insurance fraud: strategies for better prevention and detection, Tues
The insurance industry is seen as a soft target for fraudsters, with millions of pounds paid out eve...
Tony Wyand to resign from board of Aviva.
The UK's largest insurer Aviva has announced that Tony Wyand will resign from the board with effect ...
One-stop rehab shop start-up targets 500
New start-up Health & Case Management opens for business this week claiming to be the first indepen...
Appointment at Bradford Insurance Institute.
Ian Webster has been appointed Bradford Insurance Institute's 70th president. Mr Webster has worked ...
NU hole highlights lack of investigation expertise
The alleged £1.5m fraud unveiled at Norwich Union illustrates a widespread lack of expertise in the...
Perkins Slade aims for Lloyd's.
Birmingham-based broker Perkins Slade could seek accreditation as a Lloyd's broker within two years,...
Government plans put on hold.
Government plans to recover NHS costs from employers' liability compulsory insurance are said to hav...
Ecclesiastical drops Capita for Crawford.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has dropped Capita Insurance Services from its general adjusting panel and ...
New FSA rules will signal policy change
The Financial Services Authority will announce several major policy changes when it publishes its nex...
Accounting for the outsourcers
The direct regulation of outsourced service providers would lighten the regulatory burden on insurers and bring much-needed accountability to the market, argues David Brownlow.
Fraud squad
The industry has a tough task on its hands when it comes to assessing the honesty of policyholders' claims, says Jonathan Swift.
Are you really ready for regulation?
This month's Post Magazine chief executive round table, sponsored by Accenture, focused on forthcoming Financial Services Authority regulation and sought to gauge the industry's preparedness by posing five key questions to delegates. Lynn Rouse reports.
Commutation protocol launched
The Association of Run-Off Companies in the UK has launched a commutation protocol that aims to help ...
Fadden in shock departure
Top man Jerry Fadden is leaving Bermudian reinsurer Platinum Underwriters just months after the com...
Rebriefs - Results of RAA survey.
Reinsurers in the US had a good start to the year, according to a survey by the Reinsurance Associat...
Time for a change
London needs to apply its innovative thinking to its back-office processes, argues John Benjamin, managing director of Xchanging Ins-sure Services.
Increased safety at sea proves elusive
There were some major marine losses in 2002, but they are not really apparent in London's figures yet. So where did they go, or when are they expected to surface? Adrian Leonard reports.