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Steering motor in wrong direction
Lynn Rouse reports from last week's Post Magazine management briefing - New roads for motor claims: putting customers in the driving seat, held in London.
Appointment at Criterion.
Simon Willsmer has joined Criterion Chartered Loss Adjusters with 23 years' experience in the sector...
Egg to cut staff in Dudley
Prudential subsidiary Egg is making 10% of its Dudley call centre staff redundant and relocating a ...
Axa on track for 104% ratio as liability reviewed
Axa UK has carried out a wholesale review of its liability book and increased its liability reserve...
Domestic & General record increase in turnover
Warranty giant Domestic & General recorded a 39.1% increase in turnover to £107.4m for the six mont...
Users of Project Blue Mountain given access to full range of services
Underwriters and brokers who use the new operating platform from Project Blue Mountain are to be gi...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has appointed Mark Smith to the role of account development manager. Mr...
Getmapping launches series of new online services
Getmapping has launched a series of new online aerial photography services for professional busines...
Whiplash protocols will not halt fraud
Insurers were warned that new vehicle manufacturer protocols to reduce whiplash injuries will do no...
French reinsurer Scor appoints Francois Terren
French reinsurer Scor has appointed Francois Terren to the newly-created role within the group of c...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This isn't a very sophisticated site, however, it is very appealing. The company is a "chartere...
Benfield launches terror programme
Reinsurance broker Benfield has launched a new software product for insurers looking to monitor ter...
Whitespace Software signs up Brit
Whitespace Software has signed up Brit in the Lloyd's market to use its Almanac managing agency sof...
Getting to grips with the UK culture of 'blame and claim'
Facing up to the compensation culture 11 June - London This will be one of the "must-attend" ...
Groupama plans to double affinity business
Groupama is looking to double its affinity business over the next three years, after announcing it ...
ABI: commercial theft claims soar
The Association of British Insurers this week said the value of commercial theft claims shot up 25%...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting.
Mark Smith has moved to Ascot Underwriting as the company's business planning manager. He will be wo...
Countdown to new standards
New international accounting standards will affect all aspects of (re)insurers' business. Yet Rusty Nelligan and Craig Morton see valuable opportunities for reinsurers as insurers seek better ways to manage and report exposures.
AM Best rating downgrade for Trenwick
AM Best has joined other rating companies in downgrading the troubled Bermuda-based (re)insurer Tre...
Confusion continues over arbitrator bias
A surprise decision on a party-appointed arbitrator's impartiality has now been reversed but neutral arbitrators are still liable to be charged with bias. Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz report.
ESG Re delisted from Nasdaq
Rating agency Fitch has maintained its 'B' (weak) insurer financial strength ratings of ESG Re's ma...
Arig shelves plans to raise more capital
The Arab Insurance Group (Arig) of Bahrain has shelved plans to raise more capital. Arig failed to ...
EC seeks comment on study of reinsurance supervision
The European Commission (EC) has taken a further step towards harmonising reinsurance supervision i...
Axis Capital makes profit
Axis Capital, the holding company of Bermudian (re)insurer Axis Specialty, made a net profit of $26...