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Slavery update
The landmark series of cases demanding compensation for slavery from a number of financial institut...
Hercules "feeling more secure" despite profit warning blow
Flat insurance broking specialist Deacon claims the group is "less vulnerable", having extended its...
Driver liability is down to "knowing" - Akers v Motor Insurer
(Court of Appeal - 14 January 2003) The Motor Insurers' Bureau is obliged to satisfy a judgement o...
Charities plan mutual insurer
Support organisation Charity Logistics has commissioned a feasibility study about the possibility o...
New roads for motor claims: steering customers in the right
25 February - London There are still some places left at our motor claims conference, where all t...
Getting the dates right
The abolition of the mutual Solicitors' Indemnity Fund has caused mixed reactions but the biggest shared concern seems to be over the common renewal date, says Veronica Cowan.
Lord Levene makes speech
Lloyd's chairman Lord Levene this week urged the industry "to get smarter about technology" in a sp...
Appointment at Catlin Westgen Group
Sir Graham Hearne, the former chairman of Enterprise Oil, has been appointed chairman of Catlin Wes...
Events.
17 February Insurance Institute of London lecture - Product recalls and managing product liabilit...
Appointment at The Cotswold Group
Fraud investigator The Cotswold Group has recruited Chris Shaverin to join its fraud department. Mr...
Former Lloyd's doyen to re-enter war risks market
As the US continues to argue with Nato members France and Germany over the trigger for war against ...
XL Winterthur rebranded
UK-based commercial risk insurer XL Winterthur International Insurance has been rebranded XL Insura...
RebusIS furthers involvement in Middle East
Software provider RebusIS has furthered its involvement in the Middle East, after agreeing to suppl...
Neverfail Group says directors are "apathetic"
IT security provider the Neverfail Group has branded directors that fail to consider server failure...
Churchill Insurance agrees partnership plan
Churchill Insurance has agreed a partnership plan with the Chartered Insurance Institute to provide...
Will NU spark India moves?
Norwich Union this week became the latest UK-based insurer to be attracted to the potential cost sav...
Experts reject EL no-fault scheme
Stakeholders contributing to the governmental review on the UK's employers' liability system have s...
Tasting the fruits of the market
Over the last couple of years, the industry has proved ripe for merger and acquisition activity. David Fanning looks at the companies benefiting from these rich pickings and examines whether such a diet can sustain the market long term - or will just…
Appointment at Cassidy Davis
The personal accident team at Cassidy Davis Insurance Group welcomes Charlie Boyd and Tom Phipps as...
Appointment at Easthams Solicitors
Akil Patel has been appointed personal injury claims adviser at Blackpool-based Easthams Solicitors...
Brokers warned as police investigate
Dozens of brokers could collapse as a result of a breakdown in an insurance agency chain, which is ...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Mark Horan has been appointed commercial underwriter at Ace Europe's Manchester office. Mr Horan jo...
Rent-a-captives set for growth
Demand for alternative risk transfer carriers and products is continuing to grow as a result of the...
Subsidence: a shift in how to tackle this expensive problem.
16 April - The Insurance Hall, London We may not have had an "event year" since the mid-1990s, but...