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Self-examination.
Maureen Gaffney, chairperson for the National Economic and Social Forum, warned that insurers needed...
Playing on the same team.
Contrary to popular belief, Rachel Gordon finds that in today's ever evolving market loss adjusters and brokers are finally realising they are on the same side. By pooling their resources and concentrating on their clients they can only come out ahead of…
Appointment at JST Mackintosh.
Liverpool-based commercial and insurance law firm JST Mackintosh has made two new appointments. Jona...
NU loss adjusting panel announced
Norwich Union has announced the results of its loss adjusting panel review and has split the work bet...
Insurers 'also rans'.
Insurers have again been branded as 'also rans' in the world of e-commerce when compared with the ba...
Insurers must get political.
A whistle-stop tour of Irish economic history since the beginning of the 1970s ended in delegates be...
Lloyd's acts to protect brand name.
Lloyd's has acted to limit the damage to its reputation and has advised the public to check the valid...
Alexander Forbes set for second acquisition round.
Broking giant Alexander Forbes is set to go on a second round of acquisitions, after saying it is se...
Mapping out cover.
Lloyd's underwriter Map has launched a new policy to protect companies active in the Middle East in ...
R&M takes off.
Aviation company R&M International Engineering is set to unveil a new service for insurers tomorrow,...
Claims firm to fix prices.
A new claims company aims to shake up the subsidence claims market by introducing a savings guarante...
Taking the high ground.
Insurance may be sold on price, but, argues Trevor Goodbun, the introduction of the General Insurance Standards Council will mean sellers can no longer claim cheapest is best.
Masojada: Lloyd's is facing facts.
Bronek Masojada, chief executive of Hiscox and deputy chairman of Lloyd's, said that the Lloyd's mar...
Borrett: closer look at risks needed.
The London market must get closer to the risks it is writing, said Kevin Borrett, class underwriter ...
Cotesworth denies any part in demise of HIH.
HIH's Lloyd's subsidiary, managing agency Cotesworth, has sought to distance itself from suggestions...
GAB Robins investigates City University fire.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is investigating a fire that engulfed City University in London last week. S...
Turning existing customers into profit.
Your existing customers are probably your strongest asset. You already have a relationship with them...
CML relaunches site.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has relaunched its website with improved search facilities, navigati...
Partners form Cartwrights Insurance Partners.
Partners David Vernalls, Richard Ottley, Ian Poole and Deborah Bradley (left to right), of Cartwrigh...
Launch of Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge.
Saturday sees the launch of the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge, with a dozen boats and crews r...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was disconcerted this week to hear that her loss adjusting and press colleagues were being giv...
All change at RAG.
The Risk Advisory Group has appointed a new chairman, who will take over from the beginning of June....
Swiss Re releases share value
Swiss Re's shareholders have approved a reduction in the nominal value of the group's shares from SFr...
Max Re and HVB set up reinsurer
The privately-owned Bermudian company Max Re Capital and Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank (HVB) of Ge...