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Recoverability dispute calls for Direct action.
There are always two sides to every story. The war of words between insurers and defendant solicitor...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
George Bentley has moved to GAB Robins as a national account director. He was most recently director...
Claims Direct expenses unclear.
I read with considerable interest Colin Poole's invitation to the legal and insurance professions to...
WISe signs up Claims On Line.
WISe, the standards and implementation body for commercial insurance e-business, has signed up claim...
Portuguese rises.
The volume of Portuguese insurers' accumulated direct premiums rose 5% year-on-year to 1.317bn escud...
NU Rover ban may be lifted.
Norwich Union is set to meet the management at car manufacturer MG Rover over its policy of refusing...
What the Papers Say.
The Daily Telegraph Fidelity, the £17bn fund manager, sent statements to thousands of investors t...
To the manor born?
High net worth clients have not all made their millions in the same way, but the lords of the manor and the nouveaux riches all want the same sort of protection from HNW insurers - don't they? Jane Bernstein finds out.
Axa Asia denies £380m costs row.
Axa Asia Pacific has disputed claims a row over an investment scheme, now subject to action in the F...
Bad weather losses.
Royal & Sun Alliance has forecast an exceptional fourth quarter loss of up to £200m as a result of t...
Abbey strikes Unisys deal.
Unisys, which last week struck a £203m, 10-year outsourcing deal with Abbey Life, is understood to b...
Blackmore denies website problems.
I believe the review of Alfred Blackmore's website (PM, 18 January, p11) is incorrect and makes unfa...
ABI links up with i2 for fraudbusting analysis.
The Association of British Insurer's Crime Prevention Bureau has linked up with Cambridge-based tech...
PIA fines insurers.
United Friendly Insurance and Refuge Assurance have each been fined £350,000 by the Personal Investm...
On the right track.
The insurance industry needs to work towards claims protocols that promote a unified response, allowing quick and effective action in dealing with major disasters, argues Alan Fleming.
LawAssure launch.
Epoch Software has teamed up with Royal & Sun Alliance subsidiary First Assist to launch a subscript...
Axa set to introduce panel for barrister's chambers.
Axa is set to introduce a panel for barristers' chambers to handle litigious work by the end of Febr...
Swinton is on acquisition trail.
Broking chain Swinton Insurance, which took over North-West personal lines intermediary Deansgate In...
Road ends for Lloyd's motor.
The motor market is "almost certain" to exit Lloyd's because of reduced profits and high charges, a ...
Testing times for the industry.
For Joe and Jane public, social exclusion must feel like a very real threat. They will have seen rep...
Lloyd's four merge.
Four Lloyd's market associations - The Lloyd's Underwriters Association, Lloyd's Underwriters' Non-M...
Vizards/Wyeth merger is on the cards.
City law firm Vizards, Staples & Bannisters is understood to be close to a merger with Dartford-base...
High cost of flying.
British Airways has said it will cost about £17m to make the modifications to its fleet of seven Con...
Trained for success.
Companies investing in training programmes for their staff are reaping the long-term rewards of loyal staff and higher profits, believes Jane Bernstein.