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Merger will create UK insurance powerhouse.
Personal injury specialists Weightmans and Hill Dickinson are believed to be close to a merger follo...
Why many would vote independent.
With reference to the article on claims replacement ('High tech, low costs', PM 4 May, p16) I am ful...
Law firm puts risks online.
Law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna, which has a traditional strength in the broker market, has launched a ...
Info-read will reveal all.
As risk managers prepare for the annual Association of Insurance and Risk Managers conference, the n...
Appointment at IBM.
Michael Steinharter has been made vice president of the northern region of IBM's financial services ...
EL doubts are ended by ruling.
A Court of Appeal judgement on Tuesday has resolved a major area of confusion over employers' liabil...
Appointment at Zurich Corporate Solutions.
Gareth Bradburn is the new chief executive officer of Zurich Corporate Solutions. Mr Bradburn was on...
New quote system.
Software specialist Experian has launched 'e-series insurance', a web-based insurance quotation syst...
RJ Kiln.
The board of RJ Kiln & Co has appointed Edward Creasy as director of underwriting. He joined the com...
Risk frisked in Frisco.
The Risk and Insurance Management Society conference and exhibition in San Francisco gave delegates the chance to turn their global market inside out to highlight current trends and future concerns. Janina Clark reports.
Charity Football Competition Final.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition for the Impact Plus Cup reaches its climax next Thurs...
Judge penalises plaintiff for delay in proceedings.
Adcock v Co-operative Insurance Society Court of Appeal 7 April 2000 The plaintiff sued the ...
Appointment at Axa Re.
Sarah Peters has been promoted to senior underwriter within the UK property division of Axa Re's fac...
Fraud - a problem then and now.
Fraud in the case of fire has long been a bugbear of the insurance industry, as Post Magazine report...
Launch of Supreme Direct Claims.
Manchester-based businessman Navid Ullah is aiming to become the leading national player in the lucr...
Drake's doomed fight for survival.
David Worsfold reports how Drake Insurance - which went into liquidation last week - has been strugg...
Brokers face ruinous case.
Brokers could face millions in liability claims in a landmark case which is due before the House of ...
Mortgage Corp v Lambeth Court of Appeal 10 April 2000.
The Court of Appeal allowed a mortgage lender to rely on the Limitation Act 1980, which allows a thr...
Japan Insurer claims dotcom first.
Insurer American Family Life Assurance Company (Japan) and Internet specialist NTT Communicationware...
Lloyd's bans Routledge.
Former Shead Motor Policies and Octavian underwriter Peter Routledge has been permanently suspended ...
Appointment at Assuresoft.
Mark Lofthouse has been appointed managing director of Assuresoft, which supplies software and servi...
Brokers lose in law stakes.
Provincial brokers look set to lose out in the battle for a lion's share of the £300m annual profess...
Office out on a Lim.
Lloyd's marine syndicate Watkins has opened a new office in Singapore. The new branch will be man...
Hunt wins pledge to repeal Acts.
Former Conservative cabinet minister Lord David Hunt of Wirral extracted an important concession fro...