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A meeting of minds.
Mark Butterworth, chairman of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, and John Ball, above right, president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, came face to face to compare their organisations.
Case that shames FSA.
Tough market conditions in the personal lines motor sector have finally bought us a major casualty -...
Hurley to retire.
Liverpool Victoria's deputy chairman Roy Hurley (left) is to retire after 42 years in the financial ...
£165m for CGU.
Insurer CGU, which will merge with Norwich Union at the end of the month, has recorded a rise in gen...
Insurers' relief at Dimond ruling.
The insurance industry received a filip last week following the House of Lords ruling in the Dimond ...
Asbestos admission.
Murray Lawrence, an ex-chairman of Lloyd's, admitted that as early as 1980 the market was aware that...
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...