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Out-of-touch managers must delegate decisions'.
There were some hard facts hammered home to delegates at the conference and AGM of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters in Edinburgh last week. Francis Higney was there to hear them.
Weather focus - Downpours rain on March parade.
March was another mild month across the UK with temperatures eclipsing the Mediterranean on occasion...
Since when did money mean more than lives?
I refer to the article 'Insurers act in wake of NATO blitz' (PM 1 April, p3). While I appreciate ...
Beijing brokers.
With the walls to business in China crumbling slowly, the Heath Group brokerage is the among the lat...
Outgoing CILA president.
Outgoing CILA president Bev Fitzgerald said the regeneration of the institute in the regions was an ...
Pulp non-fiction.
Risk management provider Sampo Industrial Insurance has launched a package of risk assessment tools ...
PC claims soar to over £100m.
PC claims in the UK top £100m a year, despite a reported decrease in the actual number of thefts. ...
Start by Finnish.
The long term care market in Finland is poised for take-off following a report by the Federation of ...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES A former aviation underwriter was jailed for seven years at Kingston Crown Court ...
Too many cooks.
The retail insurance market is hard to break into, underpriced and shows no signs of growth. So why do companies bother with it. David Fanning finds out.
Hauliers are on a road to confusion.
Hauliers have come under the spotlight with the recent hike in the cost of diesel and the road fund ...
New broker emerges from merger.
A Halifax hook-up has resulted in the creation of a new broking firm, the Trinity Insurance Group. ...
Keeping up with IT.
Lloyd's, Polaris and the London Processing Centre are among the firms which have launched a service ...
IIB acts as peacemaker in row over regulation.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has said it wants the proposed national broker debate - scheduled...
Driving site passes the test.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurance giants take advantage of planning laws.
Insurance giants Zurich Re and Legal & General are to be among the first to take advantage of a rela...
Farming out info.
Royal & Sun Alliance has struck an exclusive deal with the Farm Energy Centre to provide brokers wit...
The need for speed.
Brokers demand speed and dependability ahead of all other factors when choosing a premium finance pr...
Editor Tim Collison was highly commended.
Professional Broking - Post Magazine's sister title - editor Tim Collison was highly commended at th...
Bakers bought.
Towergate Underwriting has acquired Cheltenham-based park home and caravan underwriting agency Baker...
Appeal Court hears first case under new law.
In the first case to come before the Court of Appeal under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, t...
Lloyd's urges FSA to be flexible.
Lloyd's has called on the Financial Services Authority to make sure its regulation of the market is ...
A gay lifestyle website is launched.
A gay lifestyle website has been launched outlining details of how and where to buy gay insurance an...
A helping holiday hand.
With holiday-makers and travellers heading off to ever-more exotic and even dangerous locations, the pressures on travel assistance firms is greater now than ever before. Steve Banner reports.