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Arson cases fell in 1997.
The number of arson cases fell in 1997 for the first time in a decade. But the bad news for insurers...
Why we are letting down the customer.
I was interested to read 'A thorough cheque-up' (PM 21 Jan pp24/25). The question of replacement ...
Club Direct to cash in on weekend breaks.
Club Direct is looking to cash in on Valentine's Day trippers with its full insurance cover for week...
Audatex launches 'AudaWorkstation'.
Computer estimating systems provider Audatex has launched its 'one box' estimating system 'AudaWorks...
Profits Pole jump.
Despite increased competition, Poland's largest life insurer has announced it is satisfied with its ...
Broker makes its mark with tattooist cover.
A West Country broker has drawn up a policy to protect tattooists and body piercers sued by disgrunt...
Rebound hits insurance stocks.
Notwithstanding the recent worries caused by the crisis in Brazil, the rebound in world equity marke...
Appointment at Pycraft & Arnold.
Pycraft & Arnold has promoted its client services director Colin Heap to its management board....
Adjuster optimistic about 'quake damage.
International loss adjuster Crawford THG has said that despite January's earthquake, it believes bus...
Appointment at Saga Group.
Saga Group, the provider of services to the over-50s, has appointed Andrew Goodsell as managing dire...
Sales pitch is taking sponsorship too far.
Are giant corporate sponsors getting too big for their boots? Recent weeks should make anyone who ca...
Swedish intervention stalls Finnish merger.
The looming shadow of a Swedish predator has delayed the union of two Finnish insurers. Mutual in...
Rallying call to embrace progress.
The Chairman of the International Underwriting Association of London, Tim Carroll, said the London M...
LISA could stall share boom of life insurers.
Shares in life insurance companies could come under pressure following the publication of the govern...
All systems go.
The issue of where and how to proceed with an action is explained in this, the third in Post Magazine's legal series.
Appointment at McLarens Toplis.
McLarens Toplis has appointed two new directors to its team in Birmingham. Andrew Dear joins from As...
Launch of new diploma.
Northern legal practice Crutes has teamed up with the University of Northumbria to devise a new dipl...
HCC buys Rattner.
HCC Insurance Holdings has closed a deal to acquire Lloyd's reinsurance broker Rattner MacKenzie. Th...
Colonnade out to buy.
Colonnade Insurance has outlined its commitment to high street broking with the announcement that it...
Some good can come of PIA row.
Regulators and the government are on a collision course over social exclusion. On the one hand, Trea...
US insurers fined.
Two American insurers have been fined $250,000 (£155m) by the State Insurance Department. Metropolit...
Keeping rainy day cash under wraps.
Collegiate Brokers has put together cover designed to "preserve the fruits of an innocent person's l...
Penny Black's insurance week.
The London market's technical boffins certainly made Brighton Rock last week when the London Process...
Appointment at Bristol Marine Insurance Association.
Marine insurance and shipping solicitor Barry Hayes has been re-elected as chairman of Bristol Marin...