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Zero tolerance approach needed for motor fraud.
The insurance industry has to take a zero tolerance approach to motor fraud, said Richard Fowler, sp...
Kelsh bows out with blast at 'threat' posed by regulation.
Insurance Brokers' Registration Council founder member Michael Kelsh announced his retirement from t...
Pianist's 'dodgy notes'.
Veteran rock 'n' roll musician Billy Preston has been indicted by a Californian court on a £600,000 ...
Dutch courage over Y2K.
While insurers in the UK are still stubbornly holding the line on Year 2000 exclusions, on the Conti...
Scorching times to come?
Product liability claims may not be as popular in Europe as they are in the US, where lawyers go all-out to find cases, but the signs are that they soon could be, says Christopher Hodges.
Lifetime Lloyd's ban.
A woman found guilty of forgery in the Lloyd's market has been banned for life - the first time a fe...
Now turn talk into action.
There is no doubt that the insurance industry is determined to face up to the challenge of fighting ...
Cash splash after buy.
Liverpool Victoria has paid over £1m for a 'Millennium GS795' processor to manage an estimated 250,0...
To demutualise or not to demutualise.
The recent announcement by National Provident Institution that it intends to demutualise and put its...
Lambourn takes a human interest.
Outsourcing provider Lambourn Insurance Services has set up a new human resources consultancy to tar...
Technology the key to fight new brands.
The managing director of Lloyd's TSB General Insurance has warned the industry that it has to face t...
Rand's EMU service.
Rand Information Systems has launched a European Economic and Monetary Union service. the service is...
Dennis Thorpe of GAB Robins saves the day.
Her Majesty the Queen and guests including pop stars All Saints were almost denied an after show par...
What the papers say.
THE SUN A girl who was left severely brain damaged after an operation to remove a birth mark when...
AIA signs deal with Citibank.
The relationship between US banks and insurance companies took a step closer last week with the anno...
Good press dries up in floods.
The recent flooding gave the industry an opportunity to present itself in a positive light, but a survey of press coverage suggests it did not fully seize this chance. Mark Bishop calls for a more co-ordinated PR approach.
Kiln/BHIL merger.
The "over competitive" motor market has led to Lloyd's insurers Kiln merging part of its back office...
Aon on the right track.
Aon Consulting has been appointed to administer the 700 life Perkins Engines contribution scheme. Di...
Insurers up stakes in car war.
Insurers are fighting back in the multi-million pound war against motor crime with the release of a ...
The IUA's formal lunch.
The International Underwriting Association's chairman designate Tim Carroll called for reforms to th...
Bumper to bumper.
AA Insurance has revealed that front and rear collisions top the league table of insurance claims. T...
Insurance concerns increasingly sprout from Brussels.
One of the most important economic questions at present is the effect of the European Union on the U...
Wired up to the 'net.
The world will soon be a classroom thanks to new technology from the Worldwide Intellectual Resource...
Hibernian denies bid.
Irish insurance group Hibernian has denied that it has been the subject of a bid from CGU. The newly...