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CII ensures compliance with Indepth Hygiene
Indepth Hygiene Services has completed a major project for The Chartered Institute of Insurers to ensure it complies with the increasing requirements of health and safety legislation and insurance guidelines.
Davies Lavery appoints new catastrophe head
Law firm Davies Lavery has announced the appointment of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert's Head of General Insurance, Graham Dickinson.
CFO turnover rises by 50%
The turnover of chief financial officers has risen by 50%, according to a report by Mercer and Russe...
Zenith reviews claims networks
Motor insurer Zenith is beginning a wholesale review of its claims supplier networks, including repa...
Trial to aid motor claims
An online service to promote the use of recycled parts in motor insurance claims is set to be triall...
Appointment at Footman James
Footman James has made Clair Hayward operations director. Ms Haywood brings a wealth of insurance ex...
Updating Motor Insurance Database
The insurance industry will have to be "very creative" if it is to achieve seven-day updating of the...
Appointment at Chubb Europe
Martin Richards has become the new European communications manager for Chubb Europe. Mr Richards joi...
Negligence claims do not concern lawyers
Major negligence claims against the top 100 UK firms are not a huge concern for lawyers, according t...
Repair standard raises concerns
Motor repairer body, the Motor Vehicle Repairers' Association, has said some bodyshops may take year...
Interview - All fired up
Last year looks like being the UK's worst year on record for insured losses caused by fires in commercial buildings. Ralph Savage talks to Chris Hanks about what can be learnt from disasters like the Buncefield oil depot fire
Motor Claims - Supporting parts
Damaged cars are becoming so costly to fix that the insurance industry wants to put the issue of vehicle design centre stage. Insurers and manufacturers both have a role to play in the area of spares and repairs, writes Edward Murray
North of the Border - Claims Spotlight - Do different statutes mean different results on claims?
In England, the relevant law governing the liability of occupiers to those who enter upon their prem...
MBP launches new products,
Motor broker MBP has launched new products and underwriting arrangements with parent company QBE, pl...
Appointment at SBJ Group
Broking and consulting group SBJ Group has made a string of appointments. SBJ Benefit Consultants ha...
Underinsurance - Taking a gamble
Underinsurance is a major risk for homeowners faced with a fire or flood claim. Paul Cousineau asks whether the Financial Services Authority will crack down on contents cover that falls woefully short of the true value of belongings
Workplace Violence - Store wars
With physical and verbal abuse against retail employees on the increase, and new government legislation proposing limits to what its compensation scheme should cover, Noel Walsh takes a look at workplace violence
Restoration - Damaged goods
An insurer has two choices when it comes to household claims: restore or replace. Marcus Alcock reports on the latest lines of thinking in the debate
Appointment at Clyde and Company
Clyde and Company has relocated partner Brian Nash to the firm's Dubai office. He spent more than 20...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Lloyd's of London is coming under pressure from a group of individual inves...
Fire service is ill equipped to fight commercial blazes
Britain's fire service is not able to cope with the huge industrial fires that break out in ever larger commercial buildings, Britain's top companies were warned today.
S&P clarifies Swiss Re rating position
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has issued a comment on its CreditWatch placement of Swiss Re and its core operating companies.
Lloyds TSB Insurance launches TV ad campaign
Lloyds TSB Insurance is set to launch a new TV advertising campaign, due to be previewed on Tuesday 21 February. It features the trademark Lloyds TSB black horse galloping through scenes of falling household items.