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Wet August saw increase in road accidents
Rain-related motor accidents have risen sharply this summer after the country experienced the wettes...
FSCS in Indie claims call
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is braced for renewed calls from brokers asking to receiv...
Doctors reject the opportunity to refer personal injury cases
An overwhelming 96% of doctors are against taking offers of cash for referring personal injury cases...
High and dry
When fire strikes in a high street, business interruption and access problems are not only felt by the retail outlet concerned. Ian Shelley and Kevin Geeson explain
Award of damages for injuries reduced
Richardson v Howie (Court of Appeal - 27 July 2004)
Aquilo reports increase in turnover
Aquilo, the motor and household insurance support services specialist, has reported an increase in t...
Property broking giant announces £9.2m profit as parent mulls sale
Hercules Property Services, which owns a number of insurance brokers, today reported that it is in talks in relation to a potential offer being made for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the company.
Hiscox announces record profits
Hiscox has reported record profits in its half-year results with operating profit up 134% to £61.7m and pre-tax profit up 61% to £50.8m.
Former Alexander Forbes Risk MD takes Close Premium sales role
Tim Wilson, former managing director of Alexander Forbes Risk Services UK Retail Division, is to become the new Sales and Marketing Director at Close Premium Finance.
Greenaway did not grasp the uninsured nettle
The Greenaway Report has failed to grasp the nettle on the issue of uninsured drivers who it claims ...
Liquidator Smith and Williamson retrieves money
Liquidator Smith and Williamson said it expects to receive up to £9m from solicitors' firms used by ...
Dollar fails to dent Amlin business
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has reported strong results for the first half of 2004, despite US dollar expo...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail A new legal duty on schools to prevent children being bullied could lead to a flood of c...
Appointment at Blyth Valley
Suffolk-based broker Blyth Valley has appointed four new account handlers, all from the Ipswich offi...
QBE restructure sees shake-out
QBE's desire to cut duplication within its European and Lloyd's operations led to a boardroom shake-...
Beddis set to expand city staff
Birmingham-based broker Beddis and Partners has revealed recruitment plans on the back of growth in ...
Reversal of fortune
Global Report
Zurich Municipal launches initiative with fire brigades
Zurich Municipal has launched an initiative with fire brigades, designed to combat deliberate fires ...
Chubb raises commercial stakes
Chubb Insurance has upgraded its packaged commercial product, including eight additional covers offe...
Beazley Group reports profits of £22.2m
Lloyd’s insurer, the Beazley Group has reported £22.2m in profit before tax to 30 June 2004.
Chaucer agrees five-year claims deal
Lloyd’s motor insurer Chaucer Insurance has signed a five-year licence agreement for the Claims Outcome AdvisorTM product from Insurance Services Office.
S&P revises outlook on Tokio Millennium Re
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revised its outlook on Tokio Millennium Re (TMRe) from negative to stable.
FA kicks off deal with Davies Lavery
The Football Association Premier League has appointed Davies Lavery Solicitors to assist in its negotiations, advising on effective policy wording, to obtain centrally purchased personal accident and sickness cover for all Barclays Premiership clubs.
Asda launches campaign in Fire Safety Week
A third of the damage done to UK homes by fires last year was not covered by home insurance, leaving...