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Airmic "unsurprised" by threat
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has said the UK insurance industry should be unsurpr...
Hall and Clarke go live with Sirius S4B system
Specialist motor and aviation broker Hall and Clarke has gone live with Sirius Financial System's S...
Budget in B&B deal
Retail broking giant Budget's affinity arm Junction is close to signing a deal to administer home i...
DWL teams up with Cresta in Europe push
Canada-based software provider DWL is targeting UK and European insurers on the back of growth in t...
On the hunt for motor crime
The incidence of organised gangs of criminals staging road traffic accidents in order to defraud insurance companies is rising. But UK insurers and investigators that are turning detective in their efforts to catch the culprits are finding obstacles to…
Aon says D&O cover rockets in Europe
Research by Aon Professional Risks has shown the cost of directors' and officers' insurance in the ...
Alec Finch plans fivefold expansion
The London office of regional broker Alec Finch Group intends to increase its presence at Lloyd's f...
At home in the global village?
Global is becoming the new local for the loss adjusting sector, as many firms look to partnerships and international networks to ensure their presence on foreign shores. However, there are fundamental differences between worldwide markets that just…
Living la dolce vita.
The Italian insurance sector is a very attractive one. However, close scrutiny of its sustained growth reveals a dramatic change in its make-up over the last decade, with an increasing leaning towards the life sector. David Worsfold reports.
Worthing move
Argyll Insurance Group's chairman Kevin Young, centre, has negotiated a sponsorship deal with Power...
Protection-insurance.com adds caravan policy to its portfolio
Online insurance firm Protection-insurance.com has added a comprehensive caravan policy to its port...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a nicely-designed website that has a few quirks, but nothing anybody should get sacked for....
ASFP to weed out cowboys
The Association of Specialist Fire Protection has launched a range of initiatives designed to weed ...
ABI looks to US for motor fraud model
The increased sophistication and growing prevalence of staged motor accidents by organised criminal...
6 years ago.
Staged road accidents are now a favourite for organised gangs, see pp10-11 of this week's issue, tes...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical has appointed managers for five out of the seven regional underwriting centres it is ...
Appointment at InsurE-com.
InsurE-com has taken on Dr Sam Kingston, previously senior vice president of Oracle Consulting, as a...
No ill effects as IT staff strike.
The Bank of Ireland has claimed its branch-based general insurance broking operations were unaffecte...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES An exercise to test London's reaction to a terrorist attack using chemical or biologica...
Insurers in firing line as HSE targets stress.
Insurers may face a rise in payouts for stress-related claims, after the Health and Safety Executive...
Junction appointed by Uniservice.
Junction, the affinity business of the Budget Group of Companies, one of the UK's leading independen...
Chubb pushes for 'ultra' rich.
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has restructured its London business, with a new team of underwrit...
Sirius broker contract ends 15-year relationship.
North-western commercial broker Chorlton Cloughly Group has signed up with software specialist Siriu...
AFP Consulting opens new office in Belfast.
Legal specialist AFP Consulting has opened a new office, AFP Consulting in Belfast, in addition to i...