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Crawford & Co finalises joint working deal
Crawford & Co has finalised its joint working deal with Irish loss adjuster Thornton & Partners, in ...
Simpson Millar acquires AJ Hows Solicitors
Personal injury law firm Simpson Millar has acquired AJ Hows Solicitors. The firm's employment depar...
Smart and Cook uses the Acturis Broker Platform
Broker Smart and Cook is using the Acturis Broker Platform across its network of offices, after a 12...
Should ratings rule brokers?
It seems that the days brokers used insurers on working reputation alone are gone. Now, with their c...
Europe triumph for Budget
A customer service adviser of six years standing with Budget Insurance Services has beaten off compe...
The unregulated sale of travel insurance
The unregulated sale of travel insurance will continue to damage the reputation of the insurance ind...
"Go/no go" meeting set for electronic project
At the recent Post Magazine Claims Club meeting held in London, claims managers discussed the latest joint industry initiative on motor claims. Ralph Savage reports
View from the Top - Mary Francis, director general, Association of British Insurers
Uninsured driving costs the insurance industry and its customers £500m a year. That adds up to £30 o...
Appointment at Gillespie Wallis
Executive search consultants Gillespie Wallis has taken on Douglas Williams as a director and senior...
Appointment at InsurE-com
InsurE-com, the supplier of Windows-based back-office software solutions, has made Tony Vince chief ...
Zurich: end to personal lines cuts
Zurich Financial Services' staff rationalisation programme will not affect any more personal lines e...
Layton Blackham network to go live in December
Layton Blackham's proposed broker network could launch with as little as two out of the proposed 12 ...
Stuart Harvey Insurance Brokers outsources call centre support
Stuart Harvey Insurance Brokers has outsourced call centre support for its Police Federation members...
IT managers must focus on role
IT directors that try to be business managers, and mechanics, end up being poor at both, and the ins...
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre launches security assessment
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Cente, Thatcham, has launched a new vehicle security assessment ...
Appointment at Hillman Saunders
Hillman Saunders has appointed Tony Sloan to the position of branch manager in its Manchester office...
Anti-fraud databases expand
The Claims and Underwriting Exchange database can be extended to commercial motor without too much d...
Middle management is at breaking point
Britain's middle managers are at breaking point, with only half believing they have adequate trainin...
Communication is crucial in the employee benefits game
Educating staff increases the take-up and value of benefit packages. Bob Perkins explains why employers must continue to be involved long after the design stage has ended
CIS broker move
The Co-operative Insurance Society has broken with tradition by joining the AA's motor panel, in its...
Top quality bodyshops gone out of business
Nearly 20% of the UK's top quality bodyshops have gone out of business in the last five years and mo...
UIA Insurance enters into an agreement
Specialist affinity insurer for the not-for-profit sector UIA Insurance has entered into an agreemen...