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InsurE-com to hit the road
Broker solutions provider InsurE-com is to hit the road to showcase its back-office customer manage...
CAS Network rolls out new look and claims package
Rebranded Kent-based loss adjuster The CAS Network has launched an updated version of its web-based...
Hurt feelings mean penalties - Vento v Chief Constable of West
(Court of Appeal - 20 December 2002) MS Vento joined West Yorkshire Police in 1995, but was later ...
Registering the impact of the VIC scheme
The government's Vehicle Identity Check Scheme, due to come into force on 7 April, is designed to stamp out vehicle ringing. However, says Alan Greenhouff, there will also be a knock-on effect on insurers.
Halifax Bank of Scotland general insurance profits jump
Halifax Bank of Scotland has reported that its general insurance profits have jumped 15% to £400m. ...
UK Underwriting relocates
Primary Group subsidiary UK Underwriting has relocated to a new office in Hunslet, south of Leeds c...
Solving the claims puzzle
As claims costs continue to spiral across the board, claims professionals tell Post Magazine where they see the major areas of difficulty - from personal injury to service standards - and reveal what they view as the missing pieces.
Appointment at Rural Insurance Group
Agricultural specialist Rural Insurance Group has recruited three senior members of staff. Les Mcco...
Limitations placed in context of child abuse
KR and others v Bryn Alyn Community (Holdings) (in liquidation) (1) and Royal & Sun Alliance(2) ...
Trenwick faces New York stock exchange delisting
The troubled Bermudian (re)insurer Trenwick has six months for the average price over 30 days of its ...
Zurich's division Private Clients to launch new London City office
Zurich's high net worth division Private Clients is to launch a new London City office on 20 Februa...
View from the Top - John O'Roarke, managing director, Churchill
I doubt whether many readers of this magazine can be unaware of the debate on climate change but, lik...
Burley goes in Crawford rejig
Loss adjuster Crawford & Co has restructured its UK management board, following the recent recruitmen...
Insurer's motor cover looks set to drive the provider into the
Does More Th>n have its own printing press? According to one national newspaper, More Th>n is writ...
Set sail for the Lutine Regatta.
What a cracking time we had at the weekend and thanks very much for your spirited sailing.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
I appreciate that marketing people have an important role in many organisations, but sometimes they...
Formal request sent to the UK by the EC
A formal request has been sent to the UK by the European Commission, asking it to bring its legisla...
Aquilo enters into strategic partnership
Insurance IT and businesses services provider Aquilo has entered into a strategic partnership with ...
UK repair costs escalate
Insurers' moves to reduce car repair shop labour rates and repair times have been matched by a 43% ...
What the papers said this week
FINANCIAL TIMES The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland took out special insurance in 1987 to cove...
Insurers losing out to start-ups in online sales
Online benchmarking specialist eBenchmarkers has warned that many established insurers are losing o...
If you can't stand the heat ...
The issue of composite panels and the related fire risks has sent temperatures soaring across the insurance industry. Lynn Rouse investigates some of the possible ways commercial businesses can mitigate the problems and keep their premiums down.
The plain truth on policy wordings
I was intrigued by your article on the modernisation of policy wordings (Talking your customers' la...
New roads for motor claims: steering customers in the right
25 February - London There are still some places left at our motor claims conference, where all t...