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Open+Direct rebrands its acquisitions.
Northern Irish financial services company Open + Direct has rebranded three of the brokerages it bou...
Appointment at Chaucer Insurance.
Kent-based Chaucer Insurance has recruited Stephen Butler as personal lines underwriter, responsible...
Health & safety alliance signed.
RIMS has signed an alliance with the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administr...
Appointment at James Chapman & Co.
Manchester-based insurance litigation firm James Chapman & Co has appointed five new partners in its...
McCarthy calls for compliance.
Frances McCarthy, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, said it was wrong to sugg...
High cost if UK mimics US.
If the UK develops a full-scale US-style compensation culture, claims volumes and settlements levels...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This week I was sent something quite cool through the post as an enticement to review a website. Ins...
Budget latest
Gordon Brown, chancellor of the exchequer, speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon put his f...
US P&C makes first annual loss
The US property and casualty (P&C) sector in 2001 suffered its first ever full-year loss — $7.9bn, ac...
Lack of terrorism cover causes crisis in confidence
Corporate confidence in the US insurance industry has fallen in the wake of the 11 September attacks,...
What the papers said this week.
METRO For £1500 a day, a California treatment centre is offering film companies the ultimate insu...
Lloyd's facing struggle as ALM laments losses.
Lloyd's faces a desperate struggle to raise more funds this week, after it emerged its losses for th...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny's pride in her own fairer sex continues to soar with news of yet another lady set to pound the...
Covered for play.
The organisers of this year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester have escaped price hikes for insuranc...
Last call to get your BIA entries in.
Tomorrow (Friday 12 April) is the final deadline for entries for the 2002 British Insurance Awards, ...
Arson comes under fire.
The cost of arson in schools has rocketed over the last few years. Some blame complacency because of past successes, but whatever the reason, local authorities must take a pro-active stance - and insurers can help, says Lynn Rouse.
Too little, too late?
The poor service standards and restricted choice that brokers predicted would arise from the last few years' widespread consolidation among insurers has strained relationships between the two. Richard Adams asks if it is too late to repair the damage.
Apil denies claims will rise.
Frances McCarthy, president for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, has refuted claims that ...
Elite invests in new claims internet portal.
Claims handling specialist Elite Incident Management has invested £300,000 in technology to allow it...
Making sense of vital statistics.
The insurance industry is reliant on social statistics to help it evaluate the risks associated with certain covers. Peter Falush looks at the government's recently published Social trends and indulges in a spot of number-crunching.
Groupama goes full cycle.
Groupama Personal Insurances will switch to full cycle electronic data interchange from 1 June for a...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting.
Ascot Underwriting, the Lloyd's Managing Agency that began underwriting last November, has appointed...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Creating a national website for an international company can be tricky and there are many examples o...
Motor insurer Ockham has succeeded in raising £25m ...
Motor insurer Ockham has succeeded in raising £25m through its placing and open offer, announced on ...