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Bodyshop query.
The integrity of insurer-owned bodyshops will be questioned by MP George Stevenson in a written ques...
Customer care for increased profits.
Your existing customers are probably your strongest asset. You already have a relationship with them...
Grey matters.
EU proposals and government screening programmes threaten to put the brakes on older drivers. However, insurers and brokers are addressing the risk issues to provide options for those that wish to stay behind the wheel, says Veronica Cowan.
Lightening the load.
Schemes can be a profitable business, but it can be a long haul keeping profitability levels up. Offering a scheme on a sub-brokered basis is one option that can lighten the work load, says Jane Bernstein.
Penny Black's insurance week.
One realises that companies like to promote effective lines of communication between employees and m...
Justice for all can be achieved.
Phil Bell was spot on in pinpointing the staggering and accelerating impact of the cost of claims fo...
Show me the money.
The average salary of intermediaries and insurance company personnel is £33,000, with the majority ea...
Too hot to handle?
Health and safety legislation has put employers in the hotseat when it comes to protecting their employees. But brokers have an increasingly important role to play in formulating clients' risk management strategies, bringing benefits all round, says…
Ruling impacts on structured move.
Insurers and legal advisers involved in serious injury cases may have to consider alternatives to st...
Appointment at The Revival Company.
Oxford-based The Revival Company, disaster restoration specialist, has appointed new business partne...
FM Green close to major take-over.
Commercial broker FM Green is eyeing several targets as it looks to expand through acquisition. It i...
Verdict slammed.
The verdict against US motor and home insurer State Farm, which orders it to pay $1bn for its use of...
Appointment at Gallagher Bassett.
Gallagher Bassett has made Simon Pemberton manager of the London claims branch. He is re-locating fr...
Call for GISC fee reduction.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters annual conference and AGM in Cardiff last week attracted well under 100 loss adjusters, but the level of debate was nevertheless high. Anthony Gould reports.
Premium Line online with NMT.
Wholesale broker Premium Line has added its range of motor policies to New Millennium Technologies' ...
Cover call as HSE ups fines.
Insurers will need to radically overhaul their cover for breaches of health and safety in the workpl...
The best candidate.
Headhunting is still a popular way to recruit and is becoming more widespread, despite cost drawbacks and other contenders for this searching role. Edward Murray explains.
Insurance irrelevant claims award winner.
Sharon Roots, from the London Borough of Newham, was named as the first winner of Alarm's new Risk M...
Training courses.
Alarm plans to launch its own basic training courses later this year in conjunction with the Institu...
Bad publicity hits CD.
Personal injury claims specialist Claims Direct conceded this week that the departure of its marketi...
Appointment at Browne Jacobson.
Insurance law firm Browne Jacobson has promoted Adrian Shardlow and Chris Webb-Jenkins to partners. ...
Appointment at Opus.
Emma Douglas has been promoted to marketing manager of Opus Holdings. For the last three years, she ...
Fraud-buster.
Motor insurers are to be aided in the battle against fraud with the launch of a new database of vehi...
JLT: npower services.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has formed a business partnership with utility company npower to devel...