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Overseas aid.
As the costs of setting up pan-European claims operations look set to fall, UK companies with European motor insurance exposure are looking at the options which are becoming available to them. Les Walker reports.
What the papers said this week.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A council has drafted in a team of SAS veterans to weed out troublemakers who...
Convergence must not be at cost of core skills.
The Chartered Insurance Institute this week underlined its ambitions to promote and reflect both the...
Brian Wilson, Minister for Energy ...
Brian Wilson, Minister for Energy, this week announced the government is close to paying over £500m ...
Social fire.
Loss adjuster Woodgate & Clark is investigating the cause and quantum of a fire at Wetherby & Distri...
Motoring assistance and business-to-business insurer Green Flag
Motoring assistance and business-to-business insurer Green Flag Group has invested £28m in a new cus...
Alarm bells ring over fire cover.
Public and private risk management bodies are to hold a conference next month to encourage organisat...
An unacceptable and extraordinary year says RSA chief
Last year was 'an extraordinary " and " a very difficult year for us, and we are disappointed with ou...
Monevate launches top-10 online bid.
New online insurance distributor Monevate plans to offer life, motor, home, term insurance and mortg...
Glasplus has created an online claims validation system ...
Glasplus has created an online claims validation system for vehicle windscreens. At the website www....
Turner to head P&C at Combined Specialty
Aon has Marshall Turner as president of the property and casualty division at Combined Specialty, its...
ART unlikely to fill gap in terrorism cover
Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) products are unlikely to offer solutions to the shortage of terrorism...
Call to allow brokers power over commission.
As insurers move to cut commission, Kevin Pallett calls for a more flexible and fairer approach to broker remuneration, rather than the current one-size-fits-all solution.
No-fault insurance fraud ...
No-fault insurance fraud costs New York drivers $1bn (£700m) a year, insurance superintendent Gregor...
NU unveils pay-as-you-go pilot.
UK insurers have shown little willingness to follow Norwich Union's lead in unveiling plans this wee...
Hiscox extends delegated power.
Lloyd's insurer Hiscox is to extend the underwriting authority its high net worth brokers have throu...
80 years ago.
Motivating insurance personnel in the regions has always been an issue for the insurance industry. E...
AA sets sights on Centrica.
AA Insurance Services plans to start pushing out its product range to other parts of parent company ...
Moody's welcomes strategies to modernise Lloyd's.
Rating agency Moody's has welcomed the proposals put forward by the Chairman's Strategy Group to mod...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES Burglars, who stole thousands of pounds-worth of property from the singer George Michae...
Road accidents will increase ...
Road accidents will increase if speed limiters are fitted to new cars, because acceleration can be v...
Appointment at Bollington Group.
The Bollington Group has made several new appointments. These include: investment adviser Stewart Ll...
The A889 in the Scottish Highlands ...
The A889 in the Scottish Highlands has been awarded the title of Britain's most unsafe road, accordi...
Off-shore call centres debate ignited.
The claim that insurers are looking to move their call centre operations off-shore in a desperate me...