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Technological breakthrough?
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Churchill Insurance v Charlton Court of Appeal.
2 February 2001 The claimant was a passenger in a stationary car in a pub car park. A car insur...
BAACH wound up.
The British Association for Accident Car Hire has been wound up, following the establishment of a ne...
Claims payout Porsche owner must repay.
Businessman Richard Heyward, who successfully sued Norwich Union after they refused to pay out when ...
DW Norris sale boost for rival.
UK claims specialist Miller Fisher intends to expand its motor vehicle inspection outfit, following ...
Crime prevention spray is a success.
The Association of British Insurers has commended the use of a new spray system that has been used t...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul International Insurance has taken on Phil Anstee and Sean Walsh as claims investigators. Mr ...
Exchange FS deal.
Exchange FS Group has won a £4m contract to develop an integrated call centre and internet portal fo...
Floods harsher for low earners.
Immediate action needs to be taken to ensure vulnerable sectors of society are protected against the...
Liability - that's the ticket.
Employers' liability for their employees' actions has come under the spotlight once again, following...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Reading-based MMA Insurance has recruited Claire Hazlehurst as motor manager, underwriting. She has ...
JLT laughs off merger talk.
The largest remaining UK-owned broker, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, reaffirmed its commitment to independ...
Adviser sent to prison for £145,000 fraud.
An East Midlands-based financial adviser has been sentenced to two years and nine months in jail aft...
Marsh to sell up.
Broker Marsh has confirmed it is likely to sell the Marsh Centre on Aldgate, after building began on...
Results in brief - Scor.
Scor, France's largest reinsurance group, increased its premium income for 2000 by 14.5% to EUR3458m...
News in brief - HDI Reinsurance (Ireland).
Rating company Standard & Poor's has given HDI Reinsurance (Ireland) 'AA-' (very strong) counterpart...
XL pays $600m for Winterthur.
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is to expand significantly its property and casualty business with ...
News in brief - The St Paul Companies.
China has given The St Paul Companies permission for its main underwriting company, St Paul Fire &Ma...
Cox in universal tie-up
Cox Claims Management has signed a two-year vehicle disposal contract with Universal Salvage covering...
CGNU reports worse than expected storm losses
The storms in the UK and France last year cost CGNU £285m, it revealed today. The figure was higher t...
Hitting the Marque.
Hi-Marque, Chaucer Insurance's first non-standard motor product specifically designed for private ca...
Strong results for 2000 cheer Capita
Insurance industry services provider The Capita Group has reported strong results for the year ended ...
Barclays net launch.
Barclaycard is to launch iMoney.co.uk in the summer, a new online financial products service that wi...
Insurers lag behind in Direct Debit stakes.
A new report claims that the insurance industry is missing out on the benefits of customer retention...