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Sterling to take over Crowe Life.
Sterling Insurance Group is to acquire Crowe Life Syndicate 982 from 1 January, subject to Lloyd's a...
The fine art of adjusting.
With an eye for the finer things in life, Philip Austin was born to be a fine art loss adjuster. He clearly enjoys his work in this niche sector, finds Jane Bernstein.
RSA in Chubb sale.
Royal & Sun Alliance has sold six million shares in US rival Chubb, reducing its holding from 5.15% ...
Foil to examine structured settlements as alternative to lump sums.
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has established a working party to examine the issue of structured se...
What the Papers Say.
The Times The family of a business-woman whose death was "entirely preventable" was awarded a rec...
Hauliers on a collision course.
Insurers are locked on a collision course with the government over the issue of illegal immigration,...
Repeat performance.
In the second of our articles focusing on senior staff, who go back to the floor and work alongside their grass-roots staff, Jane Bernstein speaks to Jacci Taylor of Groupama, who enjoyed the experience so much she plans to repeat it.
Rubicon in Link with Kiln
Rubicon, the insurance services provider is set to complete the acquisition of Link Insurance from Ki...
Insurers attack NHS fund plans.
Insurers have added to the controversy surrounding the future funding of the National Health Service ...
Better use of benchmarking.
Insurers should beware complacency and make better use of benchmarked information to tackle the chal...
Parker defends ABI Claims Code's performance against industry
The Association of British Insurers' head of general insurance John Parker launched a trenchant defe...
AIG could face massive fine for Paddington crash.
AIG could find itself footing the bill for over £1m-worth of fines, if the Health & Safety Executive...
Claims Code bar set too low?
The Association of British Insurers' Claims Code has been criticised for setting the bar too low, so...
InsurE-com attacks.
Software provider and insurance industry portal insurE-com is gearing up for an attack on the brokin...
GAB Robins director called to give evidence.
Jeff Stagg, a GAB Robins director, was called to give evidence at the Selby train crash trial in Leed...
Litigation site for trade and customers made easy.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Net result of e-recruitment.
As recruiters and job-hunters alike make more use of online recruitment facilities, Edward Murray asks whether the industry is attracting enough high-calibre candidates through this channel.
Run-off sector boom.
The run-off sector is set to boom as increasing numbers of insurers and Lloyd's syndicates close the...
Irish motor study.
A report on the profitability and pricing of Irish motor insurance by actuarial consultants Tillingh...
Guardian sets up Scalenet.
Disaster recovery firm Guardian iT, which last year saw its web-hosting operation at Heathrow Corpor...
Comverse wins Admiral deal.
Admiral Insurance has selected New York-based Comverse Infosys to provide it with call centre record...
2002 good for reinsurance stocks
Insurance industry stocks will do well next year, according to investment bank Fox-Pitt, Kelton (FPK)...
Student site is a qualified failure.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Keith Hall has been appointed as Ecclesiastical's new branch manager responsible for the its offices...