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South Korea motor shake-up.
Kyobo Life looks set to shake up the South Korean motor insurance market, after becoming the first l...
As flood season starts again self-defence is best solution.
Yet again, we are all in for a deluge of flood claims which, one assumes, has adjusters rushed off t...
Crawford, Miller Fisher and PCS dumped from Groupama loss adjusting panel
Groupama has announced that it has ditched Miller Fisher, Crawford and Company and PCS from its loss ...
Claims Direct puts forward franchisee exit offer
Troubled no win no fee company Claims Direct has offered its disgruntled franchisees a choice of thre...
What's in a name?
Over the last few years, there have been several incidents of big names suffering extensive brand damage - Firestone, Coca-Cola and Levi's for example. Kate Hinsley examines to what extent companies can insure against the disruption of brand profit…
View from the top - Andrew Torrance
Andrew Torrance, General Manager, Allianz Cornhill. Uninsured driving is a scourge on society and o...
Midlands Alliance unveils ambitious growth plans.
The Midlands Broker Alliance plans to have a premium income of £100m and 30 plus broker members by t...
Chester St. claims chaos.
Many asbestos victims and their families are still without compensation, despite a promise by the i...
Rubicon secures capital injection and acquires new arm.
Virtual insurer Rubicon this week secured £10m of extra development capital from private equity hous...
Professional window dressing.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Cox in talks to take on Crowe's motor syndicate
Lloyd's insurer has entered into exclusive negotiations to take on the renewal rights for Crowe's mot...
Diamond strife.
Over 90% of diamond jewellery in the UK is underinsured, according to research by Loss Management Gr...
High Court rules on rogue insurer.
The Department of Trade and Industry has petitioned the High Court to wind up an unauthorised insura...
GMI launch gives brokers specialist risks market.
Brokers have access to a new commercial lines wholesaler GMI Insurance Services. The Kent-based brok...
Hiscox losses up.
Robert Hiscox, chairman of Hiscox, described the insurance market as the strongest in living memory,...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK).
AIG Europe (UK) has appointed Peter Sprent as manager, political risk for UK and Ireland. Based in L...
Irish Federation offers support for PIAB proposals.
The Irish Insurance Federation has thrown its full support behind the government's proposals for a n...
IIBRC confirmed.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has confirmed its regulatory division, which will be known as the...
China life homes in.
China Life is looking to grow its home market share and has deployed Sherwood International's Amarta...
Appointment at The St Paul Companies.
The St Paul Companies has appointed Jay Fishman to succeed retiring chairman and chief executive Dou...
Legal action over WTC
A British subsidiary of reinsurer Swiss Re has gone to court seeking confirmation that the destructio...
Drive fleet grows.
Drive, the motor fleet assistance service launched by Willis last year, has seen its fleet base grow...
Research untangles the truth.
Your Round Table "Untangling Technology" (Post Magazine, 4 October, p18) noted that one of the parti...
Appointment at Simpson & Co.
Insurance litigation specialists Simpson & Co has appointed a new partner. John Leyshon, who special...