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WPA offers XS health online.
Western Provident Association is to offer its internet-based private medical insurance product XS he...
Mouse trap.
E-commerce and the internet have fundamentally changed the type of risks that an IT company must protect itself against. And with potential disaster just a click away, it is vital insurers keep up to speed, say Eija Holmstrom and David Savage.
Attitude to women high-triers under the spotlight.
Fifty years ago, the lack of women in the upper echelons of the insurance industry was under the spo...
Appointment at Charringtons.
Two new appointments have been made at Charringtons. Richard Oliver becomes director of construction...
Ward Evans in London move
Ambitious broker Ward Evans is to relocate its London office following expansion of the business. T...
Upwardly immobile.
A report by telebroker Peoples Choice has found that older cars are more likely to get stolen. It pu...
What the Papers Say.
THE SUN A woman cop allowed her lesbian partner to drive her squad car then lied when she crashed...
Europ Assistance expands
Europ Assistance plans to quadruple its staff by 2005 following a major expansion of its operation in...
Amlin reorganises
London-market insurer Amlin has announced a major restructuring of its underwriting operations. The...
Commentary - Quality lawyers: worth their weight in gold.
A major problem for general insurers is managing their legal bills. Most insurers have devoted time ...
Appointment at Equijust.
Equijust, the London-based loss adjuster specialising in institution and commercial crime insurance ...
Team in EC3 move.
City insurance litigation specialist Kennedys has doubled the size of its Mark Lane office, with the...
Hiscox: more tiers.
Specialist insurer Hiscox has gone live with another tier of partnerships for its online home insura...
Berkeley Square Securities Limited v Michael Conn & Co (a firm).
Queens Bench Division, 15 June 2000 This case involves two firms of solicitors that failed to advi...
Special delivery.
Direct Line has integrated its claims and underwriting database into its online insurance quotation ...
Steering towards motor.
Specialist insurer Privilege is aiming to become the largest non-standard risk motor insurer through...
Taking the initiative.
In this age of revenue-driven initiatives, insurance covers are critical to structuring major projects, but the market may not yet be delivering all that project sponsors require, reports Richard Willsher.
Fraud going gone.
Lloyd's insurer Hiscox is to underwrite insurance cover to be provided by internet company Yahoo giv...
Open-all-hours initiative unveiled.
In a separate move, a new online service from Rarrigini & Rosso - called 24 7 Broking - aimed at com...
Age a positive boon for expert witnesses.
I was interested to read the letter from Colin Devenny (Unwanted fraud services cop it, Post Magazin...
Policing claims a duty of care.
Waters v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis House of Lords, 27 July 2000 The claimant, a ...
Flushing out fraud.
Richard George, director of specialist investigations at McLarens Toplis, said loss adjusters were a...
Flooding the market.
The general insurance industry, which has been battered by catastrophes over recent years, will have...
UAR site: not an asset in sight.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.