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Dimond will not affect credit hire firms' spoils.
I write with regard to the House of Lords decision on the Dimond v Lovell credit hire case (PM 11 Ma...
Hurley to retire.
Liverpool Victoria's deputy chairman Roy Hurley (left) is to retire after 42 years in the financial ...
£165m for CGU.
Insurer CGU, which will merge with Norwich Union at the end of the month, has recorded a rise in gen...
Appointment at IBM.
Michael Steinharter has been made vice president of the northern region of IBM's financial services ...
New quote system.
Software specialist Experian has launched 'e-series insurance', a web-based insurance quotation syst...
Charity Football Competition Final.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition for the Impact Plus Cup reaches its climax next Thurs...
Judge penalises plaintiff for delay in proceedings.
Adcock v Co-operative Insurance Society Court of Appeal 7 April 2000 The plaintiff sued the ...
Fraud - a problem then and now.
Fraud in the case of fire has long been a bugbear of the insurance industry, as Post Magazine report...
Launch of Supreme Direct Claims.
Manchester-based businessman Navid Ullah is aiming to become the leading national player in the lucr...
Drake's doomed fight for survival.
David Worsfold reports how Drake Insurance - which went into liquidation last week - has been strugg...
Mortgage Corp v Lambeth Court of Appeal 10 April 2000.
The Court of Appeal allowed a mortgage lender to rely on the Limitation Act 1980, which allows a thr...
Lloyd's bans Routledge.
Former Shead Motor Policies and Octavian underwriter Peter Routledge has been permanently suspended ...
Gas-powered sales.
Replacement specialist Hamlets - rebranded Powerhouse Connect following its acquisition by home appl...
Mission: not impossible.
Replacing a stolen or damaged piece of high-tech machinery can be problematic but not out of the question for an insurer, writes Steve Banner.
Lloyds TSB website.
Lloyds TSB Insurance launched its new website on Monday. The site, www.insuredirect.com, offers acce...
Surf's up.
David Fanning goes surfing on the Internet and discovers it offers a multitude of websites that contain a rich source of information and tools for risk managers.
Hiscox profits drop.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Hiscox reported gross written premium in 1999 was up 34% to £323.7m and g...
Industry supports government salvage initiative
Motor salvage firms have welcomed government plans to clamp down on the sector, outlined in a new con...
New face of Norman records solid performance
Broker-only insurer, MMA Insurance, previously known as Norman, has recorded a 25.5% increase in gro...
Hiscox down but moving forward
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Hiscox said gross written premium in 1999 was up 34% to £323.7m and group ...
Liquidators in at Drake
Provisional liquidators from Deloitte & Touche have been appointed at motor specialist Drake Insuran...
Industry support for credit-hire decision
The Motoring Uninsured Loss Recoveries Association and the Association of British Insurers have both ...
Appeal for drip-fed damages.
I read with much concern of the lump sum damages being awarded to individuals in personal injury cas...
... an insurance surveyor.
Jonathan Swift spent a day surveying the talents of Noel Silverman as he sized up property risks in south London.