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US view of claims.
In America, said Michael Flaharty (below), principal from PricewaterhouseCoopers' New York claims co...
Legal expenses were tax deductible.
A stockbroker incurred fines and legal expenses in respect of disciplinary proceedings against him f...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS A mother is to sue Asda after an 8ft-long piece of glass at a counter in the Bristol ...
Crime database.
The Business Crime Check Database - www.crimecheck. co.uk - was launched this week by the Home Offic...
Insurer takes stand against ULR conmen.
A Lloyd's insurer has called for a concerted industry-wide campaign to drive fraudulent uninsured lo...
All-systems-go date for Bankhall's IFA network.
Bankhall Investment Associates new giant financial adviser network, which was created following its ...
Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Barry Smith has joined Axa Insurance to become director of customer service. Previously he was execu...
Delta goes Nuts.
Delta Lloyd, the Dutch insurer owned by CGU, is to merge with Nuts Ohra, the Dutch health, life and ...
On the electronic trail.
In the second of four articles on the year 2000, Alan Fisher and Joe Reynolds discuss the procedure forensic investigators should use to prove a Y2K exclusion clause applies to a loss.
Re - Broking - Simple, yet complex.
Call it a coincidence, but there is a lot of rebranding and brand building going on in the broker ma...
Labuan Re rated.
A.M. Best has assigned a 'B ' (very good) rating to Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re. The US agency bas...
Environmental insurer cleaned up by XL.
Bermudian giant XL Capital has continued along the acquisition trail with its purchase of ECS Inc, a...
Facing up to a sea change.
Developments in the marine market have prompted the Salvage SAssociation to become more commercial.
Farm dangers.
CGU is to issue a free guide to a quarter of a million farmers in order to cut down on death and inj...
Help with divorces.
The tricky area of pensions advice on divorce has been made simpler for IFAs with the development of...
Appointment at RL Davison & Co.
Mark Culleton has been appointed by Lloyd's broker RL Davison & Co to its motor fleet administration...
Penny Black's insurance week.
One of Chris Woodburn's supposed qualifications for the tricky job of heading up the General Insuran...
10-year tail to HSBC tale.
Why all the fuss about Midland Bank' admission that it sometimes pays outrageous claims in its pursu...
Managing ART.
Dan Malloy, chief executive of Stockton Re talks to Richard Willsher about capital, swaps, Crowe Insurance Group and the meaning of ART.
Double benefit of motor database.
In Guest Comment (PM, 10 June, p19), Lorraine Wright links the Fourth Directive with the intended mo...
Rarebit of good news.
A host of initiatives in areas such as skills training and transport are being introduced to boost the North Wales economy. David Fanning reports.
£22.5bn Y2K estimate.
Technical problems caused by the Millennium Bug could leave insurers facing claims of up to £22.5bn ...
Centor rises from ashes.
Christchurch Insurance Services has rebranded itself ahead of a major push into the independent fina...
Fire gutted Beefeater restaurant.
Last orders have been called at Long Reach in Whitstable after a fire gutted the Beefeater restauran...