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Refugees blamed for boom in car fraud.
The Irish motor market has seen a 30% increase in accident claims and insiders are blaming the influ...
How chiefs can beat the cowboys.
I read with interest and applaud Simon Threadgold's article on the engineering market (Looking for i...
Racism allegation.
Over 600 motor insurers which operate in Louisiana in the US have been accused of racial discriminat...
Nationwide nets football super-deal.
Nationwide has become the biggest sponsor of football in Britain after it clinched a multi million p...
Brunel's frustration with 'bad boy' label.
Northwest London-based broker Brunel Insurance has revealed its frustration at being labelled "bad b...
Third time out for thieves.
The insurance industry has welcomed the government's latest two-pronged offensive against domestic b...
Keeping Mum in court.
A six-year-old child is suing his mother in the Canadian courts for mental and physical injuries sus...
Insurers accused of ignoring low income people.
The Office of Fair Trading has slammed the insurance industry for ignoring the needy in favour of th...
New business up 60%.
The Bank of Ireland-owned Lifetime Assurance has recorded strong growth in 1998 with a 60% rise in n...
CGU divorces product duplication to go single.
CGU IS set to go solo next Monday when it unveils its single product range for new business. The ...
Saint fails to save sinners from jail.
Three directors of a Hampshire insurance broker which went bust in 1993 have been jailed at Winchest...
A thorough cheque-up.
Most insurers will replace a lost or stolen everyday household item, but as Steve Banner finds out, the rules change when a claim is received for something more out of the ordinary.
Home is where the work is.
Home-based insurance teleworking is becoming a reality. Barry Jones explains how it should work.
Guardian kicks off red card scheme for brokers.
Guardian Insurance has launched an initiative aimed at blitzing underperforming brokers in its priva...
Warning to small firms.
Insurance software provider KPMG Consulting has warned that smaller 'best-of-breed' software package...
RoSPA and Toyota warn children of road hazards.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has pooled resources with car manufacturer Toyota ...
Young men are poorest payers.
Ground-breaking analysis with statistical software has pinpointed the type of person most likely to ...
Nice one, Norwich.
Norwich Union General Insurance Ireland has completed its implementation of the Nice general insuran...
Truth detector' developed by insurers.
A 'truth detector' developed by insurers is saving thousands of motorists from being duped into buyi...
Call to sink software pirates.
Insurers have backed calls from UK businesses for stiffer penalties for software piracy. A survey...
Justice, sincerity, and the north-south divide!
Post Magazine opened up the old north versus south row with a story which looked at which side of th...
Broker withdraws advert after complaint from rival.
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered motorcycle insurer Carole Nash to change one of its ...
AA chief predicts fall in motor players.
Director expects number of companies in the market to tail off.
Universal calls for speedier car claims.
A leading salvage company has called on insurers to speed up the disposal process or face higher rat...