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And on the wane - CGU.
CGU announced a pre-tax operating profit of £768m for 1998 last week, down from £1238m last year. Th...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson sponsor category.
Insurance and reinsurance brokers Jardine Lloyd Thompson sponsored the Best Insurance Submission cat...
Cunningham Ellis & Buckle to manage claim.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis & Buckle has been instructed to manage the claim resulting from a war...
Dead cert cover.
Abbey Life has devised a new protection solutions package after its research indicated people in the...
Bleak House gutted in fire.
Charles Dickens proved prophetic when he named the subject matter of his novel Bleak House. The Grad...
Rates will harden warns Terra Nova.
Bermuda-based reinsurer Terra Nova has warned of further hardening of rates in motor business. Sp...
McLarens is not the only part of the China syndrome.
We read with interest an item which suggests McLarens Toplis is the only holder of an official licen...
Waiting to take off.
Although companies are increasingly going global in search of new markets, many forget the need for business travel insurance. Jonathan Swift asks whether the market is set to fly.
Ironbridge Power Station operational again.
The turbo generator at Ironbridge Power Station, Shropshire, destroyed by fire in the autumn was ope...
Gun Bill fires off.
The Florida legislature has introduced a Bill supported by both the National Rifle Association and g...
Not hearing the warning.
Insurers have turned a deaf ear to reports claiming drivers who use mobile phones pose a serious thr...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses.
Brendan Little has joined Das Legal Expenses to take up the role of sales consultant at the company'...
From good to bad.
A study of 12 leading motor insurance call centres has revealed that the quality of service differs ...
Network of knowledge.
David Ketley, chairman of risk management association, AIRMIC, talks to Anthony Gould about the highlight of its year, the annual conference and exhibition.
Who you gonna call? Courtbusters.
In your recent article concerning the potential cost to the insurance industry of the imminent chang...
Male drivers worst.
The myth that women motorists are worse than men has been rubbished by an AA Insurance survey. Of th...
Explosion in fire costs could force up premiums.
Insurers have warned that premiums could rise following a fire damage report claiming the cost to th...
WIDs enlisted to help fight fraud.
Pressure from industry for action over car insurance fraud mounted this week following a call by mag...
Storms blamed for £3m fall in GA profits.
Underwriting losses and a fall in investment income saw the pre-tax profits of General Accident, CGU...
Exclusive - Torch company set to ignite outsourcing.
A new Chelmsford-based claims handling company aims to become a leading light in outsourcing. The...
Broker admits deceiving client.
The managing director of a West Midlands insurance broker used a client's money to reduce his compan...
Allen joins US Re.
Robert Allen has joined US Re as assistant vice president. He will specialise in products for malpra...
A new class of risk.
Digital risk needs to be acknowledged as part of everyday business life to limit potential claims, argue Catrin Turner and Graham Brown.
Safeguarding systems.
Data can be your most precious resource, but it needs protection. Alex Beatty reports.