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Air France suing.
Air France and its insurers, represented by the consortium La Reunion Aerienne, are to sue Continent...
WeCanSettle.com for blind bidding.
A fast-track, round the clock online "blind bidding" service, WeCanSettle.com, designed by two pract...
Ogden Tables need fatal clarification
The fourth edition of the Ogden tables, published today, which provide a guide for the courts in asse...
Lloyd's drive stuck in traffic with no one at steering wheel.
Lloyd's is once again in the spotlight, following a tranche of poor results from the likes of Kiln, ...
Lack of action will cost insurers.
Insurer's lack of action and the use of outmoded technology may cost them business and unnecessary e...
Continental drift.
The recent petrol rows that erupted across Europe will have awakened many hauliers to the advantages of working on the Continent. David William believes insurers should brush up on their knowledge of overseas cover.
Chinese Axa issues writ.
French insurer Axa's Chinese operation has issued a writ against Pacific Century Insurance and nine ...
Healthy link up.
An internet company has teamed up with Pinnacle Insurance to launch a new medical cash plan. The Med...
Egg in pension move.
Egg, the internet banking arm of insurer Prudential, has reportedly said it is weighing up a move in...
Appointment at Prudential Europe.
Ciaran McGettrick is the new managing director at Dublin-based Prudential Europe Management Services...
Safety in Travel.
Travel Insurance Club has amended its winter sports policy to cover off-piste skiing, heli-skiing, t...
Technology Supplement - Virtual minefield.
The arrival of internet technology is opening up a whole new spectrum of liability issues. As new legislation is being drafted to cope with the virtual risks, says David Fanning, insurers are having to rethink their existing covers.
IRM: risk course.
The Institute of Risk Management and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health have launched...
Environment WP a liability for UK.
UK insurers still have reservations about the European Commission White Paper on environmental liabi...
EU rules create level playing field.
The European Commission published its long-awaited draft directive on insurance mediation this week,...
GISC well-placed to rule code.
I applaud the efforts to establish a robust claims code for the handling of personal lines claims (P...
Wesleyan transfers its salesforce to FMCG.
Wesleyan Assurance is to follow Prudential's lead and transfer its direct salesforce to FMCG Homeser...
Restorex recognition.
Damage control specialists Restorex has become the first company to be awarded the British Damage Ma...
Words to the wise.
Peter Clark, president of the Institute of Actuaries, who gave his presidential address on Monday, explained to Anthony Gould why the profession's failure to communicate is damaging to the insurance industry.
EU directive to impact brokers
The European Commission published its long awaited draft directive on insurance mediation this week i...
PWC compares tax.
An international comparison of insurance taxation rules for both general and life insurance business...
Euro u-turn on liability justice.
It appears, this week, that the changes in the climate that so threaten the UK general insurance ind...
Euro backing on environment.
The European Parliament has backed the insurance industry in its campaign to overthrow plans by the ...
Great North Eastern Railway v Avon Insurance Plc.
Queens Bench Division 24 August 2000 Since 1996, GNER had taken damage and interruption insurance ...