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75 Northern Irish Quinn jobs saved
The Northern Ireland Executive has welcomed an announcement that 75 planned redundancies at Quinn Insurance in Enniskillen will not now be implemented.
Rims attacks Aon stance on contingent commissions
The Risk and Insurance Management Society has criticised Aon's decision to accept contingent commissions and reiterated its opposition to the practice.
Aon open to the idea of accepting contingent commissions again
Aon today announced it is working with markets to explore the various forms of alternative remuneration available to it which may include supplemental and/or contingent commissions.
Police arrest three in ‘cash for crash’ raids
Three men have been arrested in the Lancashire area as part of an ongoing investigation into ‘cash for crash’ activity.
Post in print - 22 July 2010
Post reporter Dan Dunkley outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Aggregator sold for a £1
Fairpoint Group today said it had accelerated its strategy of extending the group from a debt solutions business for heavily indebted consumers by agreeing to acquire 100% of the share capital of aggegator Moneyextra.
Post Magazine – 22 July 2010
Subscribers to Post can now read the latest issue online as a digital e-book.
Halliwells insurance arm joins BLG
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has confirmed its takeover of the Manchester-based insurance practice of Halliwells.
Platinum Q2 income rises
Platinum Underwriters has released Q2 earnings that exceeded Wall Street's earnings estimates.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was saddened to learn of the death of fellow socialite and raconteur Alan MacDonald earlier this year.
Postscript - five years ago: RBS merry-go-round continues
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Postscript - 30 years ago: Alexandra Palace costs awaited
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 30 years ago reveals.
Postscript - 50 years ago: Unstable government worries
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 50 years ago reveals.
Career development & CSR News: Financial Services staff upbeat about next 12 months
Financial services professionals feel more positive about the next 12 months, compared to most other sectors.
Legal update - costs: Recommended costs
Lord Justice Jackson recommended judges be given more powers to manage costs. Rob Williams examines the case of O'Beirne v Hudson to show how a more flexible approach is already being taken.
Claims - low speed impact - More haste, less speed
With personal injury claims resulting from low-speed road traffic accidents on the rise, Pamela Davies explains the factors behind the upturn and ways the industry could protect itself from spiralling costs.
Hurricanes - financial impact: A storm is coming
After a good year in 2009 for the reinsurance industry, Philip Alexander warns of the perils heralded by the Atlantic forecast for this year, as 2010 looks to be beset by stormy weather.
Credit hire: Stuck on you
After Axa spurned the Association of British Insurers' general terms of agreement, many thought other motor insurers would follow suit. Rachel Gordon examines why a mass exodus has not occurred.
Personal injury - unsolicited SMS: Text pests
With a rise in unsolicited text messages encouraging recipients to make personal injury claims, Daniel Dunkley looks into what the industry can do to tackle this undesirable correspondence.
View from the top: Taking a stand over PI
There is a crisis brewing in the solicitors' professional indemnity market and finding the culprits is an open and shut case: the handful of rogue lawyers who cost their insurers millions of pounds each year and all too often, disappear into thin air.
News comment - aggregators: Behind the myths
Despite being a top concern for insurers, Matthew Donaldson looks into why aggregators should no longer be considered their bête noire.
Wiper water warning
Auto Windscreens is warning insurers to be aware of a potential rise in personal injury claims, after research by the Health Protection Agency found windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.
Overseas illness costs
The Association of British Insurers has highlighted that the cost of falling ill abroad has hit a record high, as travel insurers helped an unprecedented number of people needing emergency medical treatment while overseas.
Fewer uninsured drivers saves industry £80m
Motor Insurers' Bureau chief executive Ashton West has revealed he expects 5% fewer uninsured drivers on the UK's roads in 2010.