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Appointment at Beazley.
Alistair Robson has joined Beazley as senior property underwriter. He was previously property underw...
Healthy targets?
The Health and Safety Commission has published an ambitious strategic plan to reduce work-related in...
E-mpower the people.
Attitudes to e-claims reveal fears about the new IT-lead era. However, says David Worsfold, PM's forthcoming conference hopes to show that as a tool for transpar-ency, it hands power back to the people.
New rehab service launched
A new case management and rehabilitation consultancy, Proactive Rehab, has been launched by former S...
Wellington set to become first £1bn syndicate
Wellington Underwriting has revised its losses from the US terrorist attacks, and announced ambitious...
Insurers on alert over WTC fraud.
Following September's terrorist attacks, UK insurers are anticipating the added burden of identifyin...
Rehab in the round.
Treatment of accident victims is not flexible enough, argues Dr Melvyn Kettle. He advocates the application of a rounded approach to rehabilitation to ensure all those involved benefit from the best possible outcome.
Former IBA president Taylor jailed for fraud.
Financial consultant, Tony Taylor, former president of the Irish Brokers' Association, was jailed fo...
Rehabilitation First: delivering the benefits.
18 October - The Marsh Centre This is the must-attend rehabilitation event of the year. There will ...
Pension unprovision.
A third of the working age population is making no pension provision at all, with only 5% even consi...
Negligence over pension advice pays dividends.
Needler Financial Services v Taber; (Chancery Division - 31 July 2001).
War-risks rate fears.
Airline and marine representatives are considering appealing to the European Commission over the sur...
Claims initiative.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers is looking at a new initiative to help speed up the payment of claims from t...
Ace strikes a broker pensions deal.
Ace Europe has struck a deal so its general insurance brokers can sell stakeholder pensions to SME b...
US Tragedy: News - Future uncertain despite aviation stop-gap.
The future of aviation insurance was still unclear, following an emergency meeting between the Treasu...
Russian for shares.
The Russian government has confirmed that a second set of shares in the country's largest household ...
Alex Forbes set to apply for London Stock Exchange listing.
South African insurance broker Alexander Forbes is to make an application for a listing on the Londo...
Fraud costs hit hard.
Figures to be released by the Association of British Insurers in October are set to show the fight ag...
Foil: emphasis on partnership.
A conference organised jointly by the association of personal injury lawyers (Apil) and the forum of...
Lloyd's inertia fear.
As the insurance industry endeavours to meet the demands for information on the financial implication...
GISC rule decision no victory.
This week's imagined victory by the Institute of Insurance Brokers and the travel agents over the Ge...
CIS welcomes Sarwar v Alam ruling despite defeat
Although the Court yesterday upheld the previous Chester County Court ruling in the case of Sarwar v ...
Common law won Chase case - HIH Casualty v Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase, through agents, negotiated several financial insurance contingency policies with HIH. HIH soug...
A legal view on last week's US terrorist attacks.
Catherine Hawkins provides a legal overview of the insurance implications of last week's terrorist attacks.