Claims
Outlook for rainy day savings.
The government's consultative document 'Making Savings Easy' has not exactly been welcomed with open arms by many in the financial sector. Sue Rice examines the document and the mixed reactions to it.
Pressure group formed to give a voice to IT directors.
The head of IT for Cornhill, David Taylor has founded a new pressure group for corporate IT director...
Smoke signals to be heeded.
There is much for employers and employees to learn from a recent court judgement in a passive smoking case. Christine Winter looks at the case.
Food for thought.
A recent case involving a chain of health food shops offered welcome news for directors & officers liability insurers. Antoine West chews over the facts.
Qualified staff bound to be best.
At the present time, there is a considerable amount of regeneration taking place within the membersh...
Getting your head round psychiatry.
Claims for psychiatric injury now regularly hit the headlines following the increased public awarene...
Insurers advised to push d-debits.
Insurers are being encouraged to advise policyholders to pay by direct debit because they would be l...
Word Cup travel alert.
Failure to provide a Green Card could mean being issued with a red card and being denied cover shoul...
Qualified staff bound to be best.
I believe I am uniquely qualified to comment of the current assessor and adjuster debate, as for the...
Is this the countdown to the end of the IBRC?
It is just a week to go before the submissions on the future regulation of general insurance selling...
Norwich Union joins in the 'why are we waiting?' chorus.
Norwich Union has joined the growing chorus of disapproval over the government's failure to produce ...
Treasury's intervention in welfare state most welcome.
Reforming the welfare state suddenly looks a lot more difficult in government than it ever did in op...
Pressure is on to keep GAN in French hands.
Four foreign groups and a French firm have bid for the state-controlled French insurer GAN SA, but t...
Five into one does go.
Royal & Sun Alliance has amalgamated its five computer products into one integrated package offering...
The best Options?
Options is promoting itself as being among the fastest handler of holiday insurance claims in the in...
Birth of a dream scheme.
I was interested to see Henry Harris' letter (Standing up for loss assessors, PM, 23 April, p16), an...
Pension for the jobless.
The self employed, a group so often ignored by many insurers, can now sign up to Standard Life's Gro...
Over-zealousness could ruin good name of fraudbusters.
This week has seen another major success in the industry's battle against organised fraud with the g...
Appointment at Horwich Farrelly.
Mark Hudson has been made a partner in Horwich Farrelly's Manchester office, where he will continue ...
What the papers say.
DAILY MAIL A farmer's wife who won a £900,000 divorce settlement was back in court last week to f...
Euro insolvencies rise.
Countries pushing towards the single european currency saw insolvencies rise during 1997, while thos...
Improve or lose - Wilder.
Poor Service provided by many insurers, reinsurers and brokers could result in a loss of vital busin...
Fraudulent arson claims.
Insurers have been urged to take action to stop con artists continuing to table fraudulent arson cla...
Claims crusader gunning for GAN.
A self-styled crusader for the small investor is leading the charge against GAN Life in an attempt t...