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Swiss Re predicts GI slow down
The insurance industry continued to expand and regain financial strength during 2004, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma study.
Taking a different tack
David McMillan, Norwich Union's partnerships director, tells Jonathan Swift why the company is taking a more active approach to affinity
25 broking partners complete Axa training
AXA this week revealed that the first 25 broking partners have completed its management training pro...
BDML Connect seals HBOS pet deal
BDML Connect has won another major affinity contract, this time with Halifax Bank of Scotland. Thor...
Support grows for punishment push
Last week, Post Magazine broke the news of how the UK public's perceptions of fraud could be changing. Research found 75% believe the law needs changing to stop the rot. Ralph Savage reports
ABI firmly behind risk management
Health and Safety Executive deputy director-general Justin McCracken rightly points out that the ind...
Warranty giant to enter new markets
Home emergency and warranty services provider Homeserve has ambitious plans to expand internationall...
LLoyd's searches for head of claims
Lloyd's has confirmed it is looking for a successor for Jeremy Pinchin, former head of claims, reins...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Imagine turning up to a local church fete this summer and driving off in a Ferrari - org...
Highway hails voice analysis success
Insurer Highway is to extend its use of voice-stress analysis technology to root out fraudsters. Th...
Appointment at Glencairn
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Survey report
Three-quarters of insurance executives and analysts believe New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer'...
No evidence of malice
Khadine v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, (Court of Appeal - 4 March 2005)
Appointment at Hiscox
London Market News
Fraud more costly than fire
Fraud is ten times more costly to businesses than fire, according to research by AIG Europe but the ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny has caught wind of either the scoop of the year or the most spurious nonsense to float around ...
Brokers want uninsured drivers jailed
Insurance brokers have called for prison sentences and car seizures for uninsured drivers after a su...
Insurecom Launches Training-On-Demand
Insurecom has announced the start of its new SkillBase Training Academy.
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Searchlight picks out Gill
Insurance training specialist Searchlight Solutions has made Gill Rideout relationship and developme...
Sigma opens new NI office
Loss adjuster Sigma Claims Solutions has opened an office in Northern Ireland, choosing Carrickfergu...
Tide turning as the public denounce fraud
The battle to convince the UK public that insurance fraud is a serious crime was given a massive boo...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Gary Hemming has joined Ecclesiastical Insurance as its general business actuary. He was previously ...
Road tax shake-up to hit motor-risk pricing
The entire motor risk pricing system could be revolutionised if the government goes ahead with its p...