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Compliance suite added to EMoneyfacts
EMoneyfacts, the financial adviser portal, has developed an insurance compliance section.
Chaucer confirms takeover approach
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer this morning confirmed it has received a takeover offer for the company, in response to speculation about sharp rises in its share price.
Profits at DAS despite market wobbles
Legal expenses insurer DAS has recorded increased pre-tax profits, but bemoaned the troubles in the after-the-event insurance market.
Insurers sue over WTC shortfall claim
A group of 10 (re)insurers that includes members of Lloyd’s of London is suing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over a claim by the Authority that it is separately insured for a $2.1bn shortfall in Silverstein property insurance.
New entrant in price boast
Quinn Direct today revealed that it has acquired over 20 000 customers for its "low cost motor insurance" since its launch in the UK in early February 2005. The company said it is currently gaining around 1000 motor customers a week with half of its…
NU boss lauds Ebay potential
The head of one of the UK's leading affinity insurers has predicted that non-insurance internet brands are likely to represent one of the most fruitful areas moving forward.
Broker takes on Marsh team in £5m push
Independent Lloyd's broker Crispin Speers and Partners is starting an aggressive recruitment push to...
Fraud Bill finally drafted
The publication of the government's long-awaited Fraud Bill was overshadowed by concerns that the po...
Can we avoid the price hikes of the 1990s?
Buyers of motor and home insurance are faced with a huge choice of providers with an even wider rang...
Sinclair's spectrum of ideas
New AA director Kevin Sinclair talks to Guy Anker about his plans for the company, his ideas for expansion and how running marathons helps keep him ahead of the competition
Events
2 June - Infoline Conference - Claims Reserving for General Insurers, London. Tel: 01323 430816 - E-...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph A woman who is wheelchair-bound and "virtually blind" drove her boyfriend home ...
Dirty cash
Legal Comment: Money Laundering
Hiscox reveals estimate for Syndicate 33
Hiscox has revealed its current estimate for Syndicate 33 for the 2003 and 2004 years of account rem...
Reform backed as DCA threat looms
The legal and insurance industries are working on a proposal to reform how multi-track personal inju...
Appointment at Coface
Coface has appointed Walter Kee as commercial manager for Ireland. He previously spent more than 20 ...
Carcheck UK to help car buyers
A new mobile messaging service could save second-hand car shoppers across the UK the misery of being...
Action points
Claims managers to identify their company's Vehicle Group Rating representative and urge them to pus...
Whiplash push as Thatcham starts tests
Thatcham will begin a second set of tests this month, assessing hundreds of different car seats and ...
Fortis still at planning stage
Fortis Insurance is still developing its proposition to attract higher-value clientele in its core m...
Endsleigh to partner Police Federation in deal
Insurance intermediary Endsleigh has partnered with the Police Federation for Northern Ireland in a ...
RSA claims boss to leave
David Neave, claims services director, Royal and SunAlliance, has unveiled his plans to leave the insurer in the summer.
2004 hurricane season leaves costs scars
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has announced that elevated labor and material costs resulting from last year's hurricanes are likely to continue through the 2005 season, which has now started.