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Private Medical Insurance - Progress report
Strategic Focus 2004
Open House
A total of 4000 people visited the Lloyd's building (above) and 7000 the Swiss Re tower across the r...
Tesco Personal Finance delivers profit
Tesco Personal Finance delivered an £84m profit for the 24 weeks ended 14 August 2004. The retail gi...
Gender equality on motor insurance wrong say Lords
A House of Lords EU Committee Report has called on the European Commission to re-think details of proposals designed to extend gender equality legislation to trade in goods and services.
Motor insurance drives £84m Tesco profits
Tesco Personal Finance delivered an £84m profit for the 24 Weeks ended 14 August 2004.
Parents claiming for joyriders' damage
Parents regularly lie in insurance claims to conceal damage caused by minors driving vehicles, according to fraud experts.
Zurich announces new loss adjuster panel
Zurich has announced a new loss adjuster process model, which the insurer believes will deliver a high quality loss adjusting service.
RAC buys out Axa
RAC has agreed to buy out Axa’s interest in RAC Financial Services and to acquire the renewal rights of Axa Direct.
CMGL launches new audits and inspection service
Claims Management Group has launched a specialist audits and inspections service.
Alexander Forbes makes new acquistion
Alexander Forbes has acquired Channel Islands-based The Shepherd Group of Companies.
AWAH opens European headquarters
Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Holdings has opened the European headquarters of its subsidiary...
There's more to compensation than money
Is compensation for injured people just about pounds and pence or is it about helping them to get be...
Wet August saw increase in road accidents
Rain-related motor accidents have risen sharply this summer after the country experienced the wettes...
FSCS in Indie claims call
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is braced for renewed calls from brokers asking to receiv...
Doctors reject the opportunity to refer personal injury cases
An overwhelming 96% of doctors are against taking offers of cash for referring personal injury cases...
High and dry
When fire strikes in a high street, business interruption and access problems are not only felt by the retail outlet concerned. Ian Shelley and Kevin Geeson explain
Award of damages for injuries reduced
Richardson v Howie (Court of Appeal - 27 July 2004)
Aquilo reports increase in turnover
Aquilo, the motor and household insurance support services specialist, has reported an increase in t...
Property broking giant announces £9.2m profit as parent mulls sale
Hercules Property Services, which owns a number of insurance brokers, today reported that it is in talks in relation to a potential offer being made for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the company.
Hiscox announces record profits
Hiscox has reported record profits in its half-year results with operating profit up 134% to £61.7m and pre-tax profit up 61% to £50.8m.
Former Alexander Forbes Risk MD takes Close Premium sales role
Tim Wilson, former managing director of Alexander Forbes Risk Services UK Retail Division, is to become the new Sales and Marketing Director at Close Premium Finance.
Greenaway did not grasp the uninsured nettle
The Greenaway Report has failed to grasp the nettle on the issue of uninsured drivers who it claims ...
Liquidator Smith and Williamson retrieves money
Liquidator Smith and Williamson said it expects to receive up to £9m from solicitors' firms used by ...
Dollar fails to dent Amlin business
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has reported strong results for the first half of 2004, despite US dollar expo...