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Insurer claims it's first to remove HIV/Aids exclusion
Group income protection provider Unum Provident claims to have become the first insurer in its market to provide exclusion-free contracts as standard when it removes the HIV/Aids exclusion on its policies.
Heath Lambert boss claims some rivals are not up to
Heath Lambert's latest senior appointment has taken a side swipe at the standards in the UK broking market.
Churchill warns of an upward slide in subsidence
Research by Churchill insurance shows that despite a 300% year on year increase in its subsidence claims in 2003, home buyers are still not taking measures to ensure that they are purchasing a trouble free property.
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Appointment at James Chapman & Co
Manchester-based insurance litigation practice James Chapman & Co has made catastrophic injury speci...
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Appointment at Budget
Budget Retail, part of the Budget Group of Companies, has appointed Paul Shipley to the newly create...
NU leads the pack in grace period review
Norwich Union has become one of the first motor insurers to answer the call for the removal of the s...
Appointment at Public Risk Management
Independent consultancy Public Risk Management has appointed risk manager Michael Sloniowski as a se...
AIG Private Client Group claims need for specialist insurance policies
AIG Private Client Group has claimed that high-value houses, their contents and fine art are more at...
Appointment at IPRS
Rehabilitation and injury management provider IPRS has appointed Martyn Jackson as managing director...
Regional pull drives up broker wages
The continued expansion of both independent and national brokers in the regions has resulted in more...
Chips challenge to insurers and fraudsters
George Lillington from CSC outlined future and developing technology and its potential impact on cla...
Homeserve eyes acquisitions
Homeserve, the affinity home assistance provider, is planning acquisitions after de-merging from its...
View from the Top - Marine insurance - London's pride?
Marine insurance is one of the hidden secrets of the London and wider UK economy. Although it accoun...
Insurance should be allowed to discriminate where appropriate
I am the last person to support discrimination in the context of gender; however, it is a matter of ...
Fraud Focus
The government's five-year action plan for reducing vehicle crime reached the end of its term in Mar...
Time to tackle guilty
Jacci Taylor, independent consultant, said the insurance industry was being taken advantage of with ...
Primary Group acquires Walton and Parkinson
Primary Group has acquired Walton and Parkinson, a specialist theatre insurance broker. The City of ...
Capita Insurance Services signs partnership agreement
Capita Insurance Services has signed a three-year partnership agreement to offer commercial legal ex...
St Andrew's Insurance agrees new partnership
St Andrew's Insurance, part of HBoS Group, has agreed a new partnership with BMW Group Financial Ser...
London's burning costs
Can anyone explain why, under the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act of 1865 and other later acts, insure...
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Aquilo forms strategic alliance with fraud software company
Aquilo, the claims management and advisory firm, has entered into a strategic alliance with fraud software company NCorp.