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Feeling the heat
The pressure has been building on the critical illness market as advances in medical science have increased the costs of supplying cover. Jonathan Swift says after a long period with little innovation it is time this sector became a hotbed of activity.
Penny Black's insurance week
Some people might be strangely comforted that people in the insurance and reinsurance business also...
On public display
Inheritance tax can be costly, but for owners of fine art willing to share their masterpieces with the general public, there are alternatives to shelling out. Veronica Cowan explains the insurance implications.
Appointment at Veitch Penny.
Exeter law practice Veitch Penny, which specialises in defendant personal injury work for insurers a...
What the papers said this week
The Metro A fraudster went to the police station to report that her expensive ski trousers were...
Rubicon Corporation acquires rights to telebroking software
Outsource service provider Rubicon Corporation has acquired the rights to the telebroking software ...
InsurE-com contracted by Cooke & Mason
Broker solutions provider InsurE-com has been contracted by commercial broker Cooke & Mason to impl...
Appointment at Stuart Alexander.
Dick Tucker has joined Stuart Alexander as group compliance and process improvement manager. Mr Tuck...
Just click your name
Signing your name on a document at the touch of a button is one of the latest technological developments used to tackle security over the internet. Jim Leason assesses digital signatures.
The AA teams up with Europcar
The AA has teamed up with Europcar to provide all its new and existing customers with a courtesy ca...
Lack of finance shows London weakness
I was interested to hear Charles Philipps of Amlin (View from the top, PM, 27 February, p13) statin...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Sue Evans has joined the motor trade division of North-west-based broker The Bollington Group, Ms Ev...
NU mulls rehab for brokers
Norwich Union has launched a rehabilitation product aimed at helping individuals injured in car acc...
Claims need a jump-start
Changing the way motor insurance claims are handled is non-negotiable because current practices are...
Cost negotiator fears premature
Reports about the demise of costs negotiators (Post Magazine, 27 February, p4) are somewhat prematu...
Direct Line confident motor will grow
Direct Line group executive chairman Ian Chippendale expects the company to grow the size of its UK...
All aboard for the Lutine Regatta
Post Magazine is once again sponsoring this year's Lutine Lineslip Regatta, the premier yachting ev...
Doing the groundwork
Improvements in technology, such as aerial photography, have greatly helped in the diagnosing of subsidence and collection of related data. However, Nigel Barham believes there is still no substitute for doorstep expertise - the personal visit to a claim…
Fraudulent personal injury claims a burden for UK local authorities
Fraudulent personal injury claims are burdening UK local authorities with a multi-billion-pound bil...
Steering motor in wrong direction
Lynn Rouse reports from last week's Post Magazine management briefing - New roads for motor claims: putting customers in the driving seat, held in London.
Appointment at Criterion.
Simon Willsmer has joined Criterion Chartered Loss Adjusters with 23 years' experience in the sector...
Whiplash protocols will not halt fraud
Insurers were warned that new vehicle manufacturer protocols to reduce whiplash injuries will do no...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This isn't a very sophisticated site, however, it is very appealing. The company is a "chartere...
Getting to grips with the UK culture of 'blame and claim'
Facing up to the compensation culture 11 June - London This will be one of the "must-attend" ...