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Forbes increaases online H&S.
Forbes increases online H&S and risk offering South African-listed broker Alexander Forbes is to gro...
TIG gets acquisition boost.
The Innovation Group has boosted its insurance business with the acquisition of systems company Cosy...
Hiscox hits home.
Hiscox has launched a new home and contents insurance policy Hiscox 505 Home & Contents, which provi...
Disaster cover is full of holes.
A survey by Deloitte & Touche on commercial insurance cover and claims has revealed that 28% of UK b...
AN home in on net.
Abbey National has launched a new online home and contents insurance service as it aims to grow gene...
What the Papers Say.
FINANCIAL TIMES The Ford Motor Company is considering legal action against Bridgestone Group, the...
Car thefts to rise.
Car thefts in England and Wales are expected to rise by some 58% this year, according to research un...
Crowe set to be broken up.
Lloyd's insurer Crowe's planned management buyout has collapsed, after its new capital provider decli...
Strongest market in living memory declares Hiscox
Robert Hiscox, chairman of Hiscox plc this morning said that "we are now in the strongest insurance ...
Job losses possible as Crowe halts MBO talks
Lloyd's managing agent Crowe has announced that management buy out negotiations have halted and that ...
NU makes HNW push.
Norwich Union is set for a major push into the high net worth sector, with the launch of its first n...
Chordiant deal for Accenture.
Global consultancy Accenture has expanded its insurance offering through a partnership deal with US ...
Resolving the unresolvable?
Mike Reeves explains how loss adjusters are planning to deal with the aftermath of the terrorist atrocities in the US. He acknowledges that decisions made now could change the future face of adjusting.
Weightlifting?
Drivers' growing expectations mean insurers are having to turn to specialist outsourcers to help them carry the claims load. But is this a weight off insurers' minds? The key is control, says Simon Threadgold.
ITNET as host.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has selected ITNET to host HP9000 computers, which will be responsi...
Down to business?
There may be some confusion about what is and is not covered by a policyholders' business interruption insurance in the wake of the US terrorist attacks. Harry Roberts believes it is important to make the scope of cover clear at the outset.
Price is top motive.
Price is the still the main reason policyholders switch insurers, with 68.8% of household customers ...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made several appointments. Brent Williams and Claire Halsall have joined the comm...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made three appointments. Tommy Garvey has joined as senior investment consultant in the inve...
Probroker's simple style.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Code red.
John Parker believes insurers must move compliance to the top of their agendas if the Association of British Insurers' claims code is to really raise standards across the insurance industry.
Which? slams insurers over stolen car payouts.
Motor insurers have been lambasted by the Consumer Association magazine Which? for breaching a rulin...
Hiscox makes Leeding move.
Hiscox has moved its Northern operation from Harrogate to Leeds, as it attempts to grow its market s...
Who is in the driver's seat?
The UK motor trade should be exempt from the Motor Insurance Database, argues Allison Walter.