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Belfast joins paperchase.
Belfast-based content and document management company Meridio aims to target the insurance, governme...
Footman James sponsors classic car run.
Specialist motor broker Footman James sponsored the all-party parliamentary classic car run in aid o...
Pension investment is on the up.
Figures released by the Association of British Insurers show that £500bn was invested in insurance-a...
Looking after its own.
The Lloyd's market is renowned for operating as a small community and has often been likened to an exclusive club. Jonathan Swift speaks to those loss adjusters that have managed to make a name for themselves.
Expensive decision.
The decision by the government to lower the discount rate for personal injury compensation from 3% t...
ABI accounts.
The Association of British Insurers has reported gross incurred claims for general insurers in quart...
Battle over Claims Direct set to run as new offers emerge.
Independent directors at no win, no fee company Claims Direct have rejected a buyout offer - at 10p ...
A&O reaches £494m.
Top five City law firm Allen & Overy has increased turnover by 51% to reach £494m for the 2000/2001 ...
Cunningham Lindsey deals with car dealership loss.
Following last weekend's Bradford riots loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey is dealing with a multi-mill...
Appointment at Standard Life.
Jim Black has been appointed marketing director by Guildford-based health provider Standard Life Hea...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A goalkeeper has won £20,000 damages after suffering "horrific" burns when he...
Sign of the cross.
Miller Fisher was instructed by Catholic National Mutual to investigate a substantial claim after a ...
Web helper keeps its message hidden.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Easy money.
It may come as some surprise to find that the world's kidnapping for ransom market is in fact a thriving business - for both the insurance and broking industries and the kidnappers themselves. Lynda Hardy Maskell goes under cover.
Insurers get result.
Sports insurers have been saved a rash of claims between participants in contact and hazardous sport...
Swiss Re and Tokio Marine swap $450m of risks
Swiss Re and Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance have agreed a $450m catastrophe risk swap covering three...
Consultants and lawyers to report on repair industry
Organisers of the Body Repair Industry Campaign (BRIC) have appointed a consulting firm and competiti...
Global warming not producing more hurricanes, says Tillinghast-Towers
Global warming has not caused an increase in catastrophic hurricane damages, claims the consultancy T...
Insurers face one million PI claims by 2005
There could be one million personal injury claimants per year in the UK by 2005 if it follows US pers...
Auto in motor deal.
Accident management group Auto Indemnity has signed a deal with outsourcing and legal expenses speci...
New guide to fire.
A new Fire Risk Assessment Guide for small and medium-sized businesses has been produced by the Fire...
General Alliance.
Legal & General has teamed up with Alliance & Leicester to launch an online mortgage application sol...
State: job losses after restructure.
New Zealand general insurer State Insurance has announced major restructuring plans. They will resul...
Cover reaches saturation point.
The last year has seen UK insurers swamped by claims for flood damage. David Fanning urges the government and local authorities to act quickly before insurers and insureds find themselves drowning in impossibly high premiums, poorly restored homes and…