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Norwich Union recovers clock.
A very early complete British clock with a pendulum, made in 1658 and worth a six-figure sum, has be...
GISC fear in ULR.
Companies at the smaller end of the uninsured loss recovery market are becoming increasingly worried...
Euler: a corporate feast on the menu.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurers invest £1m to combat rising claims
Thatcham, the motor insurance repair research centre, has been given £1m of extra funding by insurers...
Time to change.
The latest Reinsurance Lunch Forum showed that, on many issues, the LMP2001 programme to modernise the London market has yet to satisfy everyone. Janina Clark listened in.
NU continues to quit niche markets.
Norwich Union has continued to streamline its general insurance business by withdrawing from the eque...
Jersey initiative kept direct writers at bay.
One of the main reasons for the forecast 25% hike in motor insurance premiums is the 1.5 million uni...
Insur-e: high street claim.
Rival insurance software providers have dismissed claims by insure-com that a quarter of high-street...
VSIB extends its code of practice.
The renamed Vehicle Systems Installation Board officially launched its extended code of practice thi...
Subsidence focus.
Post Magazine's first technical masterclass looked at the problems of investigating and reserving for...
easyclaims.com denies market exit.
Internet-based personal injury specialist easyclaims.com has denied it is considering pulling out of...
Fortis records loss.
Belgian-Dutch insurer Fortis has recorded a 5% fall in profits for the first three months of this ye...
Friends Provident votes to float
Members of mutual life insurer Friends Provident voted 97% in favour of floating the company on the s...
PIA fines Westerby.
The Personal Investment Authority has fined Leicester firm Westerby Investment Management £20,000, o...
GE Frankona dumps cargo & freight.
GE Frankona Reinsurance is withdrawing from the UK cargo & freight liability market, worth some £18m...
Floating voters.
Approximately 1.7 million members of Friends Provident had the opportunity to vote on the insurer's ...
Npower launches insurance services division.
Npower, the electricity and gas supplier, has launched an insurance services division to sell travel...
Hot properties.
More people than ever own holiday homes and caravans so they can head for the sun at a moment's notice. Insurers are well aware of the opportunities of this burgeoning market and many now offer specialist cover for the risks associated with second homes,…
UIA in Napo deal.
The mutual affinity insurer to trade unions UIA Insurance has been appointed by Napo, the profession...
Homecheck site makes housework fun.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
ABI dismisses mould problems.
The Association of British Insurers has dismissed the potentially costly problem of mould as an issu...
Tyser fined by Lloyd's tribunal.
Lloyd's broker Tyser & Co has been fined £105,000 including costs by a Lloyd's Disciplinary Tribunal...
Second Sight for Ark & General.
Risk management specialist Ark & General has released a new software product Second Sight aimed at t...
Croweonline.com launch.
Lloyd's motor insurer Crowe syndicate 963 has launched croweonline.com, a unique facility allowing s...