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AA to pay out £20m
The Automobile Association has agreed to pay £20m in an out-of-court settlement to map producer Ordna...
Jail sentence deterrent in motor fraud case
A man who made a fraudulent insurance claim along with three bogus passengers after an accident nearl...
Disease crisis cows insurers.
As the foot and mouth outbreak officially became a crisis - with the setting up of a Prime Ministeri...
Driving force.
In a change to traditional methods of catching uninsured drivers, a new initiative sees the insurance industry and the government working together on a database of registered vehicles. Hopes are high it will deliver the desired results, says Simon…
Joint cargo venture.
Tri-Mex International, providers of cargo monitoring telematics services, and Thomas Miller, which m...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical has reorganised its claims department. As the new manager of claims operations, Derek...
What the Papers Say.
THE MIRROR When Cecily Gray's husband died, she wrote to car insurers Axa to request a refund on ...
Brokersure goes live.
Brokersure.co.uk, Cox's internet-based broking solution, has gone live and an additional 'low-user' ...
Fleets about Town.
Electronics and telecommunications giant Siemens has signed appointed motor claims specialist Town &...
Interim CEO for Lindsey Morden.
Canadian claims specialist Lindsey Morden, which owns UK loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey, has draft...
Technological breakthrough?
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Churchill Insurance v Charlton Court of Appeal.
2 February 2001 The claimant was a passenger in a stationary car in a pub car park. A car insur...
BAACH wound up.
The British Association for Accident Car Hire has been wound up, following the establishment of a ne...
Claims payout Porsche owner must repay.
Businessman Richard Heyward, who successfully sued Norwich Union after they refused to pay out when ...
DW Norris sale boost for rival.
UK claims specialist Miller Fisher intends to expand its motor vehicle inspection outfit, following ...
Crime prevention spray is a success.
The Association of British Insurers has commended the use of a new spray system that has been used t...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul International Insurance has taken on Phil Anstee and Sean Walsh as claims investigators. Mr ...
Exchange FS deal.
Exchange FS Group has won a £4m contract to develop an integrated call centre and internet portal fo...
Floods harsher for low earners.
Immediate action needs to be taken to ensure vulnerable sectors of society are protected against the...
Liability - that's the ticket.
Employers' liability for their employees' actions has come under the spotlight once again, following...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Reading-based MMA Insurance has recruited Claire Hazlehurst as motor manager, underwriting. She has ...
JLT laughs off merger talk.
The largest remaining UK-owned broker, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, reaffirmed its commitment to independ...
Adviser sent to prison for £145,000 fraud.
An East Midlands-based financial adviser has been sentenced to two years and nine months in jail aft...
Marsh to sell up.
Broker Marsh has confirmed it is likely to sell the Marsh Centre on Aldgate, after building began on...