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Nil points.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Church insurer hits back at claim of 'inflated premiums'.
Leading church insurer Ecclesiastical has defended itself against claims of "inflated premiums". ...
Ryan into Norfolk.
Ryan Insurance Group of Ipswich has acquired Toothill and Trevethick, previously part of the Richmon...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is currently dusting down her frocks for her latest VIP trip. The event in question has not...
Cover online but off target.
The sale of medical insurance over the Internet in the UK has been slow since the first products wer...
By jingo, it's a new lingo.
In his new book Treasury Risk, Professor David Bland has coined new words to explain modern risk theory. David Worsfold gets to grips with the word on the sheet.
Broker smells cash in country air.
A leading insurance broker has struck a deal with Country Life magazine to sell high net worth insur...
What the Papers Say.
Daily Express A saleswoman made to wear a sumo wrestling costume to conform to her company's 'tea...
Dimond will not affect credit hire firms' spoils.
I write with regard to the House of Lords decision on the Dimond v Lovell credit hire case (PM 11 Ma...
Hurley to retire.
Liverpool Victoria's deputy chairman Roy Hurley (left) is to retire after 42 years in the financial ...
£165m for CGU.
Insurer CGU, which will merge with Norwich Union at the end of the month, has recorded a rise in gen...
Appointment at IBM.
Michael Steinharter has been made vice president of the northern region of IBM's financial services ...
New quote system.
Software specialist Experian has launched 'e-series insurance', a web-based insurance quotation syst...
Charity Football Competition Final.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition for the Impact Plus Cup reaches its climax next Thurs...
Judge penalises plaintiff for delay in proceedings.
Adcock v Co-operative Insurance Society Court of Appeal 7 April 2000 The plaintiff sued the ...
Fraud - a problem then and now.
Fraud in the case of fire has long been a bugbear of the insurance industry, as Post Magazine report...
Launch of Supreme Direct Claims.
Manchester-based businessman Navid Ullah is aiming to become the leading national player in the lucr...
Drake's doomed fight for survival.
David Worsfold reports how Drake Insurance - which went into liquidation last week - has been strugg...
Mortgage Corp v Lambeth Court of Appeal 10 April 2000.
The Court of Appeal allowed a mortgage lender to rely on the Limitation Act 1980, which allows a thr...
Lloyd's bans Routledge.
Former Shead Motor Policies and Octavian underwriter Peter Routledge has been permanently suspended ...
Gas-powered sales.
Replacement specialist Hamlets - rebranded Powerhouse Connect following its acquisition by home appl...
Mission: not impossible.
Replacing a stolen or damaged piece of high-tech machinery can be problematic but not out of the question for an insurer, writes Steve Banner.
Lloyds TSB website.
Lloyds TSB Insurance launched its new website on Monday. The site, www.insuredirect.com, offers acce...
Surf's up.
David Fanning goes surfing on the Internet and discovers it offers a multitude of websites that contain a rich source of information and tools for risk managers.