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Well, Polly's Christmas hangover has just about receded enough totell you what the great and the bad...
Appointment at UnumProvident
UnumProvident, the income protection insurer, has announced changesto the leadership of its UK and E...
Appointment at Zurich Municipal
Zurich Municipal has announced the appointment of John Barrett to thepost of specialist markets mana...
RSA to shut eight local offices
Insurer Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) will close eight of its regionalbranches in the next six months a...
News in brief
Travel insurance provider Bishopscourt Affinity Solutions hasextended its AllClear Gold and AllClear...
Household - Unsubstantiated claims
The household insurance market is being defrauded to the tune of £1bnper year by inventive and dishonest claimants. Michelle Worvellinvestigates what steps the industry is taking to bring unwarranted claimspayouts under control
News review: December
Car-jack alert British drivers are ignoring the dangers of the increasing tide of'car-jacking', acc...
News in brief
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Geoff Riddell as chiefexecutive of general insurance busines...
Climate will change crops
Climate change is set to have a profound effect on British gardens -and could also impact the nation...
Zurich Risk launches business continuity
Zurich Risk Services is launching a new business continuitymanagement product to help firms to prepa...
Appointment at Fresh Insurance
Fresh Insurance has announced the appointment of its new sales andunderwriting manager, Mike Wall. ...
Willis agrees FileNET deal
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has signed a $2m dealwith FileNET Corporation to suppl...
The future is waiting on a different platform
This month the panel discusses the progress being made towardsimplementing a common e-trading protocol across the entire industry, andidentifies the complications that might compromise developments in thisarea
News in brief
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent)on Hiscox Insurance Company. The...
Appointment at Community Broking Group
Manchester-based Community Broking Group has strengthened itsoperations with the appointment of Tere...
CGI will manage Highway's systems
CGI Group has signed an applications management agreement worth morethan £6m with UK motor insurer H...
BI the big issue, discovers Aon
Business interruption (BI) is the biggest threat to firms in the UKand Europe, according to a new ri...
OFT probes EL
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to begin a detailed probe intothe employers' liability (EL) mark...
NU knights of the road
Norwich Union (NU) has launched its own breakdown service, in whichmotorists will be charged on the ...
News in brief
Despite warnings, less than 20% of company directors in Yorkshire areinsured against crippling lawsu...
Free-range birds' bacteria link
The Food Standards Agency has put the cat amongst the chickens byreleasing research indicating that ...