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Crash testing time
To reduce prohibitively high premiums the motor insurance industry must first help to tackle Ireland's notoriously bad road safety record, says IIF chief executive Michael Kemp
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Lloyd's S&P rating remains on CreditWatch
Standard & Poor's announced yesterday that its Lloyd's insurance market's single 'A' insurer financial strength rating is to remain on CreditWatch, with negative implications.
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Supply In demand
Commercial insurance is the rising star of the industry, with demand outstripping supply. And it's foreign capital that may save the day for brokers. Andy Cook explains
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Insurance groups join forces on exams
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (Cila) and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) have set up a joint working party to discuss how the two can work together on professional examinations. …
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Flooding showdown
Government ideas for solving the flooding problem have now been published. But the ABI's deadline is just months away. Will the government make the right choices under pressure? Andy Cook investigates
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Going Places
INSURERSWiseCallMike Green and Jonathan Boatman have joined WiseCall as business development executives, with responsibility for developing client portfolios in Wales and the South …
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Goingplaces
Insurance Ireland brings you a roundup of the recent industry moves: keeping you in touch with the people on the move and the companies in the news
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Irm to keep trading
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) will continue trading despite its financial difficulties, with former governor Mark Butterworth as its new chairman.The IRM held its annual general meeti ...
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Setting the limits of stress
Work-related stress claims may decrease after a landmark Court of Appeal ruling. Lindsey McDonald reports
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A matter of opinion
References are essential to the employment process, but there are pitfalls that can give rise to claims, as Jo Plumstead reports
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Medical multiples
The cost of personal injury claims to insurers could rise as a result of a court decision which effectively reduces the discount rate on capitalisation of future losses. Peter Haran reports
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Setting Precedents
John Larkin and Owen O'Sullivan summarise some recent Irish High Court decisions that may have an effect on insurers
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The quiet Watchdog
The Central Bank, as the new insurance regulator, has been gently wooing brokers and intermediaries, but getting acquainted takes time, says Christine Seib
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Regional roundup
Hill House Hammond opens new centreHill House Hammond (HHH) has opened a new business insurance centre in Paisley.It now has six centres across the UK servicing the commercial operation H …