All Archive articles – Page 377

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    Dumb thieving

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Dumb waiter traps dumb thief, or so the tale goes, in a recent claim filed with Alliance Insurance Management

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    R&SA plea to ease FSA rule

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Insurer fears confusion over authorisation status will lead to FSA action

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    Europa NI motor plan

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Republic of Ireland-based Europa General Insurance is considering a move into the private motor market in Northern Ireland (NI) in 2005

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    Govt should be more radical on legal fees

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Task force author defends recommendation to scrap conditional fee agreements

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    Political risk forecaster

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Analysis has won a contract to provide a global cargo watch list for the London market's joint cargo committee

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    RAC seeks head to lead growth

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Former NU distribution director linked to RAC product development job

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    Growth from an untapped source

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Commercial legal expenses providers claim to be enjoying huge growth, but brokers are still having difficulties selling the policies

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    Handling rehab

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    With the value of claims continuing to increase in with serious injury cases - often running into the hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of pounds - there is growing support for a rehabilitation approach that helps claimants recover as swiftly as possible and, where appropriate, return to work

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    Key measures for insurance industry in Queen's Speech

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    A Bill on uninsured driving and a draft Bill on corporate manslaughter were the key measures for the insurance industry announced in the Queen's Speech

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    'Let's be proactive'

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Let's develop a new attitude which is proactive, is positive and immediate and focuses on getting people back to work quicker, helping lower claims costs, improve individual well being and improving, above all, improving productivity of UK plc

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    Mandatory policy

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    The cost of injury and illness to the victim, their employer and society as a whole are unsustainable Rehabilitation is much cheaper than the alternative, and we need to identify those costs and benefits more clearly and we believe that this could be a major contribution from the insurance industry.

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    Medico-legal reports

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    The regulation and accreditation of medico-legal reporting agencies is to top the agenda at a conference run by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) and the British Medical Association (BMA) this week

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    Saving money

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    From an insurers point of view we want to settle valid claims as quickly and as economically as possible, and experience tells us that the longer a claim remains open, the more expensive it will be

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    Wordless policy

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Looking at the massive costs associated with the ongoing insurance dispute surrounding policy wordings and the World Trade Center

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    Results

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Lochain profit drop