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Facing down a flood of criticism
Baroness Young explains how the Environment Agency is dealing with flood defences and defends her controversial call for insurers to withdraw cover from homes built on flood plains
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Court to decide who pays for pollution clean-up
Insurers have warned that the outcome of a landmark case to be heard by the Court of Appeal this week could lead to pollution-related exclusions on public and general liability policies. The case will decide whether clean-up costs arising from pollution are covered by a public liability policy. Experts said ...
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Baroness Young defends EA over flood mapping
Baroness Young, chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), has played down insurers’ claims that the agency is not doing enough to share its data on flood mapping.In an interview with Insurance Times, Young said that the EA, criticised for its management of flood defences, was working to help ...
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Onlyinsurance to launch online PMI product
Panel of providers to distribute products from BUPA and AXA-PPP
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Online onlyThe fine art of making money
Investment in modern art has provided fine returns, but for how long asks Andrew Holt
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Motor insurance premiums not yet hit by impact of floods
Gap narrows between direct and broker premiums
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AXA calls for police focus in fighting fraud
Police do not have suffcient resources to reduce fraud effectively, says insurer
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Lorega steps up recruitment drive
David Gribbon appointed to manage broker relationships
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Companies not prepared for flu pandemic, warns Marsh
Catatrophic flu pandemic 'long overdue'
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DA Constable sues over premiums
QBE syndicate DA Constable has launched a High Court legal battle to win back payment of almost half-a-million pounds in premiums from a construction group.According to a writ, the syndicate is suing five companies owned by John F Hunt, relating to premium disputes from 2003 to 2006.It is alleged the ...
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US sub-prime crisis could cost UK insurers $500m
Analysts have warned that claims relating to the US sub-prime crisis could cost UK insurers $500m. The warning came as Novae confirmed it had received notifications of potential sub-prime related claims. Novae received notice from policy-holders that two claims could be made under professional liability policies, as litigation begins in ...
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Online onlyCalls for training on dangerous goods
TT club warns of the lack of training by land workers prior to shipment to sea
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Towergate acquires Open GI in blockbuster deal
£276m purchase of leading IT provider is the largest in the company's history
