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Cracking up
Are the British obsessed by cracks in their houses? Claire Veares discovers that a recent survey found that other countries take a more relaxed attitude to subsidence. But things are gradually changing here as well.
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Troubled waters ahead?
Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters seem to be happening with ever greater frequency. The impact on reinsurers may be considerable. By Yvette Essen.
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Keep going in a crisis
After the fuel crisis, the rail crisis and the flood crisis, you would think that businesses would be making Continuity Planning a priority. Not so, says Simon Grace.
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Watching the detectives
The fear that the implementation of the Human Rights Act would end in a high profile court case has made insurers wary of continuing to use surveillance to uncover fraud. But, as Christine Seib argues, the outlook may not be so bleak after all.
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Fitting in
Over the past five years, the loss adjusting industry has undergone huge consolidation. Gone are the golden times of the eighties. Firms are now lean and mean and engaged in a hard struggle to maintain their footing. Paddy Gourlay outlines how matters stand.
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Woolf's progress
What changes have been wrought by the Woolf reforms, almost two years after they were implemented? Claire Hills discovers that there have been the inevitable teething troubles, but that the general outlook is encouraging
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Exclusion zone
The insurance ombudsman hates exclusion clauses, especially those hidden deep in the small print. Insurers claim they are necessary. Chris Wheal looks at the arguments.
