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Agenda
Floods: don’t get swamped again
The impact of the 2007 floods is still being felt. There are six key issues for the industry ...
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Claims'OK, it's a deal'
Settling personal injury claims can be an expensive and nerve-jangling process. Is there another way? Lauren MacGillivray meets the mediators who think they have a solution
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NewsAXA rethinks corporate and agency links as GWP drops
Insurer has 'lost traction', admits chief executive Maso
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News AnalysisSwiss Re: after the £500m loss
Its chief executive has left and its credit ratings are tumbling. Angelique Ruzicka asks if a cash injection from Warren Buffett and a pledge to go ‘back to basics’ will be enough to persuade insurers and brokers to place business with the reinsurer
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People & OpinionAngus Tucker
Ignore loss adjusters at your peril, the president of their trade body tells Lauren MacGillivray. They’re experienced – if a bit long in the tooth – and they can save you money
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NewsAggregators plan code of practice to silence critics
Trade body aims to tackle concerns raised by FSA and consumer groups
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Aggregators to sign up to accreditation scheme
The Comparison Consortium and ABI to develop code of practice
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Online onlyMediation: not just an American fascination
Is the process too warm and fuzzy or just misunderstood?
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Markets & RisksMarket: private medical insurance
Sharing claims data is the big issue for insurers and brokers
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News AnalysisQuinn: the inside story
It has been fined millions by the Irish regulator, withdrawn from credit rating and restructured its board. And then there were those market rumours about its future in the UK. Insurance Times asks, what’s really going on at Quinn?
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ClaimsMr Whiplash
About 1,200 whiplash injuries are reported every day in Britain – an epidemic that costs the industry £2bn a year. Katie Puckett visits Thatcham to find out how a special crash test dummy is helping motor insurers spot the suspicious claims
