All Features articles – Page 34
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The SFO has its day
After years of hard work, the SFO achieved a significant boost with the Independent convictions. Ellen Bennett sums up the case
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FeaturesThey know the price but not the value
Tim Ablett says our customers are getting some great deals but still they complain. Why?
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Features‘No one has grasped the enormity of this!’
Towergate chief Andy Homer and Open International boss Phillip Bell explain the strategy behind the audacious takeover. Michael Faulkner reports
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News in brief
5,000 broker jobs at riskAlmost 5,000 broker employees could lose their jobs as a result of the slowdown in the UK economy, a report warned. The research, by Plimsoll Publishing, found that in the 1,730 largest brokers in the UK almost a third would be axing staff. The cuts were ...
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A life in Lloyd's
Chris Harman is a traditional Lloyd's broker who believes the market has a masochistic streak. Andrew Holt explains
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FeaturesUp close and personal
Danny Walkinshaw took a trip to Manchester to see how Brit’s new regional trading floor is bringing brokers and underwriters face to face
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The deadly age crisis
James Sullivan examines how insurers, the government, and the legal profession are tackling the problem of rising fatalities among young drivers
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FeaturesTop 20 Brokers: North West
Insurance Times and sponsors Groupama and Liberty brought together the broker elite to determine the best brokers in the North West
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Will the credit crunch hit the art market?
In many categories art collection values are rising, and the biggest fear for insurers is under-insurance, not the credit crunch. Andrew Holt reports
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FeaturesBattle lines drawn in adland
An aggressive marketing drive has raised the profile of comparison websites, but can brokers keep up? asks Anita Anandarajah
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A day in the life of…
Anita Anandarajah joined a GAB Robins loss adjuster on a day of dealing with flood claims
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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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FeaturesNorth West striding ahead
Insurance Times together with our partners, Groupama and Liberty, held a round table discussion where a panel of experts gave their views on the state of the North West market and the issues it faces
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Web News
Ready for $100bn hitLloyd’s chairman Lord Levene said that the insurance industry was ready for a $100bn mega-catastrophe in the US. He also called for the US to confirm its stance on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (Tria), which makes the government the ultimate insurer if private insurers could not ...
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Fast Fast track to glory
Tom Flack takes his place at the back of the grid to report on the industry’s premier kart racing event
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FeaturesDear Gordon…
As Gordon Brown faces his first conference as prime minister, Ellen Bennett sets out what he could do for the insurance industry
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Giving small brokers the technology to get ahead
CETA managing director David Quick tells Andrew Holt that small brokers must adapt or die
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FeaturesBreathing fire into the risk business
Dragons' Den star Doug Richard tells Ellen Bennett what’s wrong with the insurance industry and the Labour government’s red tape
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FeaturesAvoid digital disaster
Cyber insurance is breaking out of its niche position as more companies acknowledge increasing electronic security threats. Anita Anandarajah assesses the challenges faced by brokers and the industry as a whole, in adapting to this ever changing market.
