All Features articles – Page 71
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Driving on the edge
There are signs that the recovering motor market is about to plunge back into unprofitability.Can insurers hold their nerve? Michael Faulkner investigates
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The ups & downs of Subsidence
Was 2003 an 'event year' for subsidence, or just a typical surge in a weather-dependent business? It's time for action, not speculation, says Nigel Barham
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Lie detector trial for Allianz direct
Insurer sets up with four-month trial of voice stress technology
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Did alarm bells ring?
Last week we set some questions relating to a case study of a commercial insurance proposition. How did you do? Our suggested analysis of the situation is set out here
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Test yourself in case study
Multiple choice questions are valuable for assessing knowledge and understanding, but case studies create real-life situations.
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The value of CII guidance
Last week the problem of professional organisations giving advice was addressed. This week we examine in detail what the CII believes it represents.
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Top 50 players
Who makes the general insurance world tick? Insurance Times has identified the 50 most powerful players in the UK market. In alphabetical order, the first 25 are featured this week, with the remaining 25 appearing next week
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Brokers in the drivingseat
Brokers have a loyal client base and are the preferred choice of businesses, but the super-provincials are set to emerge as a dominant force, according to a Datamonitor survey of commercial insurance. Michelle Hannen reports
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Body of opinion
Professional industry organisations are often keen to give brokers guidance on market practice. But brokers must beware. Petrina Oxshott explains
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This week's question
This week's question deals with the status of a motor trader when he allows a customer use of a courtesy carQuestion: If a motor dealer allows a customer the use of a courtesy car while hi ...
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Knocking down the costs
A system that manages the entire legal process in a claim including making decisions on whether to go to trial could save insurers millions of pounds in costs. Elliot Lane reportsLast year, the co ...
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CPD: Were you clued up?
We provide the solution to our pre-Christmas crossword together with a commentary and a look ahead to the challenges of 2004ACROSS1. Biba.Where will Biba go in 2004 under the dir ...
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Law ruling gives help to car crash victims
The credit hire industry has been thrown a lifeline at the expense of insurers by a Court of Appeal ruling that will allow claimants without financial means greater access to compensation.The deci ...
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Brokers to face profit wipe-out
Regulation costs estimated at between 4% and 18% of brokerage.
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GAB Robins on site at Egypt air crash
GAB Robins has been appointed loss adjusters following the Egyptian air crash on 3 January.GAB Robins claims manager Andrew Cripps said surveyor Chris Harden was on site and would be leading the i ...
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Our strategy for achieving FSA compliance
Our starting point to FSA compliance was a GISC audit in October 2002. This identified some shortcomings and forced us to produce a compliance plan. Early on, we identified from the health-check a ...
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2004 is a big year for brokers
While the focus of 2003 was about consultation and discussion, this year will be about the practical implementation of the rules. The final rules are set to be published at the end of this month. ...
