All Insurance Times articles in Issue 06-11-2008
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NewsWilliams abandons plan to move to Highway
Former Confused boss changed her mind after insurer’s takeover by LV and delisting.
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NewsAdvent Capital takes £18.3m hit to break even in ‘difficult year’
Lloyd's insurer is upbeat about results.
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NewsMutual set up to cover sports clubs stops writing new business
Market has changed and other companies are ‘better placed’ to provide civil liability, says InsureSport.
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BackchatVauxhall vintage
And so to the ABI’s annual financial media awards, a highlight in the calendar for insurance journalists and PRs alike. But glammed-up hacks hoping to spend a night swigging Dom Perignon and dancing down Park Lane were to be disappointed. In an apparent nod to the economic downturn, this year’s ...
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Backchat
Mo money
Reuben Aitchison, Aon’s hitherto goateed PR guru, is growing a moustache (or a “mo”, to use the vernacular). Why this sudden decision to sport retro facial hair? Apparently, it’s to raise money to fight prostate cancer. “Since I grew a goatee for a role in a stage production of Bouncers ...
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NewsReinsurance rates ‘to harden’
Benfield says only "significant removal of capital" will harden market.
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Backchat
So what’s French for moose, Henri?
Maybe pundits should have cut Sarah Palin some slack for believing a porkie from a fake French president. The final weekend of the US election campaign was enlivened by a prank call to the “pitbull with lipstick” from Marc-Antoine Audette, a Canadian comedian, who broadcast their six-minute conversation on a ...
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News AnalysisWe’re doing fine
Or that’s the message Aviva gave when it unveiled a healthy regulatory surplus. But, as Angelique Ruzicka discovers, some commentators believe the company may still have to raise more capital.
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Comments/Letters
Don’t panic, there is still more in the tank
Ian Clark examines why the motor market is becoming wary about reserve releases.
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FeaturesSo that's where the office budget went
Insurance companies need to cut costs as the economy lurches towards recession, but slashing IT investment will do more harm than good. Katie Puckett finds out how outdated systems are wasting thousands of pounds – and which new programs can help.
