All Insurance Times articles in Issue 13-11-2008
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NewsRSA premium steady at £2.03bn as rates rise
Chief executive says brokers ‘can take comfort’ in insurer’s financial strength.
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NewsABC unveils three policies for pubs and hotels
LV= division to offer products aimed at licensed businesses.
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BackchatSweet success for ABI
The ABI proved it is the bee’s knees at the recent Public Relations Consultants Awards.In the 28th annual awards, which celebrate the best work in public relations and public affairs, the ABI faced stiff competition from the likes of Grayling Global’s National Honey Week campaign (to promote honey, in ...
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NewsHanks shakes up Allianz top team to ‘take advantage of hard market’
Trading director Paul Maidment to leave as general manager restructures company to focus on small businesses.
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News‘AIG will look after you’
Baugh moves to reassure brokers once more as US government raises bail-out to $150bn.
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BackchatBang on ...
Moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison site, this week warns drivers about potential hikes in their motor insurance premiums if they are at fault in a car accident.The site also lists the occupations most likely to have an at-fault accident. Bus conductors are the worst, followed by metallurgists and GPs. But a ...
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News‘Watch us grow in the UK,’ says Fortis boss
£8.9bn rescue of troubled parent group will not affect ‘fantastic’ business here.
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BackchatBuffett takes stock
Backchat was intrigued by the latest pearl of wisdom from investment guru Warren Buffett. The “sage of Omaha” and world’s richest man is excited about US equities.“I’ve been buying American stocks; this is my personal account I’m talking about,” he tells a US newspaper.But haven’t US stocks been going down ...
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NewsGiles: Quinn and Gibbons ‘have left the business’
Directors have stepped down as part of ‘streamlining’ at broker.
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BackchatI do (buy cover)
With the UK on the brink of recession, insurers are looking for ways to encourage people to splash their cash on insurance. Ecclesiastical, renowned for its connection with church insurance, is hoping to earn a few extra pounds with a “credit crunch-friendly” wedding policy.“Couples may be forced to scale back ...
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Comments/LettersThis might be a cure
Insurers and claimant solicitors both want to cut costs, so why not try electronic arbitration to settle personal injury claims faster? Nick Addyman and Jason Powell explain how it might work.
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FeaturesDon't panic
When it takes nationalisation to rescue robust operators such as AIG, it is no wonder consumers are confused. Brokers can help, but only if they have accurate data. Ellen Bennett finds out how they can get it.
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FeaturesThe fab four
Biba’s public affairs team, led by chief executive Eric Galbraith, is increasingly adept at getting brokers’ voices heard in the government and the media. Ellen Bennett met the lobbyists.
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FeaturesA model of fairness
The deadline for implementing the FSA’s Treating Customers Fairly principles is just over two months away. Lesley Titcomb, director of small firms and contact, with a remit that includes insurance brokers, outlines how an ideal company might put the principles into practice.
