All Insurance Times articles in Issue 13-12-2007
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News
Periodic payments appeal could lead to payout hike
Claimant lawyers describe judgment as catalyst for uptake
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News
Groupama extends fleet product
Groupama has enhanced its product for small fleets in a bid to extend its appeal to SMEs.The insurer’s Optima Small Fleet product will now cover vehicles registered in a director’s name.The company said this was in recognition of the fact that a large proportion of directors and owners of small ...
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Aon and Jones Lang LaSalle team up
Joint venture will create commercial real estate insurance capability
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News
Web system helps brokers settle insurer accounts
Online reconciliation service to be rolled out after success of summer pilot
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Backchat
Boris Becker serves up for DAS
After years of off-court publicity, tennis superstar Boris Becker is back in the spotlight and once again it’s not for his volleying skills.Becker will become the new face of DAS Legal Expenses in a series of commercials released in Germany.The ad campaign shows the Olympic gold medallist getting himself into ...
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Features
A helping hand to Africa
A charity set up by two insurance executives is planning on forging stronger links between schools in Africa and Britain. Richard Bailey, director of African Revival, explains.
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Comments/Letters
Skill returns to bodyshop
I read with interest the piece “Insurers face supply shortage as bodyshops decline” (News, 25 October). It has been widely recognised in the past that the skill required to repair parts has been lost as people no longer want to be associated with vehicle repair when there are better career ...
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News
News in Brief
Kiln bid talks confirmedKiln, the Lloyd's insurer, has confirmed it was in talks regarding a possible offer from an unnamed bidder. Analysts said an American or Bermuda insurer was the most likely suitor.Fortis underwriting chief Fortis Insurance has appointed Adam Clarke as director of underwriting. Clarke replaces Paul Chaplain who ...
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Backchat
Canoe man’s son was a broker
Backchat has learned there is a general insurance industry connection to the puzzle of the ‘missing’ canoe man.The son of John Darwin, who went missing for five years after leaving behind a smashed-up canoe, worked as a broker for Towergate.Anthony was a corporate and commercial broker but he left the ...
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Backchat
Church lead theft claims hit the roof
Criminals are most likely to be found stealing from shops or the elderly. But a new wave of crime has spread across the country, with thieves turning their attention to churches.Congregational & General Insurance has revealed that claims related to church lead theft have risen 86% in the past year ...
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News
FSA to probe industry over conflicts of interest
Regulator warns of ‘blurring of distinction between brokers and insurers‘
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Reports
RoundTable: View from the North East
Insurance Times together with our partner, QBE held a round table discussion where a panel of experts gave their views on the state of the North East market and the issues it faces
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Comments/Letters
End is nigh for inefficiency
Grant Ellis says that commercial insurance market must change its inefficient operating model
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Backchat
Insuring festive fun
Brokers can face some pretty strange requests, particularly during the festive season,A new survey by premium finance provider RBS Finsure reveals some of the weird and wonderful Christmas requests made to brokers.One policyholder wanted to insure himself when he was delivered in a large box to his girlfriend. He planned ...
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Comments/Letters
Finding leverage in the soft market
Mike Williams says there are opportunities for brokers in the soft market
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News
Sterling growth starts with HNW
Sterling Insurance Group is to launch a string of products in a bid to double the size of the business in the next three years.The first product will be a new high net worth (HNW) offering.The Surrey insurer specialises in commercial SME and mid and high net worth insurance, with ...
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FeaturesRumble in the network jungle
2008 is destined to be the year of the network. As more contenders enter the ring, Danny Walkinshaw assesses the heavyweights.
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Comments/Letters
Letter from Malawi
A successful broker gave up everything to build and run schools for Malawi’s children. Ellen Bennett talks to Chris Knott
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Backchat
Marketing for piggies
Backchat has been delighted to receive an assortment of Christmas messages from brokers and insurers this month. But the most creative by far came from the Ten Insurance network, which adopted a classic nursery rhyme to sum up the market:“One little piggy went to AXA, two little piggies went to ...
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News Analysis
Shaking up the networks
Willis' UK chief Brendan McManus tells Michael Faulkner of his plans to grow the company's network - at the expense of its competitors