All Insurance Times articles in Issue 15-11-2007
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C-Zone
Going Places
Assurant SolutionsAssurant Solutions has appointed Angie Burgess as business development manager. She will be responsible for identifying and acquiring new clients in the UK creditor market. She joins from Cardif Pinnacle.Tony Parkes has also been appointed as business development manager. He joins from AIG?Europe and has responsibility for identifying ...
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Online only
ABI calls on government to tackle foreign driver crashes
Cross-border driving leads to more collisions, says report
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Online only
Record number of uninsured vehicles seized
Police net 100,000 uninsured vehicles this year
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Comments/Letters
The story’s not over for pleural plaques
Ian Macalister says the Rothwell ruling should end further litigation, but it won’t
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News
Web news
Equity buys NI brokerEquity Insurance Brokers acquired County Antrim broker Diamond Insurance. The purchase increases Equity's presence in Northern Ireland to 19 branches, further strengthening its position as the largest retail broking operation in the province. First published 7 NovemberABC appoints broker headABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, appointed ...
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News Analysis
Where now for Levene’s reforms?
Last week’s insurance summit on market reform was pre-empted by a government leak suggesting that tax cuts were off the agenda. Where does this leave Lord Levene and his modernisation plans? James Dean reports
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News
R&SA sacrifices volume for profitable growth
Royal and SunAlliance (R&SA) is prepared to continue to shed volume in order to pursue profitable growth, following a 5% decline in its commercial lines book.For the first nine months of 2007 R&SA’s commercial lines net premium fell by £67m to £1,206m, due largely to withdrawal of capacity in its ...
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Comments/Letters
Our future is in their hands
Lord Hunt says the success of the CII’s careers fair gives us hope our industry can be seen in a better light
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News
Fortis gives rate warning
Fortis Insurance chief executive Barry Smith has warned that insurers’ hunger for market share could hamper the recovery of the commercial lines market.Smith said that, despite the major insurers’ moves to increase commercial lines rates, there was still uncertainty as to whether rates would increase across the market.“The commercial market ...
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Backchat
Yellow fever takes hold
In a recent head-scratching move, an insurer has called for fire engines to be painted yellow citing research that red is difficult to see at night.You would think the flashing lights and screaming sirens would be enough to help make their presence known.Yesinsurance.co.uk said research shows yellow is the safest ...
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Backchat
Fantasy Football
Dave Deugo is the QBE Fantasy Football manager of the month for October, after his team, SelhurstParkFlyer, clocked up an impressive 78 points.Sutton-based Deugo, who works for Zurich Corporate Real Estates, collected a prize of £2,500 for his achievement, claiming: “I started off with a strong defence, and then I ...
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News
Summit ends in stalemate
A high-profile meeting between London insurers and government officials on market competition has ended in stalemate, with no progress made on the issue of taxation concessions.Lloyd’s chairman Lord Levene gave a presentation during the summit to members of the insurance market, the economic secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher, Treasury ...
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News
NU telematics system highlights driver fatigue
More than half the motorists monitored by Norwich Union’s (NU) telematics devices are exceeding the government-recommended maximum journey time without taking a break, running the risk of fatigue-induced collisions, said the insurer.Kay Martin, head of telematics, proposition and strategy for NU, said fatigue and nodding-off behind the wheel was one ...
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Comments/Letters
Mutual deals
I was interested to read the article, “Insurers counter lure of authorities’ mutuals” (News, 1 November)), which correctly highlighted the growing threat of mutuals to the traditional insurance market’s dominance of the local authority sector. Clearly the likes of Zurich, St Paul and AIG have become so concerned ...
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Features
The cultural revolution
Rachael Rigby says the way the Treating Customers Fairly principles are used can improve customer service and drive business improvements
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Features
Facing the final countdown
With just 14 months to go, firms are still failing to treat their customers fairly, and the FSA is ready to get tough. Anita Anandarajah reports
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Comments/Letters
Plaques confusion
Your article, “MPs in last ditch attempt to force U-turn on plaques” (News, 8 November), misrepresents my comments. I did not suggest any lack of understanding by ministers on pleural plaques. Quite the reverse: it is because ministers do appreciate that pleural plaques are not a disease and do ...
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News
Climate change satellite plan
The government is being urged to consider investing in a major European satellite initiative to address climate change that could provide groundbreaking benefits for the insurance industry.The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is a European initiative that could collect data from earth observation satellites and ground-based information to ...
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News
Capita to continue role in legal expenses market
Revised model planned after collapse of sale talk with Towergate
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Backchat
Building explosion predicted
Business planning is a difficult thing, but if you get it right, the cash and the plaudits will roll in. Step forward EPG insurance, which specialises in heavy plant extended warranties.In a press release on 6 November the company said: “EPG predicts a surge in demand for its specialist cover ...
