All Insurance Times articles in Issue 20-11-2008
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NewsNorwich Union to revamp Club 110
Some brokers will be asked to leave and others to join as club passes £400m GWP mark.
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NewsSolicitors ‘don’t tell clients about referrals’
Regulator pledges to review rules on fees paid by law firms.
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Bye bye, B&B awards
The video montage that opened the Personal Finance Media Awards last week drew chuckles from the hacks gathered at the Bafta building on London’s Piccadilly.The event – in which features editor Lauren MacGillivray was named runner-up in the trade newcomer journalist of the year category – was previously known as ...
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BackchatOn the block
As Backchat can attest, mixing alcohol and auctions is dangerous. BGL Group invited Backchat to a gourmet evening on Saturday at the Marriott hotel in Peterborough. The event, held in support of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, included dinner and wine tasting, hosted by a ...
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NewsCCV spreads its wings north of the border
£3.5m GWP Moray Firth won’t be its only acquisition in Scotland, hints chief executive.
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NewsRSA boss cuts business unit in efficiency drive
New chief executive Adrian Brown names ‘streamlined’ management team.
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Features'We don't need to make draconian cuts'
Zurich has taken a tough line on commission and consolidators for years. Dave Smith, boss of the broker division, says this gives the insurer more options than its rivals. Lauren MacGillivray reports.
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BackchatDinner isn't served
Over at AIG, the new spirit of parsimony continues. As Insurance Times revealed a few weeks ago, the insurance giant cancelled its Christmas revels after the US government – its de facto owner – criticised taxpayer-financed corporate jollies. As if that weren’t enough of a blow for staff left wondering ...
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In enemy territory
Phil Rawlings, technical manager of motor claims for AXA, found himself surrounded by claimant lawyers without much insurer backup at the Motor Accident Solicitors Society’s annual conference last week. During a coffee break, Rawlings trawled the exhibitor stands and collected an armful of goodies, joking that he might as well ...
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NewsFortis International hit by third-quarter net loss
Company holds off publishing UK figures until March; three join British operation.
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FeaturesMake friends in high places
The ABI’s Future Leaders course, now in its second year, teaches students the dark arts of lobbying and power-broking. Ellen Bennett finds out why the industry needs these skills.
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Fuel for thought in the motor market
Transport operators have complex needs. Let’s help them out, says Matthew Crane.