All Insurance Times articles in Issue 29-10-2009
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People & OpinionWeblog
Coverage of recent Insurance Times events have proved a hit with online visitors over the past week and sent website traffic soaring. In particular, our photo galleries have sent users clicking through pages of images. Photos from the Insurance Times Leaders Forum struck a chord when they landed in the ...
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People & OpinionIndependent
Two years ago, Michael Bright was sentenced to seven years in prison for his part in the collapse of Independent Insurance back in 2001. Ex-Indy staff have since cropped up at every major insurer and broker in the UK. In the first of a monthly series, we ask: where are ...
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News
Hire specialist Solvency II staff now or miss out, warns IBM
FSA already recruiting for consultation paper responses
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NewsLeader: How did we let this happen?
It was two years ago this week that Michael Bright was imprisoned for a fraud that sent Independent Insurance to the wall. The saga is a unique and compelling story of how the system failed at the expense of the greed and ambition of one man, but its lessons shouldn’t ...
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NewsLawyer named as inaugural independent judge for GTA
Tim Kevan is leading authority on credit hire
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In BusinessAnd your first question is …
The secret to exam success is always to be prepared. So start early and use the third in our series of questions from broker ASSESS, the CII’s online training and competency tool, to help you to hone your skills in time for the next round of tests (Scroll down for ...
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NewsStrike forces e-mail issue
The postal strike has added urgency to government plans to allow electronic delivery of insurance premiums. Government lawyers are making positive noises about passing the legislation before the general election in May. Biba technical and corporate affairs executive Graeme Trudgill met with lawyers for the Department for Transport last week ...
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People & OpinionStaying strong for your customer
As we dust ourselves down from the recession, we must adapt to the changed needs of the customer. A stable capital base is key.
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Special ReportsCleaning up claims
Participants at the recent FINEOS roundtable debated the future of the claims process, tackling such topics as customer empathy, new technologies, credit hire and recruitment
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ClaimsThe case of the kamikaze pigeon ... and other stories
There are some claims that sound so unbelievable, you just have to take a closer look. We open the file on the claims to remember
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News
Greedy brokers are mis-selling private medical policies
Customers told to keep quiet about medical conditions for easy sale
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BackchatBackchat: Depths of despair
The Insider gets a tad sporty but admits defeat on Solvency II. Time to call in Professor Robert Langdon?
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News
Flurry of bank claims prods Munich Re to cut back D&O
Financial institutions left with little choice as world’s largest reinsurer withdraws from market
