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NewsInsurers win fictitious car crash case
Mother jailed for bogus claim in landmark High Court ruling
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NewsFinancial strength ratings key to broker placement, reveals survey
Insurer research finds 85% of respondents put ratings top of list
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NewsDirect Line taps HSBC for new chief risk officer
Jose Vazquez replaces current CRO Sheree Howard
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Wednesday: Towergate acquisitions set tone for 2012
Buying two regional brokers is a step in the right direction for the consolidator, and it is not the only firm on the M&A trail
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NewsAutoglass slashes jobs, branches and call centre
Autoglass to close an estimated 16 branches, a call centre and large round of redundancies
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Chartis latest insurer to announce job cuts
Companies across the board forced to reduce expenses, starting with personnel
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Online onlyAnti-fraud drive brings Allianz a £50m boost
Chief executive claims benefit to insurer is 10 times the amount invested in training
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24 Feb-1 March: Saxon East's week
It’s a week filled with tip-offs and rumours – not all of which turn out to be true
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Online onlyIAG UK quietens critics after Equity Red Star turnaround
Australian insurer posts much-improved six-month results, reducing COR to 102.8%
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Online onlyFraud and the RTA portal
While it has helped control legal fees, the RTA claims web portal has also become a magnet for criminal activity, say insurers. Will the portal’s extension to include casualty see an increase in fraudulent claims in that sector?
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NewsTowergate hits 2012 acquisition trail with two broker buys
Consolidator pays out to acquire haulage specialist
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NewsTroubled Helphire sinks further into the red with £6m loss
Accident management firm announces extension of banking facilities to 2014
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NewsBrit’s profits drop 35% to £75.8m
Chief executive Mark Cloutier says result is “solid”; no mention of up for sale UK arm in results
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NewsRiverbourne snapped up by Aston Scott and Insurance Partnership
Aston Scott and The Insurance Partnership buy assets of Riverbourne, which plunged into administration earlier this month
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NewsMarkerstudy chief warns of 2012 motor rates war
Underwriting boss Gary Humphreys says that there are already signs in 2012 that aggression is back in personal lines motor
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NewsInsurance propels Moneysupermarket to record profits
Aggregator more than doubles profits as it pulls in 140 million visitors last year
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NewsBeardmore: BMS will acquire to hit growth target
Chief executive stresses that BMS will not sell up
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Tuesday: More big moves to come?
QBE’s chief exec is retiring, Robert Hiscox is stepping down and Plumeri may be off. Does results season have any other surprises in store?
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NewsNews of the World 'hacker' flogged data to insurers
Jailed investigator embroiled in the News of the World hacking scandal sold data to insurers that was ‘blagged’ from police and inland revenue
