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Into the Future
A dynamic economy; soaring premium rates after years of a soft market; and reducing choice of insurers: this is the background to Irish insurance in 2001, writes Richard Endersen.
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Litigation overload
Latest available figures show a 16% rise in Public liability claims. Ciaran Breen asks whether the rise of the litigation culture in Ireland is unstoppable .
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Normal service will be resumed
If your company depends on IT and has no disaster contingency planning, it has an 8% chance of long-term survival after a disaster. Be afraid, be very afraid, says Kathryn McCarthy.
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All systems go?
The two competing quotation systems in the Irish market are being joined by a third. Meanwhile the insurers are promoting their own quotation and data exchange initiative. Can the new entrant capture market share? And is the insurers' system too cumbersome? Claire Veares reports.
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Standard & Poor's Ireland
Standard & Poor's is one of the world's leading credit rating agencies, their ratings are renowned for their depth and objectivity and have been developed to meet the needs of analysts concerned with key insurance markets.
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Head Hunting
Insurance offers an exciting, challenging and financially rewarding career. But unless bright graduates agree, the industry could rapidly face a recruitment crisis. Amanda Swinburn reports.
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Big brother is watching you
General insurance brokers in Ireland are now faced with a regulatory regime designed to solve problems which they don't have, and with a regulator who doesn't fully understand what they do. Christopher McKevitt explains the background.
