All articles by Lauren MacGillivray – Page 2
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News
Insurers appoint legal firm in fight against plaques ruling
Brodies called in to tackle Scottish goverment ruling
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News
Loss adjuster wants central fund to fight claims test cases
Chief executive in call to insurers for "fighting fund"
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Plant theft: the police report
First quarterly review reveals lukewarm but promising results
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News
Security rating nudges insurers to reduce plant premiums
Allianz to reduce premiums for equipment owners
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People & Opinion
Lloyd's Mark II
The institution is having another go at building a market-wide electronic system. Lauren MacGillivray meets the dynamic duo leading the Exchange pilot: Sue Langley of Lloyd’s and Luke Robertson of IBM
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News
Lloyd’s electronic Exchange may link to regional brokers
'New imarket' will give brokers access
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Special Reports
Meet the little guys
A family-owned courier firm handed a government lifeline, a television producer turned down for a loan and a lawyer who opened a City bar just as economic disaster struck. Lauren MacGillivray speaks to three entrepreneurs battling to survive
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Markets & Risks
Risk: Gulf wind and energy
Like the oil platforms that were ravaged by hurricane Ike, the Gulf of Mexico wind storm book lies in ruins, writes Lauren MacGillivray.It wasn’t supposed to be like this. By the time Ike hit land in September 2008, it had weakened to a Category 2 storm, according to the Saffir-Simpson ...
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News
Brokers braced for April increase in business tax
5% hike set to hit firms in the insurance sector
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Claims
Let's talk about IT
We’re in recession but this is still the right time to invest in claims technology. Lauren MacGillivray rounds up the discussion from the first Insurance Times claims clinic - and you can also watch live video highlights
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Claims
'OK, it's a deal'
Settling personal injury claims can be an expensive and nerve-jangling process. Is there another way? Lauren MacGillivray meets the mediators who think they have a solution
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People & Opinion
Angus Tucker
Ignore loss adjusters at your peril, the president of their trade body tells Lauren MacGillivray. They’re experienced – if a bit long in the tooth – and they can save you money
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Mediation: not just an American fascination
Is the process too warm and fuzzy or just misunderstood?
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Markets & Risks
Market: private medical insurance
Sharing claims data is the big issue for insurers and brokers