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Brokers provide insurance solution to Government equality bill
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed Government proposals for a draft Equality Bill.
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now The top broker news stories this week include: Erinaceous drives for growth with new brand identity; Giles set up dominant Kent broker; The…
Giles branches out in Wales
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Welsh insurance firm, Paul Murphy Insurance Services.
NHS wasting hundreds of millions of pounds says Marsh
Marsh has urged the NHS to be more proactive in managing the threat of MRSA, warning that the consequences of inaction runs into the hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
Pleural plaques Scottish Bill 'arbitrary'
The new Scottish Bill which aims to reverse the landmark House of Lords judgment last year, disallowing claims for asbestos-related pleural plaques, has drawn criticism from a number of quarters.
Confused.com launches new overseas home insurance service
Confused.com, the UK’s leading home insurance price comparison service, has launched a new overseas home insurance service, through Hiscox Insurance, where customers can insure their holiday homes without the stress of foreign insurance brokers and…
Homeowners adding to their flood woes, says Hiscox
Specialist home insurer Hiscox welcomes Sir Michael Pitt’s review, published today, into flood defences, but warned that homeowners are continuing to put themselves at risk by failing to consider the insurance service they will expectand need in the…
Scottish Parliament Pleural Plaques decision
Specialist loss adjuster, Garwyn, is joining other insurance industry players in raising serious concerns about the Scottish Parliament bill which will overturn the landmark decision made by the House of Lords regarding retrospective Pleural Plaque…
A partial flood solution is not an option warns Zurich
Insurer, Zurich has welcomed the recommendations set out in Pitt Review but warns that the recommendations need to be implemented fully in order to prevent the devastating impacts felt by the country last summer.
Miller survey reveals that intangible assets are left unprotected
Specialist insurance broker Miller has conducted a survey of attendees on their approach to the protection of their intellectual property (IP). Despite the growing importance of these assets, only 28% of those who responded said that their companies were…
BeatThatQuote.com introduces motorbike insurance
Price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com will be adding motorbike insurance to its product line-up in a bid to attract some of the UK’s 1.5million riders.
Insurance comparison service launched for motor sector
Call Connection, the specialist call-transfer business to the insurance industry, and Parker’s, the leading car price guide media brand, have launched an insurance cost-comparison service. The service, for users of www.parkers.co.uk , will offer…
RSA supports Pitt review
Alan Gairns, property insurance manager at RSA and it's direct arm, MORE TH>N, has commented on the Pitt Review on the summer 2007 floods.
Pitt report on the 2007 summer floods must be acted on says the ABI
The ABI has called on the Government to act on the recommendations of Sir Michael Pitt’s report into the 2007 summer floods.
Environment Agency welcomes findings of Pitt review
The Environment Agency has welcomed Sir Michael Pitt’s comprehensive final review into the 2007 summer floods as a significant contribution to managing the future flood risk in England and Wales.
Giles pushes for Kent dominance
Giles has unveiled its plan to build a dominant insurance broker in Kent from its operational hub in Orpington.
BDO Stoy Hayward acts as expert in Independent Insurance case
BDO Stoy Hayward were retained by the Accountants’ Joint Disciplinary Scheme (JDS) in its case against KPMG, the auditors of Independent Insurance. BDO Stoy Hayward, accountants and business advisers, provided expert witness evidence concerning the audit…
Oriental Assurances named as insurer for overturned Philippine ferry - sources
Philippines-based insurer Oriental Assurance has been named as the insurer for the overturned Philippine ferry, sources told Reinsurance.
Private sector plays valuable role in UK health system, says NU
Norwich Union Healthcare has welcomed the publication of research by the Institute of Public Policy Research which shows that the private sector plays a valuable role in the UK healthcare system.
ABC unveils new identity as part of future strategy
ABC Insurance has launched a range of products, new regional offices and several senior appointments to tie in with its re-brand.
Mandatory commission disclosure would harm business consumers’ interests
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has found that there is virtually no demand amongst the ‘middle segment’ (commercial customers with a turnover between £500,000 and £100m) for mandatory commission disclosure, based on the experience of its…
Retirement age mooted in Europeam courts
A landmark case that could affect millions of Britons will hit the European Court of Justice on Monday, July 2, according to a top City lawyer.
Broker supports Euro-wide campaign
Risk broker Alliance Corporate Risk Management has thrown its support behind a Europe wide bid to improve risk assessment and injury prevention in the workplace.