All articles by Sam Barker – Page 23
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IT EventsClaims Clinic: Drive time
The final Claims Clinic of the year focused on the motor sector and stirred up a lively debate on efforts to shake up the compensation system
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NewsBroker start-up group gathers first recruits
Momentum network will target 'middle England' local community brokers
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NewsInsurers call on solicitors’ body to clamp down on ARP dodgers
Rivals argue that other insurers are unfairly reducing the amount they pay into the assigned risk pool
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NewsUnitas chief Mark Boucher to step down in March next year
WPS Insurance Brokers to become 12th Unitas member
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NewsCCV boosts premium to £300m with BIB buy
Buying activity continues as boss and staff of previous acquisition resign
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NewsChartis tops solicitors’ PI league, but market falls 12%
Insurer keeps number-one spot with 18% of £214m premium income, down from £242m last year
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NewsABI welcomes ARP report that recommends keeping it
Report proposes changes that will 'stop the chaos' of solicitors' PI renewals
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IT EventsGlasgow roundtable: Striving for higher standards
At our latest roundtable, top names in Scotland’s insurance industry discussed consolidators versus networks, setting professional standards in a competitive market, and whether the business environment and culture are really that different north of the border
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NewsAtaraxia acquisitions get own Lloyd’s insurer
Insurer arm will only underwrite business for Ataraxia brokers
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NewsAviva lines up 3% commission boost for selected brokers
The initiative means 'fill your boots' time, says one broker
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Markets & RisksGroup therapy
Broker networks have had a pretty good year, but is that enough to protect them from a potential insurer backlash?
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News AnalysisBreakfast Club: Don’t miss a trick
The Insurance Times Breakfast Club tackled the subject of claims optimisation, with claims inflation, fraud and recovery rates falling under the spotlight
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NewsAscot agrees to join JLT’s fight against Somali pirates
£10m joint venture would create fleet of armed patrol boats
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In BusinessBest of Brokers: Northern exposure
In the first of four regional surveys of the independent broker scene, it seems customers are loyal and optimism high in the North and Scotland, despite the effects of the credit crunch
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News AnalysisNo more one size fits all
With the party conference season in full swing, Insurance Times finds out what the industry’s key figures want the government to deliver. From increased flood defence spending to avoiding damaging regulatory reforms, we present insurance’s parliamentary demands
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News AnalysisDarkest before the dawn
Each September, the rush to place solicitors’ professional indemnity cover kicks in, but this year it’s tougher than ever. As insurers leave the market in droves and ARP numbers swell, the industry is demanding a rethink of the system
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Re & RisksThe risk database landscape - Aon's system is not emulated by rivals
Airmic is aware of industry concerns over data sale practices
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NewsAon defends global risk tool as Deutsche demands exit
Greg Case defends GRIP risk transfer tool after Deutsche Bank calls for information withdrawal
