Industry News

Irregular helmets fuel Nigeria's traffic tensions

Published Friday, January 9th 2009

News agency Reuters reports that Nigerian police have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders who have tied dried fruit shells, paint pots or pieces of rubber tyre to their heads with string to avoi...

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IAG: Everybody's happy nowadays

Published Friday, January 9th 2009

Insurance Times’ Danny Walkinsure argues in their latest issue that the MBO of Insurance Group Australia’s Hastings Direct and Advantage operations and the sale of Equity Insurance Brokers...

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Helphire Mark I officially retired

Published Tuesday, January 6th 2009

Further to a story originally reported by Fleet News, Post Magazine and others in November last year, Helphire Group yesterday officially confirmed it had accepted the resignation of former Chief Exe...

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RBSi still up for sale

Published Tuesday, January 6th 2009

Despite widespread media reports to the contrary between Christmas and the New Year, it seems RBS may not yet have shelved plans to sell its insurance operation RBS Insurance, which includes Direct Li...

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Crash for cash claims boss gets five

Published Wednesday, December 17th 2008

A press release issued earlier this month by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) reports the case of a claims manager sentenced to five years' imprisonment at Bradford Crown Court. The jail sentence is t...

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Credit hire crunch

Published Friday, December 12th 2008

A run of sensationalist stories on credit hire is giving the press something to talk about through the traditional pre-Christmas news lull. Anyone who heard the recent Moneybox “exposè&rd...

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Anti-fraud drive turns up stolen cars

Published Tuesday, December 9th 2008

Insurers will be able to recoup millions paid out on motor theft claims through the sale of vehicles recovered in the course of a major anti-fraud operation. So claims a recent news item penned by Ins...

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MCN Awards two to Ducati

Published Tuesday, December 9th 2008

At this year's MCN Awards Ducati UK won both Manufacturer of the Year and Machine of the Year (the latter for its Desmosedici RR). The awards ceremony, hosted by TV's Alan Davies at the National Motor...

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