Insurance News

• Policewomen guilty of crash fraud
   Two Derbyshire police workers are found guilty of deceiving insurers about an off-duty car crash.
• Crackdown on business arson fraud
   The fire service and police set up a dedicated team to investigate false insurance claims following arson attacks on Merseyside businesses.
• Promoter discusses concert losses
   Concert promoter Randy Phillips says Michael Jackson's death will not bankrupt his company.
• Safety updated in new Broads act
   Boat MOTs and compulsory third party insurance are among new safety measures on the Norfolk and Suffolk broads.
• Funeral for 'murder victim' held
   The funeral of a 56-year-old insurance broker whose death in Aberdeen is being treated as murder has been held.
• Jackson cancellations to hit AEG
   AEG Live, the organiser of Michael Jackson's concerts at the O2 arena, could lose millions from their cancellation.
• Aviva sells Australian business
   National Australia Bank pays $660m (£401m) for UK insurer Aviva's Australian wealth management businesses.
• Key details: MP expenses claims
   A summary of expenses claims made by MPs over the past few years, as published by the Daily Telegraph.
• Vehicles seized in county purge
   Police in Nottinghamshire seize 1,000 vehicles in six months as they target uninsured and unlicensed drivers.
• Crash claim falters over ecstasy
   A father whose teenage son died in a light aircraft crash hears he will not receive an insurance pay-out because the pilot took ecstasy.
• US regulation still leaves gaps
   The US Treasury has revealed tough new rules to regulate the financial sector. But there are signs that the problems in the current system have not been fully addressed.
• Massive healthcare battle looms in US
   The BBC's Philippa Thomas reports on the massive political battle over healthcare looming in the US.
• Obama warns doctors over reforms
   Spiralling healthcare costs could bankrupt the US economy, President Obama tells doctors as he defends plans for reform.
• AXA staff given cutbacks choice
   A healthcare insurance company asks its staff to choose between job losses and cuts to their pay and conditions.
• Fergus Muirhead on holiday issues
   Money expert Fergus Muirhead addresses readers' consumer and finance problems.
• Axa to make 560 workers redundant
   Insurance company Axa is to lay off more than 500 workers across the UK, including 120 at its largest base in Ipswich.
• Timeline: Credit crunch to downturn
   BBC News looks at how the global credit crisis unfolded.
• BBC UK jobs tracker
   As the economic downturn continues, the BBC News website tracks a selection of job losses and new jobs created across the regions of the UK.
• Rising costs stop berry picking
   A strawberry farm stops its "pick your own" enterprise because rising safety costs are more than the profits.
• Man Utd in new shirt sponsor deal
   Manchester United signs a four-year shirt sponsorship deal with the insurance giant Aon Corporation.