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RSS insurance in newsMinistry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The largest loss in January 2008 saw an "inadequately protected" laptop containing the names, dates of birth, addresses, offences, and - in a fifth of cases - national insurance numbers, of 14,000 fine defaulters go missing from a "secured... [25 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News The gadget has also caused motorists to infringe the Highway Code, get lost and be late for appointments, according to a survey of more than 2,000 motorists for insurance company Direct Line. Maggie Game, head of motor insurance for Direct Line... [22 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News Mark Foulsham, head of IT at insurance company eSure agreed. IT chiefs have hit out at the lack of respect the UK as a nation gives to its computing heritage following the mothballing of the Museum of Computing in Swindon.silicon.com asked a number... [15 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of back-office work. The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year deal with Indian outsourcer WNS Global Services to... [11 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News It found that systems such as Paye, National Insurance, Child Benefit and Tax Credits are operating as separate systems, each with their own individual customer record. Three separate investigations have looked into HM Revenue & Custom's loss of 25... [26 Jun 2008]
Experian launches biometric voice ID checks
News Colgan told silicon.com ABN Amro and Progressive Insurance are both customers of the technology, although the Experian service has yet to announce any customers. Experian has launched a voice biometric hosted ID verification service pitched at... [23 Jun 2008]
Taxman gets record number of online returns
News Each year about 1.8 million employers throughout the UK are required to inform HMRC of their employees' tax and national insurance payments for the last financial year. HMRC said almost 60 million P14s were received, and 70 per cent of these have... [02 Jun 2008]
Aviva signs £300m comms deal
News The world's fifth largest insurance group, Aviva has signed a six-year contract with Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US worth £300m. The insurance company, which was formed from Norwich Union and GNU (itself the union of Commercial Union and... [13 May 2008]
CSC signs $400m contract with Zurich
News The eight-year deal will see CSC assume responsibility for electronic workplace desktop services (EWP) for about 51,000 employees of the insurance-based financial giant.silicon.com Financial Services Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has signed a... [02 May 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News The value of the NLPG is huge, with companies dealing in fields such as insurance, customer profiling, logistics and satellite navigation potentially finding uses for the database. An insurance company for example could access the system to make... [30 Apr 2008]
FSA warns banks to wise up on security
News Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors, the regulatory watchdog called on financial services firms to adopt a more transparent stance towards customers, rather than fearing adverse media... [25 Apr 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News Crest's advisory panel includes representatives from insurance group Aviva, Lloyds TSB and the NHS. The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. [25 Apr 2008]
Samsung chief steps down after tax indictment
News Four other top executives also stepped down, including the head of the group's strategic division and the chief executives of Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance and Samsung Securities. South Korea's most powerful businessman said yesterday that he... [22 Apr 2008]
Co-op Financial Services' mail goes digital in £12m deal
News The company, which brings together Co-operative Insurance, The Co-operative Banks and online bank Smile and is owned by the Co-operative Group, deals with more than 10,000 pieces of incoming post a day.silicon.com Financial Services [15 Apr 2008]
HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details
News The CD contains the names, dates of birth and insurance-cover levels of people with life assurance at the bank. HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000 customers. [07 Apr 2008]
