Claims
Why you can't reject a late notification unless you can show prejudice
Ben Nicholson, reinsurance solicitor at Beachcroft Wansbroughs, explains the latest legal developments in the war zone that is claims co-operation and control clauses
Insurers in call centre brand warning
UK insurance companies may be risking their brand equity, customer loyalty and, ultimately, their s...
Axa announces plans to recruit new employees
Axa has announced plans to recruit 300 new employees to work at a new customer support centre in Ath...
Anti-fraud claims analysis services saves clients money
Computer Sciences Corporation and Conversant Data claimed that the Advances anti-fraud claims analys...
The clock is ticking
Professions Focus: Solicitors' PI'
Zurich Municipal launches best practice guide
Zurich Municipal has launched a best practice guide, designed to reduce the number of fraudulent cla...
Zurich Municipal launches best practice fraud guide
Zurich Municipal, the provider of insurance and risk management to the public services, has launched a best practice guide designed to reduce the number of fraudulent claims made against Housing Associations and Local Authorities. The guide demonstrates…
Apil holds back on support for more fixed costs
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers will not support any further fixed cost regimes, unless t...
Contracts must be conducted to be bound
Bryen and Langley v Boston (Court of Appeal - 29 July 2005)
Increase in personal injury claims
Personal injury claims accounted for the highest number of professional indemnity notifications for ...
Information Technology - Leaving your legacy
Top 100 UK Insurers
Insurers face tax penalties
UK insurance companies that provide cover in other European countries are being warned they could fi...
Rehab degree is UK first
AIG Medical and Rehabilitation is sponsoring what it claims is the first rehabilitation degree in th...
Top 20 Spotlight - 2. and 3. CGU International and Norwich Union
Top 100 UK Insurers
Commentary - Clarity over breach and causation
The court recently considered the often problematic issue of causation in a personal injury case in ...
Appointment at James Chapman and Company
James Chapman and Company has promoted Chris McSpirit to the position of chief financial officer. Mr...
Investigation begins into claims
A wide-ranging government investigation into the impact of claims advertising on the compensation cu...
Deputy editor voted general insurance journalist of the year
Post Magazine deputy editor Lynn Rouse, pictured, was voted general insurance trade journalist of th...
Lie detectors: warning over reliance
Insurers that refuse fraudulent claims may be forced to pay up anyway, due to an over-reliance on...
Kynixa appoints Salvage director
Rehabilitation specialists Kynixa has appointed Martin Hynes as a director and chief operating officer.
Personal injury is top PI claim
Personal injury has taken over from commercial property as top cause of professional indemnity notifications.
US insurers react angrily to Katrina law suits
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has issued a statement in reaction to lawsuits being brought by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood against insurance companies handling claims related to Hurricane Katrina. The statement…
Beachcroft Wansbroughs launches Treating Customers Fairly service
Beachcroft Wansbroughs, the commercial law firm, has introduced a ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ service to its Financial Services Division.
Fraud prevention slammed
The industry’s methods of identifying fraudsters have been called into question by research.