Claims
Loss adjusters fear licensing threat from new regulator
Loss adjusters and claims investigators may have to be licensed from next year, under plans to regul...
AIG takes on absence
Health and Protection Report
PI sector faces no win, no fee hit
Professional indemnity insurers could take a hit from an increasing number of no win, no fee libel a...
Broker makes first acquisition since MBI
Motor broker Protectagroup has made its first acquisition since a £5m management buy-in two months a...
Rehab needs to offer a quality service, claims Tom Jones
The claimant's view
Claims firms in 'kitemark' crackdown
The Claims Standards Council wants to create an advertising 'kitemark' to protect consumers against ...
Report claims P/C industry facing good 2005 but stormclouds ahead
The property-casualty industry can look forward to another year of underwriting profits, assuming normal catastrophic losses of $13-14bn, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting. However, the analysis suggests that 2006 may not be as…
Broker acquired by Protectagroup
Protectagroup, one of Wales’s largest independent insurance brokers, has acquired Welsh-based broker The Broker Gateway & Vanguard Insurance, in a deal worth £350,000.
Moscow Re wins Russian award
Moscow Re has been awarded the “Golden Salamander” trophy in the category of “Best Reinsurance Company” at Russia’s National Insurance Awards.
View from the Top - Liability - will we learn from our mistakes?
Liability is at a crossroads. Throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s the industry struggled to make ...
Zurich boss hails education tool
The proposed anti-fraud database will not only catch insurance cheats but will educate the industry ...
AIG to capitalise on legal reform
AIG is launching an annuity product to capitalise on insurers' obligations to provide periodical pay...
Insurers get worse at paying creditors
Insurers are getting worse at paying creditors on time but the sector has performed much better than...
ABI urges TUC to get involved
The Association of British Insurers has urged the Trades Union Congress not to "sit on the sidelines...
Government plan threatens sector
About 80% of the after-the-event insurance market for personal injury could be wiped out if the gove...
Decision a riposte to "scatter-gun approach"
Clarke v Devon County Council (Court of Appeal - 17 March 2005) The claimant, who was dyslexic and ...
Partner not a dependant
Kotke v Saffarini (Court of Appeal - 9 March 2005) On 4 March, the claimant and her partner were st...
Palace asbestos claimant awarded £200k damages
A widow of an asbestos victim who worked at Buckingham Palace has been awarded nearly £200,000 in compensation in a High Court ruling today (4th May 2005). Roberta Pyle, associate and industrial disease specialist at law firm Eversheds, commented:
Late payment on the increase in all industry sectors
Companies now take 60.8 days to pay their bills – the longest time since the introduction of The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act six years ago. According to Experian, in November 1998, it took companies an average of 57.5 days to pay…
ABI urges TUC action over EL claims
The Association of British Insurers today urged the TUC not to ‘sit on the sidelines’ in the reform of workplace compensation. The insurance industry trade body also expressed disappointment at the TUC’s recent decision to pull out of the Government’s…
Garwyn looks to second jobbers
Garwyn Liability Adjusters plans to launch a trainee liability adjuster programme in September. The...
Conservatives address 'blame and claim' culture
The Conservative Party revisited deregulation this week, promising to reduce the costs of blame and ...
Claims Direct makes "ethical" move with loss-making model
The revamped Claims Direct has insisted that it is prepared to take a financial hit to safeguard the...