Crawford & Company
Construction adjuster builds out with London team
Specialist Lines, a niche construction and engineering loss adjusting firm headquartered in Bury, has launched a new London Market and International division with the recruitment of a team from Global Risk Solutions International.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
Q&A: Lisa Bartlett, Crawford & Co
Following her appointment as chief operating officer for international operations at Crawford & Co, Lisa Bartlett explains to Tom Luckham how she plans to balance this with her dual role as president for UK & Ireland.
Why cannabis farms are a growing problem for property insurers
Analysis: Fiona Nicolson examines why the illegal cultivation of cannabis is a growing problem for both residential and commercial landlords as well as the wider community.
Lloyd’s risk tool; Pattern and Giggster partner; Howden’s driving offering
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
BIA 2023: Winners Q&A with Crawford & Co’s Lisa Bartlett
In this Q&A, Insurance Post speaks with Lisa Bartlett, president for UK & Ireland at Crawford and Company, about its triple win earlier this year at the BIAs.
Allianz's Graham Gibson, Aviva, NFU and Zurich among winners at 2023 Claims & Fraud Awards
Allianz chief claims officer Graham Gibson, pictured, won the prestigious Achievement Award at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards yesterday evening (5 October) at The Brewery.
Big Interview: Dame Inga Beale
As the ninth Dive In festival kicks off, Dame Inga Beale tells Emma Ann Hughes she doesn’t see the greater diversity, inclusion and modernisation she pushed for as Lloyd’s first female CEO as her legacy — but as her continuing mission.
Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List provides a blueprint of what you need to do to achieve and succeed in today’s world.
Jensten buys three brokers; CFC launches IP solution; Optio appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Crawford CEO Verma on averting the silver tsunami
Stepping up to the hotseat at the beginning of the pandemic might have initially phased him, but Crawford group CEO Rohit Verma tells Jonathan Swift how embracing technology, local empowerment, and being alive to the ‘silver tsunami’ has seen him make…
Retiring Muress replaced by Simoncic at Sedgwick
Market moves: Sedgwick international chief executive officer Ian Muress has announced plans to retire on 31 March, when he will be replaced by Tom Simoncic.
The insurance challenges facing churches this Christmas
As the cost-of-living crisis causes many to feel the pinch this Christmas churches and places of worship have been undergoing a transformation when it comes to the use of the house of God, one that the specialist insurers in the market have had to…
Review of the Year 2022: Claims and Legal (part one)
Senior claims figures look back on 2022 and reflect on what 2023 might bring.
Intelligence: Tackling subsidence surges in a climate change era
With hot summers becoming more likely in the future, subsidence surge and event years may be the new norm. Fiona Nicolson looks at how insurers are preparing for these claims in a climate change environment.
Spotlight on ESG: Aligning ESG values - delivering the promises
Turning the fine words of carefully crafted corporate environmental, social and governance strategies into a meaningful reality is one of the top priorities for general insurers. However, as David Worsfold discovers, it remains a complex challenge
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Damage caused by storm Eunice less severe than expected despite claims surge
Storm Eunice was less severe than originally thought with damage caused by high winds rather than flooding, according to claims experts.
BI ruling and Covid impact drive claims vacancy boom
Job adverts for claims roles are on the up, research has suggested, with the business interruption ruling a likely driver.