Claims/Loss adjusting
Claims from 'freak' tornadoes flood in
Two freak tornadoes caused damage to parts of Essex and Warwickshire yesterday.
Q&A: Merlin's Andrew Considine on the future of loss adjusting
Is there really a shortage of young adjusters? What is Future Focus? Does CILA represent the interests of young adjusters? Merlin regional manager Andrew Considine explains all.
Cunningham Lindsey signs three-year claims handling deal with Equity
Cunningham Lindsey has teamed up with Equity Red Star's home insurance division to provide the insurer with claims handling services.
IFIC Forensics lands Clyde FC sponsorship deal
International Fire Investigators and Consultants has agreed a deal to sponsor Scottish football club Clyde FC.
Glad to be a loss adjuster: Interview with Crawford CEO Greg Gladwell
To give Crawford & Company an advantage over its competition, chief executive Greg Gladwell is harking back to the glory days of loss adjusting, playing up its heritage and his own insurer pedigree
Cunningham Lindsey young gun wins CII award
Cunningham Lindsey assistant adjuster and major loss surveyor John Newnes has won the Cardiff Chartered Insurance Institute Young Achiever of the Year award.
Davies and Charles Taylor still settling large riot cases
Charles Taylor Adjusting and Davies, appointed by the Metropolitan Police Authority to handle riot-related claims, have defended the time it is taking to settle the cases, stating the larger ones are complicated.
Vericlaim raids Garwyn to make senior appointment
Nick Patterson, previously commercial director at the Garwyn Group, has joined the senior management team at VRS Vericlaim.
CED continues expansion in Spain with Tebex takeover
Loss adjusting and claims management firm CED has reinforced its position in Spain with the takeover of Tebex Daño Corporal.
Charles Taylor exits non-life run-off
Charles Taylor Consulting is to quit the non-life run-off business after making a loss and claiming the sector is too competitive.
Cunningham, GAB and LAS ready to impress L&G on panel pilot
Cunningham Lindsey hopes to "impress" Legal & General when it takes part in the insurer's claim handling pilot in May.
L&G invites Cunningham, GAB and LAS to join Merlin in adjusting pilot
GAB Robins, LAS, Cunningham Lindsey and incumbent Merlin are to take part in a claims handling pilot with Legal & General to help the insurer decide which "combination of partners" works best moving forward.
VRS Vericlaim shuffles directors
Loss adjuster VRS Vericlaim has appointed two new regional directors to free up Peter Chart, pictured, and Damian Glynn to focus on claims and service to clients.
Cunningham Lindsey staff told investors seeking buyer for loss adjuster
Global claims management group Cunningham Lindsey has told staff that its investors are looking to find a new owner for the business, Postonline understands.
Career developments: CILA launches internship programme
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is marking the 50th anniversary of its Royal Charter with the launch a new internship scheme.
L&G to offer travel and pet insurance
Legal & General's general insurance business is to expand into travel and pet this year.
Charles Taylor goes live with MGA service
Charles Taylor Insurance Services has launched a new service enabling independent underwriters to establish their own managing general agents.
LAS completes first acquisition since Gresham-backed MBO
LAS Claims Management has completed its first acquisition since its private equity-backed management buyout from Lanes Group Plc in 2010.
CILA to launch internship programme
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is marking the 50th anniversary of its Royal Charter by launching a new internship scheme.
Brogden set for Merlin departure
Merlin head of major and complex loss Mike Brogden is to leave the adjuster at the end of the month, Post can reveal.
Woodgate & Clark snaps up Fitzpatrick following Crawford departure
Graeme Fitzpatrick has joined loss adjusters Woodgate & Clark after leaving his position as managing director general insurance at Crawford.
The rise of King Artur: interview with Garwyn CEO Artur Niemczewski
After his grandparents escaped the clutches of the Nazis during the Second World War, Artur Niemczewski spent his formative years in communist Poland. The recently appointed Garwyn chief executive reflects on his past as a nuclear scientist and outlines…
Post magazine – 1 March 2012
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Questgates predicts influx of subsidence claims
Questgates has warned the insurance industry could be inundated with subsidence claims this year.