Claims
Jelf buys claims firm Hamilton Bond Group
Jelf has acquired Worcester-based claims consultant Hamilton Bond Group with CEO Alex Alway citing the purchase as a response to challenges imposed on brokers under the Insurance Act.
Government moves to £1m per claim limit in draft riot bill
Government has proposed a £1m per claim limit for riot claims in the draft Riot Compensation Bill published today.
Former Watchdog presenter to head recall review
Broadcaster and consumer campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood will lead a review of the UK’s system for the recall of unsafe products, Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson announced today.
Aviva bolsters whiplash fight with new proposals
Aviva has developed six recommendations for reducing the number of whiplash claims to help lower the cost of motor insurance for "fed up" customers.
Esure tipped to wrestle market share from rivals once rates rise
Esure can win customers from “less efficient UK motor insurers” once motor pricing picks up, according to a report by Berenberg, which has backed the insurer's long-term prospects.
Blog: Fundamentally for the good
Nick Parsons looks at whether or not concerns around section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill were justified.
Seven law firms selected following NFU legal panel reshuffle
NFU Mutual has named a revised seven-strong legal panel to provide its claims and related legal services in England and Wales following a review and tender process.
Roundtable - Insurance Act: Facing up to the challenges ahead
Having been granted Royal Assent last month, the replacement for the Marine Insurance Act 1906 will come into force in August 2016. How will the industry cope with adapting to the reforms?
Legal update - The cyber race: the elephant in the room
Andrew Schutte and Andrew Hill say a structured approach is essential to limit aggregation exposure
Policy Excess launches flood excess offering
Policy Excess has launched a flood insurance product allowing householders and landlords to insure their excess.
C-Suite - Insurer: Time to hear deafness reform ideas
Changes are needed to make genuine industrial deafness claims quicker and easier to settle
Pen signs property claims outsourcing deal with RDG
Doncaster-based Ryan Direct Group will handle a proportion of Arthur J Gallagher managing general agent brand Pen Underwriting’s property claims after agreeing a collaborative claims management model.
Blog: Surveyors' duty of care - recent decisions from the courts
Over the past year, the courts have handed down a number of judgments providing guidance about when a surveyor will owe a duty of care, and what the extent of that duty will be.
Marcia claims cost IAG over A$60m
Insurance Australia Group has received around 3500 claims for damage caused by Cyclone Marcia.
Crawford & Company gets the CMA greenlight for GAB Robins integration
Crawford & Company this afternoon confirmed the Competition & Markets Authority had lifted the ban preventing its integration with recent acquisition GAB Robins.
Quindell raises £7.1m from Nationwide Accident Repair sale
Quindell has sold its stake in Nationwide Accident Repair Services raising £7.1m for the embattled company.
CII group talks up role of brokers in future of care home cover
The potential rise in claims related to care home abuse has sparked a report into the availability and future market for liability cover for such institutions.
L&G 2014 GI profits hit by £12m cost of last winter's storms
Adverse weather at the start of 2014 has been cited as a major factor behind a £10m reduction in operating profit within Legal & General’s general insurance business.
Marcia makes Suncorp exceed natural catastrophe provision
Australian financial services group Suncorp has said Cyclone Marcia will cost its insurance arm at least A$120m (£61m).
Apil calls for insurers to be investigated as part of child abuse inquiry
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called for the inquiry into historic child abuse to investigate the behaviour of insurers following allegations certain firms had encouraged councils to cover-up child abuse claims.
Credit hire firms tipped to focus on repair costs following landmark ruling
The Court of Appeal ruling on credit hire costs for pecunious claimants will trigger an increase in exaggerated credit repair costs, according to market commentators, who have warned the judgment is not as wide-reaching as insurers might hope.
International: A shortage of talent
With the number of qualified claims adjusters in Singapore falling by one-third over the past 10 years, the country is facing an acute shortage of talent
Commercial Lines Fraud: Commercial stumbling block
With the fight against fraud in personal lines being increasingly successful, fraudsters are beginning to target the financially viable commercial sector
Regional review: New Zealand
There is more to the New Zealand insurance industry than handling natural disaster claims, a fact that may have been forgotten following the Christchurch earthquake events four years ago. Post caught up with a range of New Zealand industry insiders to…