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Post Magazine - 21 November 2013
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Claims Awards Asia: the winners
Last night the winners of the Claims Awards Asia were announced at the inaugural awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
Industry launches ghost broking campaign
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, the Insurance Fraud Bureau, Crimestoppers and the Association of British Insurers has launched a campaign warning young motorists about ghost brokers.
Cega to enable Barclays to pay claims via smartphones
Cega Group and Barclays Pingit have joined forces to send payments to customers using only their mobile phone numbers.
Comment: My Licence will benefit all parties
Project aims to reduce costs for insurers, speed up underwriting and ultimately bring down motor premiums.
Loss Adjuster Listings 2013
More about the companies in the 2013 loss adjuster listings.
Loss Adjusting: Insight Report: state of play for loss adjusters
Based on comprehensive front-line input from more than 150 claims professionals working at insurers and broking firms, the Loss Adjusters Insight Report 2013 provides detailed operational insights on the UK’s nine most commonly used adjusting firms.
Career File: Charles Crawford -Ex-Davies CEO launches consultancy firm
Former Davies chief executive Charles Crawford has launched his own consultancy firm 13 months after leaving the loss adjuster.
Industrial deafness: The new whiplash?
As fraudsters and claims management companies begin to feel the impact of whiplash reform, is industrial deafness becoming insurers’ new problem area?
Legal Update: Basis clauses: Insurers stealing a march on the law to make basis clauses a footnote in history
Peter Fitzpatrick explains how basis clauses can often harshly forfeit a policy, and why market forces could see them disappear long before they are formally outlawed.
Your say: Don’t blame solicitors for PI failure
It is surprising that brokers are criticising solicitor firms for leaving it too late to seek specialist advice, since the majority of practices left without insurance were affected by the aborted transfer of policies from Balva – an unrated insurer in…
Motor market urged to get on-board with My Licence
The Association of British Insurers is calling on the motor insurance market to sign up to My Licence to reduce fraud and improve policy applications.
Restoration firm and insurers join forces against fraud
A new fraud identification service aimed to help insurance companies identify and reduce the cost of fraudulent claims has been launched by claims audit and damage restoration experts firm Servicemaster Clean.
Insured losses from Haiyan could reach $700m
AIR Worldwide has estimated insured losses from super typhoon Haiyan at between $300m (£185m) and $700m.
Your say: Getting campaigning right
If the Association of British Insurers are now seriously considering a publicity campaign to change the hearts and minds of the public and alter the commonly held view that insurance fraud is a victimless crime, then this must, in my opinion, be…
Quindell raises £200m and plans name change
Quindell Portfolio has raised £200m through the placing of 1 315 789 500 new ordinary shares at a price of 16 pence per share.
Gooding takes on IMO role for IUMI
The International Union of Marine Insurance has appointed a new representative at the International Maritime Organisation.
Almost 20% of motorists would consider telematics at next renewal
Nearly one in five motorists will consider taking out black box car insurance policies at their next renewal date as the technology goes mainstream, according to Consumer Intelligence.
Questgates swoops on loss adjusters from Cunningham after 'business wins'
Questgates has made a number of appointments following "further new business wins".
Post Magazine - 14 November 2013
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Insurers dismiss MP’s fear that medical panels could become their ‘captives’
Pre-medical offers remain a fraud concern for Apil.
Vietnam escapes worst of Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated many islands in the Philippines over the weekend, weakened to a category 1 storm before striking Vietnam.
Fraud Conference 2013: Cybercrime threat needs to move up the agenda to boardroom level
Fighting cybercrime should be an executive board consideration, insurer panellists at Post’s Fraud conference in London said last week.
Fraud Conference 2013: Insurers demand fundamental reassessment on data sharing
Concerns have been raised about plans by the Chartered Insurance Institute to reform data sharing between insurers and others using section 29(3) of the Data Protection Act.