Claims
Highway extends rehabilitation trial
Motor insurer Highway has extended its three-year rehabilitation trial in order to concentrate on br...
Former directors of Preston Whiteside appear in court
Two former directors of broker Preston Whiteside appeared at Sheffield Crown Court last Thursday on ...
Competition likely to rise
A report into the UK personal injury market by Datamonitor has revealed that competition in the afte...
The way forward
Motor Report
Lawyer warns of new staged accident hot spots
Crashes at roundabouts are now a serious and persistent menace where motor fraud is concerned, according to a leading insurance expert.
Highway dubs rehab pilot a success
A trial undertaken by motor insurer Highway has shown that case management led rehabilitation can lead to earlier settlement negotiations and increased accuracy on reserving by helping claimants return to pre-accident employment or to consider practical…
Preston Whiteside directors in court today
Two of the former directors of Preston Whiteside, the broker alleged to be at the centre of a £3.5m insurance fraud in 2003, are due to appear at a Crown Court hearing in Sheffield today.
Work Wise Week urges 'smarter' working practice
Organisations across the UK are being urged to try out 'smarter' working practices in Work Wise Week...
Reforms address reality
Tom Jones is wrong to accuse the insurance industry of lies about disproportionate costs in personal...
RSA launch to take on claimant lawyers
Royal and Sun Alliance has launched a rehabilitation pilot to get injured parties back to work and '...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail The 18-month jail sentence handed to a hit-and-run driver who killed medical student Abi...
North of the Border - Claims Spotlight
Scottish courts place progress obligation on pursuer
Premex predicts market due a bout of consolidation
Medico-legal and rehabilitation supplier Premex has predicted the market is due a bout of consolidat...
RSA produces anti-subsidence guide
Royal and Sun Alliance is warning against the risks of planting the wrong species of tree in the wrong place and has produced a guide to safer planting in a bid to control subsidence risks.
Hiscox warns recruitment agencies may be overpaying on EL
Hiscox has warned that recruitment agencies may be paying too much for employers' liability insurance, after a recent Court of Appeal test case ruling.
Detica makes Net Reveal available to general insurers
Detica has made its fraud detection system Net Reveal available to general insurers. The system is d...
Appointment at Berryman
Nottingham law firm Berryman has made Alan Millband partner. He will be responsible for leading a ne...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Company directors are unprepared for new environmental reporting requirements t...
FSA outlines fraud fears
Following a speech outlining the Financial Services Authority's feedback on its claims review (PM, 2...
Time crucial in RTA case
Jacqueline Adam v Rasal Ali, (Court of Appeal - 21 February 2006)
Sickness levels hit insurance productivity
Most insurance industry managers admit to being unproductive for at least 20% of their working time due to poor health.
Howden eyes PL leaders
Lloyd's broker Howden plans to expand into product liability lines this year as part of its aim to b...
Appointment at Berryman
Wayne Lord has been appointed associate in the business services team at Berryman, where he will be ...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has made two claims negotiator appointments to its claims team in London: Ian Jolly...