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Manchester and London most targeted by home burglars
Manchester suburbs Barlow Moor and Chorlton-cum-Hardy were ranked top of a Money Supermarket list of UK areas most likely to file a home insurance burglary claim.
Post magazine 2015 features list
Since January 2012, Post magazine has been running its features on a monthly, rather than an annual basis. For updates contact commissioning editor Rachael Adams.
Cunningham Lindsey appoints Hughes to environment role
Cunningham Lindsey has appointed Simon Hughes as an environmental consultant in its environmental solutions team.
BPF brands ABI Flood Re claims ‘misleading’
Claims from the Association of British Insurers that the Government’s new flood insurance scheme, Flood Re “will cover domestic properties regardless of whether leasehold or freehold”, have been branded misleading by the British Property Federation.
Davies appointed to Yorkshire tyre blaze
Garwyn Davies Liability has been appointed by a public liability insurer to handle a tyre fire in Yorkshire.
Lorega Solutions appoints Angus Tucker as CEO
Loss recovery insurer Lorega has appointed Angus Tucker as chief executive, and Martin Almond as chief operations officer, of its loss adjusting business, Lorega Solutions.
Mered appointed chief claims officer at Zurich
Zurich has appointed Saad Mered to the position of chief claims officer for its general insurance business.
Property industry predicts millions will be excluded from Flood Re
Property industry leaders and the Council of Mortgage Lenders have said exclusions to Flood Re will leave millions of homes without access to flood insurance despite assurances from the Association of British Insurers that no more than 10 000 properties…
Medical panels debate heats up as both sides angle for places in working group
Possible £5000 limit and funding by insurers among issues up for discussion.
Fraud: Stamping out fraud
The government is keen to minimise fraud to reduce premiums, so what penalties should individuals incur when they try to deceive insurance companies?
Costa Concordia: Two years on
Two years after the Costa Concordia ran aground, it has finally been given a date to be removed. What has happened in the marine market in the intervening period?
In Series: Motor: Areas of improvement
With any savings that can be made in the motor market eagerly sought by insurers, what impact are possible savings through intelligent vehicle repair allocation having?
In Series: Motor: Facing the future
Emerging tools offer unique opportunites to provide a smarter solution for motor insurance customers – while making the process more efficient and cost effective for the market.
Post Intelligence docu-video: Is Flood Re the right insurance solution?
The bad weather over Christmas and the new year has really thrown the issue of Flood Re back into the spotlight.
SRA ratings plans 'confused' says Enterprise
An unrated professional indemnity insurer has condemned plans from the Solicitors Regulation Authority to bar insurers rated below B.
No casualties reported from New Zealand earthquake
There have been no reported casualties from a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand's North Island yesterday afternoon.
Philippines promotes catastrophe risk financing initiative
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has teamed up with Willis Re and Munich Re to propose a new approach to catastrophe risk financing for the Philippines.
Willis' Thomas moving to Singapore
Neil Thomas, executive director, energy, property and casualty claims at Willis is moving to Singapore from London in February to help him concentrate more on Asia.
Fraud reports climb 32% to record levels
Record numbers of people have reported insurance fraud schemes through 2013 according to figures released today.
Cunningham Lindsey appointed on Yorkshire plant fire
Firefighters in North Yorkshire are tackling a blaze at a recycling plant near Sherburn in Elmet.
Cunningham Lindsey hails training after 55% increase in CILA passes
Seventy-three members of Cunningham Lindsey’s claims handling staff gained their CILA qualifications in 2013, over 55% more than the previous year.
Cunningham Lindsey opens Chiang Mai office
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has opened its fourth office in Thailand situated in Chiang Mai.
Michael Jackson case settled for undisclosed amount
A settlement has been reached between Lloyd’s and Michael Jackson’s estate over the insurance payout from the singer’s cancelled concerts in 2009.
Windstorm Xaver property losses were €680m, according to Perils
Perils, which provides catastrophe insurance data has released an initial loss estimate for December windstorm Xaver, which affected Western and Northern Europe, of €680m for insured property losses.