Claims
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates has appointed compliance and HR administrator Faye Langman. Based in Birmingham, Ms Langm...
JSB may be departed from
Cameron v Vinters Defence Systems (Queen's Bench Division - 12 October 2007)
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has expanded its liability team with two senior appointments. Simon Staples joins the non-del...
Davies the big winner on Zurich loss adjusting panel
Davies Loss Adjusters is the biggest winner on the new Zurich loss adjuster panel having being instr...
Algerian oil giant forms captive in Luxemburg
Algeria’s state-run oil company Sonatrach has opted to set up a captive reinsurance company in Luxemburg.
Zenith continues claims supply shake-up
Zenith Insurance has continued its claims supplier review with the appointment of Nationwide Network...
Parabis rehab launch
Parabis today launched Argent Rehabilitation in a bid to become the market's leading full-service pr...
Rigorous tests for solicitors
I read the article headlined "Seize the opportunity" (Fraud management briefing plus, 18 October, p3...
Fraud - The house that fraud built
Mortgage
Appointment at First Assist
Yvonne McCallum has been appointed operations manager for both rehabilitation and sickness absence m...
Aon to boost its claims team
Aon Risk Services is investing in claims advocacy, with plans to increase the number of claims management executives.
Bermuda premier opens election campaign with savage attack
Bermuda’s premier Ewart Brown has launched an astonishing attack on the opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) party who he claims “unceasingly attempted to smear” him over alleged government corruption listed in a leaked police file.
Zenith hires Nationwide for motor claims
Zenith Insurance has appointed Nationwide Network Services to provide first notification of loss and accident management services on its range of motor insurance policies including private car, commercial vehicles and taxis. This 2-year appointment…
Associate promotions at Plexus Law
Plexus Law has announced that Heather Grimbaldeston, Connie Cobb and Justin Collins have all been promoted to associate partner.
PwC called in as insurer declared insolvent
Dan Schwarzmann and Mark Batten from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were today appointed joint administrators of Highlands Insurance Company (UK) after the directors concluded that the company was insolvent.
Berrymans Welsh move
Berrymans Lace Mawer is to open an office in Cardiff headed by Matthew Harrington. The move provides...
Indie trial trio quiet over fraud appeal
The trio of disgraced former Independent Insurance executives jailed last week for fraudulently trad...
Commentary - Peaked property market may repeat mortgage fraud trend
There is growing concern among property professionals that history may be repeating itself. Mortgage...
Appointment at HCML
HCML has promoted Lynsey Shaw to rehabilitation manager at the firm's Croydon office. As a former oc...
'Economic loss' not enough for PL policy
Tesco Stores v Syndicate 386 (Queen's Bench Division - 14 September 2007)
MPs harangue Lords' pleural plaques ruling
MPs have continued their opposition to the House of Lords' judgement on pleural plaques, calling for...
Auditors not responsible
Man Nutzfahrzeuge AG and another v Freightliner and Ernst and Young (Court of Appeal - 12 September 2007)
UK Insurers could save £1.4bn from plaques decision
Deloitte has estimated that the October ruling by the House of Lords on the asbestos-related conditi...