Claims
The Post Claims Awards 2018: Full list of winners
Who won what at the 2018 Post Claims Awards held last night at the Royal Garden Hotel?
Blog: Dreamvar, the continuing nightmare for PI insurers?
Solicitors and their professional indemnity insurers are in effect underwriting the legitimacy of property transactions on a strict liability basis, following a recent court decision analysed by Phil Murrin, partner at DAC Beachcroft.
Verisk acquires Validus IVC
Verisk has acquired automated subrogation platform provider Validus IVC to offer its customers automated claims processing.
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on distracted driving becoming the new drink-driving
Drinking and driving is simply not acceptable to today's society. Why then, asks Maurice Tulloch, CEO Aviva International Insurance, is the same stigma not yet attached to using a phone will driving?
Former claims fraud investigator jailed for fraud
The former director of a firm used in the past by Ageas and ERS to investigate fraudulent claims, has himself been jailed for fraud.
Credit hire firm valued at £110m following market float
Credit hire firm Anexo Group raised £25m through an initial public offering, valuing the group at £110m.
Q&A: Deborah Edwards, VRA
Six months into her role as chair of the Vocational Rehabilitation Society, Deborah Edwards, founder of RTW Plus, explains why early intervention is key and how the UK can learn from other countries.
Blog: High-tech property restoration is worth paying for
Property restoration techniques and equipment are advancing and, while they may be costly, they're worth investing in, argues Jonathan Davison, strategic development director of the British Damage Management Association.
RSA could face loss from £100m Glasgow School of Art blaze
Exclusive: RSA is unlikely to face the majority of the expected £100m losses from this weekend’s fire at Glasgow School of Art. However the company said it is calculating its own exposure.
Analysis: Making waves: Can AI help the crisis in marine?
Outdated static rating factors and underwriting losses mean the marine market is ripe for disruption. Technology, including, blockchain is set to shake up the sector.
Carillion collapse causes ‘ripple effect’ of trade credit claims
The number of trade credit claims has increased by 50% owing to a “ripple effect” from the collapse of Carillion.
This week in Post: Bullying, Brexit and big predictions
This week in Post, the government said that it is considering plans to exclude cyclists and vulnerable road users from the proposed £5000 limit on fast track claims.
Claims firm We Go Look launches in UK
We Go Look, the US claims management firm dubbed the ‘Uber of inspections’, will launch in the UK.
Das v Asplin: Defence concludes for five co-accused
The remaining five defendants in the Das UK v Asplin trial did not take the stand, with lawyers instead reading character witnesses to the jury.
Cyclists could be excluded from rise in small claims limit
The government is considering plans to exclude cyclists and other vulnerable road users from the proposed £5000 limit on the small claims track.
Interview: Simon Walker, 1st Central
It’s been 10 years since motor broker 1st Central launched in the UK, with policies sold exclusively over the phone or the internet. Simon Walker, who became CEO of parent company First Central Group in January, expects online giants like Amazon or…
Parametric cover 'could go mainstream'
Parametrics, a specialised form of reinsurance or insurance used mainly in catastrophe bonds, could become more mainstream as risk managers seek to overcome some of the limitations of traditional insurance, according to a survey.
Brightside claim against former CFO and auditor ‘moving toward resolution’
Exclusive: A legal dispute between Brightside and its former co-founder Paul Chase Gardener was outlined in court on Friday.
Quindell auditor slapped with £4.5m fine over misconduct
KPMG has been handed with a £4.5m fine as a result of its audit of controversial insurance services firm Quindell.
Analysis: Cyber bullying
Cyber cover is entering personal lines and offering protection against online bullying. But is it really a place for insurers?
This month in Post: lessons learned, space travel and why every insurer wants a time machine
Following the collapse of Danish insurer Alpha hundreds of black cab drivers were left unable to work and without any insurance cover. With little communication from the insurer the drivers took matters into their own hands and besieged the offices of a…
Terrorism business interruption Bill enters Parliament
A new Bill has been introduced to the House of Commons which would, if passed, enable Pool Re to extend business interruption cover to include losses that do not arise from physical damage to property.
Three loss adjusters join forces to tackle tougher market
Exclusive: Three independent loss adjusters will eventually merge under a single brand in order to better face off against a wave of consolidation in the market.
Interview: Steve Treloar and Jon Dye, LV and Allianz
When Allianz acquired 49% of LV’s general insurance business, it set the market talking. Martin Croucher talked to the CEOs of both businesses to chart their progress