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Blog: Bullying and harassment workshop 2015
Solicitor Mariel Irvine discusses a recent seminar her firm ran for insurers and employers on the successful defence of bullying and harassment claims
Cunningham Lindsey appoints Lewis as In Trust director
Jane Lewis has been appointed director of In Trust and is to join Cunningham Lindsey's board with immediate effect.
Thailand's online distribution heats up
The insurance industry in Thailand is waking up to the benefits of digital distribution channels as the market bounces back to double-digit premium growth writes Nicky Burridge.
Brisbane hailstorm hurts IAG's first half profits
Catastrophes and reduced reserved releases contributed to IAG's 9.8% fall in profits in the first half of its financial year through 31 December.
Personal Injury: One rule for government, one rule for insurers
The introduction of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority tariff list in 2012 means that insurers are now paying out much more to personal injury claimants than the government
RTA Claims Portal supplier tender process extended
The tender process for the RTA Claims Portal’s hardware and software supplier has been extended to allow for a higher than anticipated amount of information provided by prospective suppliers to be processed.
Motor: The sharks are circling
A number of threats to the UK motor market are currently occuring – driverless cars, motor manufacturers muscling into the sector, the competitiveness of pricing. But can these challenges be turned into opportunities?
CMCs to blame for soaring PL and EL claims against SMEs, states Axa boss
A significant rise in the number of employers’ liability and public liability claims made against SMEs over the past five years is the result of “opportunistic” claims management companies shifting their focus from motor claims.
Calls for backdating of 100% meso compensation opposed by insurers
Insurers and defendant lawyers have rejected calls for the 100% compensation level for the diffuse mesothelioma scheme to be backdated and for it to include other asbestos-related cancers, as doing so would be too problematic.
C-Suite - Insurer: Offering true customer service
Companies sometimes forget that they need to fulfill a claimant’s needs rather than their own
Video: RSA's Kenny Leitch on driverless cars
Last week government ministers launched the UK’s driverless car trials in the Royal Borough of Greenwich - the location of one of the government backed projects which RSA is the insurance partner for.
Canterbury earthquakes could cost Lloyd's £2.8bn
Lloyd's has paid out NZ$4.2bn (£2bn) for the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand and estimates a further payout of NZ$1.6bn.
Davies builds Irish footprint with Associated acquisition
Davies Group has acquired Irish loss adjusting and claims management business Associated Loss Adjusters.
$1bn stolen from banks in cyber attack, says security firm
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has estimated $1bn (£648m) has been stolen from around 100 banks and financial institutions since 2013 in an ongoing cyber attack.
ABI slams government’s lack of young driver reforms
The Association of British Insurers has criticised the government’s lack of action on young driver reforms for “putting young lives at risk and increasing the cost of motor insurance for young drivers unnecessarily”.
Video: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department boss Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers tells Post news editor Callum Brodie about her vision of the fraud landscape and why prevention is better than cure.
Q&A: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
In her first interview since becoming head of the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers unveils her agenda for the fight against insurance fraud.
Zurich's Asia-Pacific GI COR climbed to 100.6% in 2014
2014 saw a higher amount of large individual losses for Zurich's general insurance business in the Asia-Pacific region than the previous year.
LV research highlights 'compensation culture' strain on the NHS
Eight in ten UK car accidents where one driver accepts liability involve a compensation claim for whiplash, according to a study by LV.
Industry should not ‘bank’ on weather benefits says Zurich’s Smith
Several years of benign UK weather are likely to increase pressure on home and buildings pricing according to UK GI CEO Dave Smith who has warned peers not to ‘bank’ on the benefit of below average catastrophe activity.
Ifed boss DCI Rogers promises equal treatment in fight against fraud
Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers has vowed to work with members of the insurance industry on preventative measures to tackle escalating fraud having taken over the reins of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Blog: How many men does it take to fix a kitchen? Part 2
The latest installment in Post editor Stephanie Denton's leaky kitchen saga is here - and things are not looking good...
Intelligence sharing agreement between IFB and police to target criminal gangs is renewed
An agreement between the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the Association of Chief Police Officers to share intelligence on organised criminal gangs between the insurance industry and the police has been reviewed and renewed due to its ongoing success.
Capita named as Flood Re managing agent
Capita has been appointed Flood Re's managing agent for a five-year term.