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Law report: Price put on purchase of accommodation too high rules judge
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Allianz selects repair partners
Allianz has selected building maintenance firm Mitie and insurance repair specialist MA Assist for its nationwide building repair.
Law report: Mary Poppins stunt claimant must take blame for accident
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
RSA boss: CMCs not cause of referral fees
RSA's UK chief executive Adrian Brown has called for action against "hefty" lawyer fees and the amount they pay claims management companies rather than targeting CMCs themselves.
MYI global offering shake-up
Loss adjusting group McLarens Young International has ceased working with its affiliate partner in Canada with immediate effect and will shake-up other regions soon.
O'Roarke urges legal fee crackdown
LV's managing director of general insurance John O'Roarke has added his voice to the cries for a crackdown on legal fees.
Postbox: Squaring a difficult circle
David Bonehill's letter 'Bursting for Improvement' quite correctly referenced the scale of the burst pipe and escape-of-water claims either side of last Christmas. He also correctly identified the finite resource that is the UK loss adjusting profession…
People moves – 4 August 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 4 August 2011 edition of Post.
Post Magazine – 4 August 2011
This week the Post team reports on Lloyd’s decision to begin investigating Equity syndicate’s reserve deterioration. A Names protest group says the outcome should prove influential to its own campaign over Equity’s losses.
Lloyd’s pursues own probe into Equity syndicate losses – Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including Lloyd’s decision to begin investigating Equity syndicate’s reserve deterioration. A Names protest group says the outcome should prove influential to its own…
RGL appoints new London-based director
RGL Forensics has appointed a new internal director at its London office.
Chameleon: not every claim is whiplash
Claims management solutions provider, Chameleon, is set to roll out its third party assistance broker and insurance service on fault and non-fault claims. It follows the first results from an ongoing pilot which it says has proven significant cost…
Leisure industry irresistible target for cyber pirates
The vast quantities of personal and identifiable information collected by the leisure and hospitality industry has made it a chief target of cyber attacks, according to global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings.
MoJ reports a tenfold increase in unauthorised CMCs being shut down
Record numbers of unscrupulous or unauthorised claims management companies have been shut down by the Ministry of Justice in the last year.
Crawford launches accredited management scheme for staff
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has teamed up with the Chartered Management Institute to launch what it claims is the first accredited management programme in the sector.
Foil calls for health & safety change
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has demanded the government relax health and safety regulation and simplify the current complex regime.
Mphasis acquisition broadens reach
IT services company Mphasis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wyde Corporation, an international software vendor and creator of insurance policy administration solution Wynsure.
Ecclesiastical adds Quadra to increase property adjuster panel
Ecclesiastical has appointed Quadra Claims Services to its property loss adjuster panel to focus on commercial and personal lines property claims.
Keoghs reports 47% rise in fraud
Law firm Keoghs claims its counter-fraud team helped insurers in the UK avoid paying £100m to fraudulent claimants in its last financial year – a 47% increase on the previous year.
Exclusive IP and catastrophe articles now live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with articles on intellectual property and natural catastrophes.
View from the Top: Threat from wave of natural catastrophes?
The spate of natural catastrophes around the world shows no signs of abating.
European brokers set to benefit from IP growth
The value of intellectual property has come to the fore in recent months and according to Sam Bobo smart European brokers will be investing in developing insurance for this area in order to corner an expanding market.
Soil deficit figures support predicted upturn in subsidence claims
Unless there is significant rainfall over the UK in the next six weeks, the industry should brace itself for a rise in subsidence claims later this year.
Markel launches Dutch operation
Markel International is preparing to open a branch office in Rotterdam this September.