Claims
L&G: Prosser stays.
Legal & General group chief executive David Prosser has agreed to remain in his role until 2006, two...
Keoghs launches insurer Fraud Protocol System.
To tie in with the growing number of fraudulent claims, law firm Keoghs has launched a new Fraud Pro...
CCS: cash injection.
Loss adjuster CCS Global has announced that North American and Middle Eastern shareholders have pump...
Garwyn takes a step back.
I would like to set the record straight by pointing out that I was not the author of Loss adjusters ...
Aon forms joint venture with PL Ferrari
Insurance broker Aon and protection and indemnity insurance broker, PL Ferrari, have set up a new joi...
Aon buys stake in P&I broker
Broking giant Aon has taken a 50% stake in P.L. Ferrari, the Italian protection and indemnity (P&I) b...
New player may be a no win, no fee relief.
The row between insurers and no win, no fee claims companies is set to spill into the courts, follow...
No win, no fee initiative.
A new no win, no fee claims company was launched this week, which also offers rehabilitation service...
Debating the ABI's claims code.
Quality, claims & customers conference 30 November 2000 One Great George Street, W1 The Asso...
Body set to offer vital link.
The Case Management Society of the UK, which will set, monitor and promote professional standards fo...
Claims code creates challenges.
Winning or losing a position on an insurers' panel can have a real impact on a loss adjuster's viabi...
Rehab needs understanding.
Too few claimant solicitors and claims departments have a broad understanding of the benefits of reh...
Call the shots.
Call centres look poised to play an increasing role in the insurance industry, in particular the detection of fraudulent claims. Jonathon Swift reports on the mechanisms that have been put in place in order to catch potential fraudsters.
Stuck in traffic.
The credit hire saga is far from over, with all affected parties waiting for the legal green light on decisions that will govern future hire issues. Edward Murray explains some of the complex arguments surrounding the controversy.
Bright future for rehab.
Helen Merfield discusses the issues facing personal injury case managers - in particular rehabilitation, which she has championed, and which is enjoying a radical transformation in the UK.
Step this way.
In the wake of Post Magazine's second Rehabilitation conference, Keith Burns takes a look at the changes of attitude taking place within the insurance industry, and how one rehab centre is proving that there is life after injury.
Solicitors: show clients the options.
Putting the rehabilitation option before clients was an essential role of claimant solicitors, said ...
Too many bars to forming protocol.
There are still several impediments to establishing rehabilitation as a central element in dealing w...
Partnerships key to move forward.
The key to taking rehabilitation forward on a broader front lies in forging better partnerships, sai...
TUC calls for rehab rules.
David Worsfold chaired the second Rehabilitation Conference last week, which saw a wide range of issues tackled by delegates.
Dr Jonathan Cook demonstrates whiplash injuries.
Dr Jonathan Cook, chairman of The Treatment Network, uses AIG's Helen Merfield as a live model to de...
New providers blur the issue.
The explosion of new service providers is creating new problems warned Graham Plumb, claims manager ...
Breaking the code.
The forthcoming ABI claims code is raising a few eyebrows within the industry, and it may mean insurers and loss adjusters have to thrash out an agreement on what they can reasonably deliver, says Veronica Cowan.
DoH moving on rehabilitation.
The Department of Health has asked for detailed proposals on how a pilot study into case management ...