Claims
Deputy Mayor threatens to name insurers behind unpaid riot claims
The deputy mayor of London has threatened to “name and shame” insurers who have not settled claims following the 2011 London riots without sufficient justification.
Claims handler sentenced for €45 000 fraud
A Welsh insurance claims handler was jailed for 17 months on Friday after stealing €45 000 from his employer to settle pay-day loans and drug debts.
IUA establishes Political Risk Committee
The International Underwriting Association has created a new London market Political Risk Committee comprising underwriting and claims representatives from across the association’s member companies.
Claims handler jailed for £39 000 fraud
A Welsh insurance claims handler was jailed for 17 months on Friday 2 August 2013 after stealing £39 000 from his employer to settle pay-day loans and drug debts.
Tropical storm Jebi causes airport and shipping disruption in China
About 5 000 tourists have been stranded at an airport in south China's Hainan Province due to the arrival of strong tropical storm Jebi.
Post Blog: The fictional world of insurance
The insurance sector and its staff have been lampooned, loved and loathed on TV and in movies. Post Online looks at five moments where the industry and popular culture collide.
PostCast - Issue 1 - 1/8 August
The team discuss the news, features and interviews from the 1/8 August edition of Post Magazine.
Whiplash claims doctor suspended for 12 months
The Yorkshire doctor who assisted motorists in making bogus whiplash claims has been suspended from practice for 12 months effective immediately.
Direct Line cost drive 'crucial' as premiums drop
The latest AA index shows competition is intensifying and makes Direct Line's cost efficient drive 'crucial' according to Westhouse analyst Joanna Parsons.
RAC signs five-year deal with The Warranty Group
RAC has signed a five-year deal with The Warranty Group, which will see the firm continue to operate the RAC brand in the motor warranties sector.
Whiplash claims doctor found unfit to practice
The Yorkshire doctor accused of assisting motorists in making bogus whiplash claims has been found unfit to practice by a medical disciplinary panel.
SGI Legal gains ABS licence
Liverpool-based personal injury firm SGI Legal has been granted an alternative-business-structure licence, as part of its plan to reshape operations.
Insurers welcome TSC report but rue small claims decision
LV managing director John O’Roarke has described the Transport Select Committee’s decision not to recommend extending the small claims court limit as “disappointing”.
Post magazine – 1 August 2013
In this week's Post, the conclusion of a Transport Select Committee inquiry into the cost of motor insurance has sparked “disappointment” among insurance industry bosses after MPs refused to support Ministry of Justice plans to place whiplash claims on…
Storm surge losses likely to be higher than wind losses in US
There is a 20% chance that storm surge losses will be greater than wind losses for any US hurricane that makes landfall, catastrophe modelling firm RMS has said.
Mesothelioma proposals face firing squad while barely out of blocks
Gateway will bring meso claims in line with Jackson reforms.
Leader: Feeling distinctly mugged off
Starting a campaign to raise the profile of your members during a difficult time – with legal reform starting to pinch – is admirable.
Insurers insist they have nothing to hide after ‘self serving’ legal campaign
Law Society says claimants accepting early offers are being ‘mugged’.
Lower motor premiums depend on whiplash reforms, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers has called upon the government to deliver "fundamental changes" to tackle the UK's "whiplash epidemic" before insurers can deliver further reductions in car insurance premiums for their customers.
Whiplash small claims track extension under threat
The conclusion of a Transport Select Committee inquiry into the cost of motor insurance has sparked “disappointment” among insurance industry bosses after MPs refused to support Ministry of Justice plans to place whiplash claims on the small claims track.
Speakers confirmed for Claims Club Asia Singapore
Claims Club Asia is coming to Singapore on 12 September.
Extended claims portal welcomes EL and PL claims
The Ministry of Justice’s out-of-court claims portal can be used for uncontested personal injury claims of up to £25 000 from today.
Transport Select Committee publishes whiplash report
The Transport Select Committee has declined to approve government plans to switch whiplash claims to the small claims track in its long awaited report on the cost of motor insurance.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 1/8 August 2013
One of Penny’s favourite things about her beloved insurance business is that it lends itself to people doing some very silly things – so she was thrilled this week when a mobile insurance website sent over its top 10 strange locations where lost handsets…