Claims
Affinity news: Age of customer a factor in choice of insurance policy claim delegates
A customer’s age is a determining factor in the importance of cost compared to quality of service when choosing an insurance policy, delegates at Post’s Affinity 2013 event heard.
Cunningham Lindsey re-brands real estate operations under Ventris
Cunningham Lindsey has re-structured and re-branded its property owners unit.
UK Flood Re deal will be 'credit positive' for P&C players
Moody’s claims that the memorandum of understanding between the Association of British Insurers and the government on introducing the Flood Re model will be credit positive for UK property and casualty insurers.
Crawford appoints Chen as general manager for Taipei
Crawford & Company has appointed Dr Leo Chen as general manager at its Taipei office.
Child abuse report hidden amid insurance claims fears
The John Jillings’ report into abuse claims at children’s homes in north Wales was kept from the public amid fears it would generate costly insurance claims, the BBC has reported.
Oriental Insurance to lead flood-claims assessment in India
Oriental Insurance is thought to be assessing the claims arising from the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, on behalf of all four PSU general insurers, according to an industry source.
British Insurance Awards 2013: The Major Loss Award
Rapid rebuild
British Insurance Awards 2013: The Risk Management Award
Taking the lead
British Insurance Awards 2013: Community Broker of the Year
Good neighbours
British Insurance Awards 2013: The Technology Award
Line of iSite
Whiplash fraud “minimal” in Hong Kong says Kwiksure
Suspected whiplash frauds remain minimal in number in Hong Kong according to data from Asian broker Kwiksure.
Police stop one man’s three-year motor-fraud spree
Police in China finally caught up with a man who crashed a car on average every three days for almost three years as part of an insurance scam.
Low-levels of insurance could belie true cost of North-India flooding disaster
Uttarakhand now faces the challenge of settling the large number of claims likely to be filed in the wake of the devastating floods.
McLarens merges with agriculture specialist
International loss adjuster, McLarens said today it has merged with UK farming specialist Agrical for an undisclosed fee.
Direct Line Group reaches settlement over Bethany Probert compensation claim
Direct Line Group has confirmed that it has reached a settlement in the high profile Bethany Probert case.
Crawford recruits from Zurich for UK field ops lead
Crawford has swooped for a new head of operations for its field adjusting team, recruiting from Zurich Municipal.
Industry alerted to upcoming changes to claims portal
The Ministry of Justice's claims portal may need to be replaced by another system depending on how further legislative changes around small claims play out.
Europe: A risky role
When taking out insurance, people pay money in good faith so that should the worst happen, it is put right with the minimal amount of disruption. António Negreiros Fernandes looks at the role the risk manager plays in this process.
Zurich, Direct Line Group, Cunningham Lindsey and Allianz among winners at 2013 British Insurance Awards
Reg Brown, chairman of the Managing General Agents Association, was honoured at the British Insurance Awards last night, receiving the Achievement Award.
Triton Global reveals auditing division
Triton Global has launched an auditing arm, Triton Audit.
Post magazine – 4 July 2013
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Phones 4 U insurance administrator PAS fined £2.8m by regulator
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Phones 4 U’s insurance administrator Policy Administration Services £2.83m for poor complaints handling.