Claims
Insurers split over police’s burglary notification plan
Scheme developed to help reduce victims of crime
Lords: Independent body must oversee mesothelioma compensation scheme
Labour MPs criticise unfair start date that excludes half of all sufferers
FCA tells sector to change its ways in motor legal expenses insurance review
Industry reacts to recommendations including opt-in sale of MLEI cover
Pet insurers pay out £1.2m a day
Pet insurers are paying out £1.2m every day to cat and dog owners according to the latest figures by the Association of British Insurers.
News Review: 13 June 2013
News Review
Airmic 2013: Non-disclosure tops buyer concerns
The possibility that claims may not be paid due to innocent non-disclosure is the top concern of Airmic members, research has revealed.
Airmic 2013: Investment returns to blame for claims payments
Reduced investment returns and a lack of client knowledge is causing insurers to repudiate claims, Willis deputy chief executive Steve Hearn has claimed.
Penny Speed Meets... Simon Winnard
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is no stranger to office high jinks, but even she was surprised to learn this week of the stunt pulled by one legal expenses insurer.
Garwyn Group reveals £4.25m of cost savings in 2012 as it returns to profit
Garwyn Group has returned to profit after revealing savings of £4.25m in 2012 when it cut its headcount by 53 to 164.
Career File - Matt Bunting: Former Catlin deputy director of claims takes on Hardy role
Hardy Underwriting has hired Matt Bunting as the firm’s head of claims.
Experian launches ‘no claims’ validation database
Technology firm Experian has unveiled a new database to ease the process of insurers checking a declared ‘no claims’ history.
Opinion: The dangers of sandwich panel construction
Following a recent deadly fire at a Chinese poultry factory which killed 120, Professor James Lygate explains how poor materials in sandwich panel buildings often make fires worse.
Airmic 2013: Airmic targets basis clauses
Airmic will focus much of its efforts in 2013 helping its members battle technical issues such as basis clauses.
Product recall: Total recall cover
After the horsemeat scandal thrust product recall insurance into the limelight, do insurers need to rethink how they offer such cover?
Jackson reforms: Are they working?
A raft of civil justice reforms came into force in April that is set to reduce claims costs in personal injury cases.
Dam bursts on River Elbe
23 000 people have been evacuated from the east German city of Magdeburg after a dam burst as the River Elbe overflowed.
Perils releases European flood satellite pictures
Zurich-based independent catastrophe data company Perils has released satellite-based 'flood footprints' for the ongoing floods in Central Europe which are affecting mainly Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.
China lessens insureds' claims' obligations
China's Supreme People's Court has raised the responsibility on insurers for when querying claimants.
Czech flooding could cost industry €293m
Insured damage from floods in the Czech Republic could cost 7.5bn crowns (€293m), according to the country’s insurers.
MoJ unveils CMC investigation site
Potential claimants are now able to check on the track record of claims management companies following the launch of a new Ministry of Justice website.
Charles Taylor recruited by Brit for claims services
Brit has become the first insurer to sign up for a new bespoke claims management service provided by Charles Taylor, Taylored Claims Management.
Cunningham Lindsey cuts Morse, Lansdown from liability division
Loss adjusting giant Cunningham Lindsey has made two senior members of its liability services division redundant after an efficiency drive.
Manchester Police backtrack on unsecured burglary plans
Greater Manchester Police have backtracked on comments from chief inspector Steve Macfarlane that the force will automatically inform insurers where burglaries occur at unsecured properties.