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Post magazine – 21 March 2013
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Claims: Front of house?
Representing the main touchpoint between insurers and customers, claims departments are of vital importance but have traditionally struggled to attract top-level staff. Is this now changing?
Transport Select Committee whiplash inquiry offers fresh hope to PI lawyers
Personal injury lawyers are hopeful the Transport Select Committee’s fresh inquiry into whiplash – launched a week after the Ministry of Justice closed its own consultation – will provide their businesses with a lifeline. This comes as a group of law…
View from the Top: Time is running out
With agreement on the future of flood insurance still out of reach, the government must pick up the pace, says Bronek Masojada.
Career development: Auto Windscreens offers glazing diploma
Auto Windscreens has become the first windscreen replacement company in the UK to offer a new GQA Level 3 Award for continued competence in automotive glazing.
DCS Global swoops for CL trio and Berrymans pair
Claims management firm DCS Global has made a raft of senior appointments as it commences operations in Bristol and Manchester.
Legal firms call for Law Society executives' resignation following civil justice reforms
A group of law firms, headed by Martin Coyne, managing partner of law firm Ralli, has called for the resignation of the Law Society executive as part of its Save The Legal Industry Campaign.
RSA and NFU Mutual ink bilateral claims deal
RSA has completed the signing of its fifth bilateral agreement on personal injury claims, signing a deal with NFU Mutual.
LMA completes marine claims standardisation project
The Lloyd’s market association has completed a year-long project to standardise engagement terms for marine surveyors and loss adjusters working in the London market.
Lower claims frequency hits Charles Taylor adjusting profit
Growth in Charles Taylor's management services and Isle of Man-based run-off insurance business in 2012 have offset reduced earnings in its adjusting services business, which was hit by a lower number of complex claims than the previous year.
Career development: Apprenticeships to boost economy
Apprenticeship completions over the next decade are forecast to contribute £3.4bn a year to the economy through productivity gains by 2022, according to a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
Legal jobs petition targets Laspo reforms
Raising the small claims limit from £1000 to £5000 will cost 100 000 people their jobs according to a petition launched by solicitors.
Crash for cash family who sent local premiums soaring receive jail time
Seven members of a family who ran a multi-million- pound cash for crash scam that sent the motor premiums of residents who lived in the same village soaring have appeared at court.
North West law firms considering closure in light of reforms
The impact of government reform geared towards driving down the cost of insurance premiums has resulted in a growing number of specialist personal injury law firms in the North West considering closing their businesses.
Foil expands ranks with first non-law firms
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has boosted its presence in the claims sector by signing up its first wave of non-law firms as trade & industry partners.
David Neave joins Parabis board
The Co-operative's outgoing general insurance managing director David Neave has become Parabis' first non-executive board member since it gained an alternative business structure licence last August.
Fraudulent claims prove tempting for motorists, says Go Compare
More than 6% of motorists surveyed by Go Compare said they would consider making a fraudulent insurance claim if the opportunity presented itself.
AA Insurance boss puzzled by timing of Transport Committee inquiry
AA Insurance director Simon Douglas has raised questions over the timing of a Transport Select Committee inquiry calling for evidence on reducing the number and costs of whiplash claims.
Transport Select Committee seeks further whiplash feedback
The Transport Select Committee has responded to debate triggered by the Ministry of Justice’s whiplash consultation paper by calling for evidence on reducing the number and cost of whiplash claims.
QBE pulls plug on builder's indemnity cover in South Australia
QBE will stop offering builder's indemnity insurance in South Australia from 1 July as insolvencies rise.
Post magazine – 14 March 2013
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Flood Risk: Pours for thought
The 2007 floods were a major UK weather event, costing the insurance industry billions. However, despite similarities, the 2012 floods caused much less damage. What is the reason behind the change?
Industry expresses surprise as FSA probes use of private investigators
The Financial Services Authority has launched an investigation into insurance firms’ use of private investigators after becoming suspicious they are being deployed as a “tactical tool” to slash valid claims payments.
Fraud: A war on all fronts
Fraud affects all lines of business and yet to date insurer focus on solving the problem has been on motor. Is it time for a shift in perception?