Claims
Claims Club: Advisory Board 2010
Chair: Ant Gould, group editor-in-chief, Incisive Media
Claims Club: Bell - data must be harnessed
Third generation analytics tools and data visualisation in particular could help insurers better understand their exposure to claims leakage. That was the key message of Steve Bell, advisory partner in Ernst & Young's financial services business, whose…
Claims Club: Kinley - calculate the cost of Jackson to you
Alistair Kinley urged liability insurers to "run the numbers" on Lord Jackson's suite of proposals, designed to cut civil litigation costs, "to see if they work for you".
Questgates snaps up two Teceris units
Specialist loss adjuster Questgates has acquired two of the remaining business units of Teceris.
CHO management buys it back from PwC
The Car Crash Line Group has been brought out of administration by its management team and outside investors, Post has learnt.
Merlin a "going concern" after RBS waives £654 000
Loss adjusting group and claims management firm Merlin Claims Services has reported a £61.9m net loss for the 12 months ended 30 April 2009 (2008: £6.6m loss), after writing off £50.4m for the financial year.
Plaques parity touted
Parity in pleural plaques legislation between England and Wales and Scotland could be a reality "before the election", a Labour MP has claimed.
Case provides welcome relief for schools
Educational establishments have avoided potentially "huge and costly" ramifications after the case of Henry Webster (& others) v The Ridgeway School was successfully defended, according to the law firm and insurer involved.
CHO acts to defuse backlash over malpractice promoting e-mail
Drive Assist has moved to reassure insurers after an internal e-mail encouraging malpractice within the credit hire operator was sent anonymously to the Association of British Insurers.
IAG linked with Provident as GMAC quits UK motor
GMAC has confirmed it is to sell motor insurer Provident after a comprehensive review of its insurance operations, Post has learnt.
Continuity announces new MD
Ann Wilton, formerly operations director for Continuity, the damage management company, has taken the role of managing director.
Legal firm welcomes "overdue" ELIB plan
Ian McFall, head of asbestos policy at Thompsons Solicitors, said: "We have said for many years that what is good enough for road traffic accident victims is good enough for the workers."
Post Pick of the week
The major news this week: IAG linked with Provident; CHO rises from the ashes; Merlin hit by major loss; NIG director quits; Questgates in Teceris deal
ABI voices fears over ELIB proposal
Nick Starling claims it is right that today's law-abiding employers should have to pay for their potentially uninsured competitors.
Government backs EL database
The government has proposed setting up an employers' liability tracing office to help people claim compensation who have serious industrial diseases and who cannot trace their employers' insurance records.
PMI group strikes newspaper deal
Readers of The Telegraph will be offered advice and products through a new partnership between the newspaper group and The Private Health Partnership.
PMI group strikes newspaper deal
Readers of The Telegraph will be offered advice and products through a new partnership between the newspaper group and The Private Health Partnership.
Drive Assist reviewing cases after malpractice promoting email sent to ABI
Steve Binch, chief executive of Drive Assist, wrote to Barry Smith, chairman of the Association of British Insurers motor committee and CEO of Fortis, last week to assure him the company has made an extensive investigation into the email.
Adjusting giant Crawford reports $115.7m loss for 2009
The loss includes a non cash impairment charges of $140.9m, primarily related to goodwill in the company's Broadspire arm.
Clear Bike Insurance selects White Knight as claims partner
Motorcycle insurer Clear Bike Insurance has agreed to outsource its claims to Southport-based firm White Knight Solutions
Plaques bill has second reading
Labour MP Andrew Dismore has described his private members bill - Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions)(No.2) Bill - which aims to overturn the House of Lords ruling that pleural plaques are not compensatable, as “modest”.
HNW repairs specialist launches nationwide service
Vortex has launched a new building and restoration service aimed at high net worth clients across the UK.
Capita appoints new business development director
Capita has appointed Martin Williams as its business development director to drive business in new and existing markets and to focus on developing strategic partnerships.
Lloyd's outlines two-year strategy
Maintaining and developing the attractiveness of the Lloyd’s market are the central themes to a review published today by Lloyd’s.