Claims
Lloyd's start-up outlines growth
Broker Bar Professions, which was launched last year by a team of former THB solicitors' professiona...
ATE scheme for business
Law firm Stevens & Bolton and specialist legal expenses underwriting agent Temple Legal Protection h...
Appointment at Arag
Kelly Bamford has joined Arag claims department as a senior claims handler. Previously, Ms Bamford...
'Ambitious' Horwich Farrelly lands DWF head
Niche insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has been boosted by the high-profile appointment of Anthon...
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Motor Claims Roundtable
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Save the banks scheme may be acquisition boost
The government's proposed insurance scheme for the banking sector could prompt increased availabilit...
2009: a claims scorcher or claims washout?
The rain started to fall on 1 August 2006 and it hasn't really stopped now for 29 months (that's 870...
Transatlantic Re downgraded by S&P
US reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings has had its counterparty credit ratings downgraded to BBB+ from A- by ratings agency Standard & Poors.
AIG replaces chief investment officer
American International Group, the troubled US insurer, has replaced its chief investment office Win Neuger. Monike Machon will take his place.
ABI hails code success
Association of British Insurers' guidance on insurance claims has helped halve long-term protection complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) since it was introduced in January 2008 according to new figures. The guidance was established in an…
Staff await axe as Davies Group culls 20% of offices
Loss adjusting company Davies Group is closing a fifth of its UK offices in a move that will result ...
Phoenix boosts North-east ambitions with Leeds office
Phoenix Liability Services is targeting new business in Yorkshire and the North-east with the openin...
Apil renews EL database call after 'dismal' results
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has renewed calls for a central, electronic database of i...
Asbestosis trial to commence
A trial begins this week that will decide whether asymptomatic asbestosis cases not giving rise to a...
Beachcroft gains from RSA
Ten solicitors have joined law firm Beachcroft's Birmingham-based specialist claims validation team ...
Dual management roll out
Dual Corporate Risks has launched a new range of management liability products for the UK broker mar...
Reinsurer agrees to pay share of crash claim
Aviabel, the Belgian reinsurer, has agreed to pay its share of the €45m claim made by the North Korean Insurance Corporation following a helicopter crash in 2005.
MIB appoints fraud investigators
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has appointed The Cotswold Group as one of its preferred suppliers for Investigation services which will focus on potentially fraudulent motor and exaggerated personal injury claims.
AIG sells Canadian life insurance book
AIG said that it is selling its Canadian life insurance company, AIG Life Insurance Company of Canada (AIG Life of Canada) to BMO Financial Group (BMO) for $308m.
HSB offers cover for viruses and hacking as standard
In response to the increasing reliance of businesses on IT, engineering specialist insurer HSB Engineering Insurance has today launched what it claims is the "most complete standard computer equipment insurance product to date".
HSB launches computer equipment cover
In response to the increasing reliance of businesses on IT, leading engineering specialist insurer HSB Engineering Insurance has launched the most complete standard computer equipment insurance product to date.
Groupama Insurances launches nationwide roadshows
Groupama Insurances is offering a 'behind the scenes' look at the business in a series of Open Days and regional Broker Roadshows across the UK.
SFO launches Madoff investigation
The Serious Fraud Office is opening an investigation into Bernard Madoff's UK business operations.