Claims
Saga miscalculation
In last week's Post Direct Excellence misrepresented the performance of the over 50s insurance provi...
CILA rolls out website
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters was due to launch its new website today at www.cila.co.uk....
Petition kicks off campaign
The British Lung Foundation has launched the Action Mesothelioma Campaign, calling for better care a...
Pleural plaques payment U-turn mooted
A successful pleural plaques test case could result in damages rising for the condition, in marked c...
ABI's anti-fraud push focuses on Midlands
The Association of British Insurers is set to launch an anti-fraud campaign in the East Midlands thi...
Back-to-work launch
A new national network of rehabilitation services, aimed at enabling people to remain in work or to ...
Clinicare boosts Groupama
Groupama UK has reported that premium income totalled EUR605m (£407.4m), an increase of 20% compared...
Claimant lawyer network receives Law Soceity waiver
LawAlliance, the UK-wide network of specialist personal injury claimant lawyers, has received a special waiver from The Law Society boosting the benefits to claimants and LawAlliance members using the InterResolve Bodily Injury Claims Scheme.
RenRe funds 'Wall of Wind' hurricane damage research
Florida International University's International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) and WeatherPredict Consulting, a US affiliate of Bermudian reinsurer Renaissance Re have announced they are to develop new wind damage research under the banner …
Claimant lawyer hails plaques payout
Field Fisher Waterhouse has won £26,000 damages for a client who suffers from pleural plaques, which according to the Court of Appeal should not be compensated in English Law.
Inspirational leadership
With only one in 10 employees currently believing their manager provides inspirational leadership, Jo Causon explores the core credentials needed to energise and excite today's workforce
Claimants regroup after court blow
After last week's landmark judgment in their favour, insurers are claiming more than a simple victory over industrial deafness. As Tanya Powley discovers, defendants believe their success has undermined the prospects of wider actions from the claimant…
Test case defeat fatal to claimants' future hopes
Victorious insurers have declared claimant lawyers' ability to fund high-profile actions has been se...
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REHABILITATION — TIMESCALES
Dearth of drug and alcohol policies blight UK businesses
Samaritans' survey on the increased use of alcohol to combat stress ('UK stress-drinking rises', Pos...
Intelligent Mapping
Claims
Appointment at RTW Plus
RTW Plus has appointed Steve Waller as rehabilitation co-ordinator/vocational case manager, and John...
Appointment at Silverbeck Rymer
Silverbeck Rymer has appointed Mike Cutler as a partner. He joins from K2 Solicitors - the claimant ...
Appointment at FMW
Bradley Cotton has joined the logistics and transportation team at FMW as an account handler. Mr Cot...
John Wagstaff retires from IFB
John Wagstaff has retired from his position as a Case Manager with the Insurance Fraud Bureau after 26 years of service to the insurance industry.