Claims
Indie over-reserving problem turned 180 degrees over time
Independent’s reserving position moved from one that appeared to routinely produce outstanding reserves that later settled at hefty discounts to one that by the end was producing reserves that were over-optimistic, writes Mark Geoghegan .
National Car Rental in £1.5m fight against fraudsters
National Car Rental is fighting back in the battle against insurance fraud.
Groupama appoints Browell to lead personal lines claims centre
Groupama Insurances has appointed Nicola Browell as claims centre manager for the group’s personal insurances claims centre based in Portsmouth. Ms Browell has 10 years operational experience in insurance claims and in her new role will lead a team of…
Rehab code to be unveiled at government seminar next week
New standards of practice for vocational rehabilitation practitioners will be announced next week to promote high quality professional support for people wishing to return to work following illness or injury.
Construction and cleaning insurance specialist snapped up by Ink
Rayleigh-based Ink Underwriting Agencies has snapped up local commercial insurance brokerage Mill Hall Commercial Insurance.
Wide support for smoking ban
A survey has shown that 91% of workers support the forthcoming workplace ban on smoking. According ...
Insurer worries rise over new stand-off
Tensions could be set to rise between credit hire firms and insurers, with a return to the legal sta...
Hire car claimant had acted unreasonably
Evans v TNT Logistics and Admiral Insurance Services (Pontypridd County Court - 12 March 2007)
Plant fraud claim ends with partial judgment
Costain v Thomas Colledge Wilson and Lee Cutler (t/a Cutler Plant and L Cutler Plant) (Queen's Bench Division - 2 April 2007)
Safe online docs can be a dead cert
Like Matthew Donaldson (Online certs cop unfair flak, Post, 7 June 2007, p16), I was disappointed at...
Appointment at Kynixa
Julie Holmes has been appointed operations manager at rehabilitation services provider, Kynixa, with...
ASL appoints director
Helen Watts has been appointed a director of specialist financial risk and professional indemnity lo...
Alternative service authorised by judge
Albon v Naza Motor Sdn bhd and Amin (Chancery Division - 29 March 2007)
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Appeal over evidence is allowed
Smith v Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust (Court of Appeal - 27 April 2007)
Disability benefits could offset pay-outs
Greater knowledge of state benefits for people out of work due to a disability could produce conside...
London Market operation: claims kept off the system
Ian Winter QC representing Michael Bright, continued to question Colin Hawes on the claims process within Independent’s London Market claims operation this afternoon, writes Sarah Hills .
Bright believed in GCD reports says witness
A second former employee of Independent took the stand on Monday afternoon to give evidence on behalf of the prosecution, writes Mairi Macdonald . Michael Watts, who worked for the company from 1991 until his retirement in 1999, only to return the…
RSA slashes claims costs by bypassing solicitors
Rehabilitation First
Rehab boss expands role
Helen Merfield, chief executive officer of Health and Case Management, has expanded her remit by tak...
Lloyd's new manager
Lloyd's has appointed Sue Langley, right, previously chief operating officer at Hiscox, as director ...
Time for a health cheque
Rehabilitation First
North of the Border - Interesting Times on Interest Rates
General damages - known as solatium in Scotland - are valued as at the date of the trial. So should ...
Sigma role for adjuster
Sigma Claims Solutions has appointed Mark Burke as its Bury St Edmunds branch manager. Mr Burke, who...