Claims
Fast-track liability claims to be settled in months
Claims Club News
Surgeon warns market over fraudulent tests
A leading surgeon has slammed medical tests for hand-arm vibration syndrome, saying fraudulent claim...
Appointment at Corpore
Corpore has recruited Yvonne Lane as client relationship manager. Previously with HCML, she has eigh...
Crawford updates fraud guide
Crawford & Company and Davies Lavery Solicitors have published the latest edition of ‘Fraud Investigation - a claim handler’s guide, Summer 2006’.
Appointment at Cardif Pinnacle
Cardif Pinacle has appointed Andy Swain chief commercial officer with additional responsibility as e...
Business efficiency: a customer service KPI?
In business, our raison d'etre is to make a profit through satisfying customer demand. The UK genera...
Commentary - Caution called for following bullying ruling
The recent case of Helen Green v DB Group Services (2006) has attracted considerable media attention...
Firms concerned over scheme rule
LIABILITY insurers have less than three weeks to voice concerns about a compensation scheme rule tha...
It could be anyone
Fraud avoidance
IRM delegates wary of Enron repeat
In a live vote today at the Institute of Risk Management’s annual Risk Forum the 94% of the 350 attendees said that they believe that the legislative changes enacted since the demise of Enron have not been sufficient to stop a similar scandal occurring…
Boleat to reveal new claims regime tomorrow
The government will announce further details of the regulatory regime for claims management companies tomorrow. Mark Boleat, head of claims management regulation at the Department of Constitutional Affairs, told Post Magazine's Claims Club today that a …
Beazley launches Lloyd's consortium
Property Report
Red-letter day
Solicitors' PI renewals
The name game
Personal injury
Insurance giant has global eye
The boss of US property insurance giant FM Global has said the company could ultimately underwrite a...
Friend or foe?
Subsidence
Appeal after delayed treatment
Demery v Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust (Court of Appeal - 11 July 2006)
Case underlines failure to mitigate burden
Ronan v Sainsbury's Supermarket (Court of Appeal - 6 July 2006)
Beazley to write $35m US property Cat facility
Lloyd’s (re)insurer, Beazley is to run a new Lloyd's Consortium for catastrophe - exposed US commercial property risks.
Arc Legal announces deal with Axa Assistance
Arc Legal Assistance has announced its move into the provision of travel legal expenses and a multi-million policy deal with Axa Assistance.
Converium backed by $250m LOC
European reinsurer Converium has announced that it has secured a $250m letter-of-credit (LOC) facili...
Zurich legal panel review to be revealed
Zurich is set to unveil a major overhaul of its UK legal advisers next month, after the insurer confirmed its panel was under review. Post Magazine's sister title Legal Week reported today that the revamped panel will handle the bulk of Zurich's domestic…
Solicitors PI rates fall 20% year on year
More than four in ten legal practices (41%) who have bought their professional indemnity insurance this year have paid up to 20% less than last year, new research by broker PYV claimed.
Winter launch announced for online TCF tool
An online competence maintenance tool is being developed by the Institute of Financial Services' Sch...