Claims
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...
Gov fraud plans to be revealed at insurance event
The government's plans to tackle insurance fraud will be detailed at this year's Post Magazine Fraud...
ABI singles out regional fraud
The Association of British Insurers is considering only targeting specific regions as part of its an...
Questgates prepares way for city merger
Questgates is paving the way for a multi-million-pound merger with Adjusting Solutions with a London...
Plan of attack
Fraud
Adjuster to open four regional offices
Davies Loss Adjusters has poached Crawford and Company's UK chief engineer to head up a new in-house...
Surveillance an ethical judgement for insurers
Insurers have stressed that the use of private investigators to combat fraudulent claims remains key...
Appointment at Corpore
Corpore has made Yvonne Lane client relationship manager. Previously with HCML, Ms Lane has eight ye...
Appointment at Parabis
Parabis has recruited Sally Young as operations director of its human focus division. Ms Young joins...
Sacked D&G clerk convicted of e-mail attack
A former employee of insurer Domestic & General who took exception to being dismissed from his company and bombarded his former employer with five million e-mails was sentenced to a two-month curfew yesterday, in a landmark case.
TCF: more than box-ticking
The theme for the next Treating Customers Fairly masterclass, which is run by the Institute of Finan...
Crawford acquires Specialist Liability Services
Crawford has acquired Specialist Liability Services, which has more than 50 staff in 8 branches loca...
Correction
Rehabilitation First Awards 2006 - Young Achiever. The headline on page 23 of the recent awards supp...
Appointment at Garwyn
Garwyn has appointed George Mercer and Chris Lewis as business development managers based in Harroga...
Police to fight fraud alongside industry
City of London Police is preparing to open up its national fraud training course to the insurance in...
Off the fence
Rehabilitation
Insurer appoints five-strong rehab panel
Allianz Cornhill has appointed a panel of five rehabilitation case management firms for its mid-rang...
Oxygen's Lloyd's operation develops portfolio
Broker Oxygen's Lloyd's operation is developing a portfolio of professional indemnity business with ...
Saga float will be "tough sell"
Any move to float over-50s brand Saga on the stock market would be a "tough sell", according to one ...
National Cyclists' Organisation starts campaign
The National Cyclists' Organisation has started a marketing campaign in a bid to get more cyclists i...