Claims
Why a claims standard?
According to Harry Roberts, representing the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, the insurance in...
Green shoots
Rehabilitation
Outsourcing - A leap of faith?
Strategic Focus 2004
Sponsor Directory - Company contact details
Strategic Focus 2004
Fraud pilot rolled out
An anti-fraud service has been launched for small and medium-sized personal lines insurers that lack...
Conflicting Voices: How claims policy has lost its clarity
Jonathan Clark of the Faculty of Claims was very clear about the claims sector's problem: "There hav...
Professional Indemnity - Law and order
Strategic Focus 2004
SVB results take hit from provision
Lloyd's insurer SVB Holdings has announced a £117.5m loss in its 2004 interim results for the first half of 2004.
Eversheds teams with Spanish reinsurance and insurance specialist.
International law firm Eversheds’ Spanish associate firm, Lupicinio Eversheds, has teamed up with Spanish reinsurance and insurance specialists Gervás, Salas & Asociados.
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Three leading credit ratings agencies have warned that reinsurers will have to ...
Why it sometimes does not pay to go further
Blackham v Entrepose (Court of Appeal - 27 July 2004)
Accusations by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has accused the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Gro...
Employee loses out to time delay
Buckler v J F Finnegan and Sheffield City Council (Court of Appeal - 21 June 2004)
30% of solicitors firms are yet to renew their PI
Around 30% of solicitors practices have not completed a profession indemnity renewal form this year, despite the addition of an extra month to the season, according to Alexander Forbes Professions.
Managers feel unrewarded
UK managers have complained that their efforts are going unrewarded, and they long for praise. This ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny appreciated Questgates' Chris Hall joining her in Birmingham for a chat on the local market, d...
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has appointed chartered insurer Ewen Gardiner to its insurance litigation practice. He has sp...
Survey claims EL premiums still rising
Research by the British Chambers of Commerce has claimed that the cost of employers’ liability compulsory insurance continues to rise, despite businesses responding to risk assessment requirements.
Primary Insurers hit hardest by US Hurricane says Fitch
International rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has said the damage caused by Hurricane Frances is likely to be a material loss to the insurance industry and a major loss to primary insurance companies.
Experian acquires risk modelling supplier
Intermediary Systems Limited, the risk modelling and analytics company for the insurance industry, has been acquired by Experian, for an undisclosed fee.
Insurer alarm as GPs lured in by claims-farming set
Insurers have criticised moves by personal injury lawyers to offer to share their fees with GPs in e...
Appointment at Homeowners Financial Administration
Third-party administration subsidiary Homeowners Financial Administration has made John Witcombe bus...
Directors fear for their jobs
Insurance IT directors across Europe are more worried about their job security compared with counter...