Claims
Fadden replaces Duffy at St Paul Re
Jerome Fadden, 44, has taken over from the retiring James Duffy as chief executive of St Paul Re. H...
Minister gives industry six weeks over asbestos compensation delays
The insurance industry has been given six weeks to provide "evidence of significant progress" over c...
ICAO plans global war cover.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is expected to consider early this month a prop...
On the danger list.
As a result of changing social and political trends, we are now more likely to seek compensation after an accident. This, along with constantly surfacing long-tail claims, is making employers' liability an extremely hazardous sector to be in, says Phil…
Chain reaction.
Fraud means big losses for insurers, which leads to higher premiums. But the industry is waking up to the fact that a proactive and co-operative approach is the missing link needed to root out fraudsters and break the chain, say John Beadle and Peter…
Appointment at Smart and Cook.
Smart and Cook has promoted Lorraine Phillips to the position of group personal lines manager. Mr Ph...
Claims case strategy vital.
The Woolf reforms and other legal changes have had a huge impact on the processing of claims. All involved must keep their eye on the game, according to Nigel Roden and Andrew Pieri.
Appointment at J Bennett & Son Insurance Brokers.
High Wycombe-based J Bennett & Son Insurance Brokers has taken on Greg Chivers, Trevor Benjamin and ...
One in 50 workers suffers from symptoms of repetitive strain
One in 50 workers suffers from symptoms of repetitive strain injury and 5.4 million days were lost i...
Rising damp.
As flood levels rise once more across the UK, we could see an increase in the incidence of toxic mould. The industry would be wise to learn from examples in the US, where mould has already proved heavy weather for insurers, says Jane Bernstein.
Minister calls for settlement talks.
Helen Liddell, Secretary of State for Scotland is set to meet the parties involved in the payment of...
The lack of terrorism insurance ...
The lack of terrorism insurance is already hitting the US economy, according to excerpts from a repo...
Taken for a ride.
It may come as little surprise to discover that an increasing number of seemingly genuine personal injury claims are actually pure fabrication. However, Simon Threadgold insists there are ways that insurers can fight back, giving claimants no choice but…
Comment: the true value of claims
As new problems create escalating claims costs, it is important to ensure claims strategies are refre...
Insurers blamed as BTE falters.
Brian Raincock, managing director of after-the-event insurer Litigation Protection this week hit out...
Trenwick makes losses in fourth quarter 2001 and full year
The Bermudian (re)insurance group Trenwick made a net loss of $26.4m in the fourth quarter last year ...
Axa down despite commercial rise.
Axa has defended its losses in UK personal lines revenue as part of its on-going strategy to streaml...
Cunningham Lindsey's Specialist Adjusting Network ...
Cunningham Lindsey's Specialist Adjusting Network was called to the scene of the explosion on Old Py...
Groupama taken off market as management team goes.
Groupama UK was last week taken off the market by its French parent, following a failure to find a b...
PI appeal threat to insurers.
The House of Lords will next week begin a hearing that could leave professional negligence insurers ...
Asbestosis package not final solution.
The Government's interim rescue package on asbestos compensation, although welcomed, should not be s...
Jewellery fraud costs the industry £70m a year ...
Jewellery fraud costs the industry £70m a year, according to claims specialist the Loss Management G...
Appointment at James Chapman & Co.
Manchester-based insurance litigation firm James Chapman & Co has made Roger Brooks a partner. Mr Br...
View from the US - asbestos.
The years-old problem over claims from asbestos liability has taken a new turn, with Met Life settin...