Claims
Reeling in the profits.
Professional indemnity insurance may be experiencing growth in demand but, the catch is, claims are also on the rise. David Eynon casts an eye over where the market is heading.
View from the Top - Andreas Loucaides
Andreas Loucaides, chief executive, PRI Group According to a recent statement from the Association ...
British insurers should face up to liability.
The article Sky-high cost of class actions (Post Magazine, 8 August, pp16-17) struck me as perfectly...
Experian signs deal with Direct Line.
Experian has signed a two-year deal with Direct Line to provide value-added services for customers o...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Crawford & Company has taken on Amanda Millis as medical services case manager. She has extensive ex...
ABI anti-fraud initiative to get the go-ahead.
The Association of British Insurer's anti-fraud committee was yesterday expected to announce detaile...
Amicus swells insurance ranks.
Finance union Amicus has swelled its insurance ranks by 4000 new members, following the long-awaited...
Appointment at Keoghs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has appointed Chris Gee as its new director of finance. He comes to th...
ISO XML-enables software.
Claims software and services provider ISO has XML-enabled its Claims Outcome Advisor software to all...
CMCs root of rising fraud cases.
Is Patrick Allan (Stop CFA technical challenges, Post Magazine, 5 September, p15) seriously suggesti...
Reinsurance market outlook poor, says Moody's
By Vic Wyman in Monte Carlo
EL: the way forward.
Tomorrow's seminar on employers' liability (see p2) should, if all goes to plan, create some consens...
Lawyers are winners in EL crisis.
Well done to Post Magazine for its editorial (EL: who stands to gain, PM, 29 August, p9) in response...
South African giant set to enter UK market.
South African general insurance giant Santam is set to make a play for the UK market by taking a majo...
RSA US arm fined over renewal.
A US subsidiary of beleaguered insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has been fined $125,000 (£81,000) for no...
Comparative merits.
The difficulties over renewals this year have led to calls for a return to the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund. While this seems unlikely the Law Society may be pressed for policy changes if the Assigned Risk Pool continues to grow. Lynn Rouse says a balance…
Scor surges ahead in property and casualty
A 43% year-on-year increase in property and casualty (P&C) gross written premiums (GWP) to €1.2bn in ...
Axa reports increase in operating earnings.
French insurer Axa has reported a 17% increase in operating earnings to EUR1.02bn (£642m) in the fir...
RSA chief denies capital problems as rating falls.
Royal & Sun Alliance's new commercial managing director Peter Webster has denied the insurer will be...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Services.
Adam Revell has joined Alan Boswell Insurance Services as financial services administrator/ trainee ...
ASA upholds complaint against Samuel Phillips & Co.
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Newcastle-based medical negligenc...
ABI in talks with Law Society.
The Association of British Insurers this week said talks are still ongoing with the Law Society and ...
SIF return touted as solicitors run for cover.
The return of the much derided Solicitors' Indemnity Fund could soon be back on the agenda, as small...
20 years ago.
Asbestos is still a live issue for many insurers, with Royal & Sun Alliance recently having to signi...