Claims
Post nominated for Campaign of the Year
Rehabilitation First, Post Magazine's editorial campaign has been short listed in the Periodical Publ...
Fraud service launched.
The recent storms have resulted in a deluge of claims and has hit many insurers profits - with Royal...
Inflating risks?
The severity of professional indemnity claims against brokers has ballooned over the last couple of years and for any intermediary not to take precautions is pure madness. The warnings are not just a load of hot air, says Lynn Rouse.
Beat the claim strain.
Rising claims costs continue to dog the insurance industry, and a burgeoning compensation and claims...
Industry must act to save its name.
Open letter to the insurance industry: Following the appalling collapse of Chester Street Insuranc...
RSA intelligence.
Royal & Sun Alliance has gone live with an intelligent underwriting system for its Progressive Prote...
Appointment at Primary.
The Primary Insurance Group has recruited a new managing director and operations manager to manage i...
Assessing the damage.
The jury is still out on loss assessors - an efficient one can make a claim run smoothly and benefit all involved, but a bad one can do more harm than good, says David Fanning.
What the Papers Say.
Daily Mail A convicted robber, who has already received £30,000 compensation for injuring his bac...
Cracking down on fraud.
The increase in weather related claims - estimated to have cost insurers £700m last autumn - also increases the opportunity for fraudulent claims. Anthony Gould explains why and how Post Magazine has joined up with Weathernet to help the industry crack…
Cloudy skies ahead?
The current climate of hefty compensation payouts has left many insurers in shock, while others believe the worst of the storm is over. Richard Adams warns that complacency is not an option.
What's at stake?
With less than a month to go before stakeholder pensions go on sale, Legal & General reports that 74...
Time's nearly up.
Fraudsters may be on borrowed time, following the introduction of simple fraud-busting initiatives, which look set to move the balance of power back in insurers' favour. Edward Murray investigates.
Law firms switch insurer at renewal.
This September's renewal season for solicitors' professional indemnity could see a number of law fir...
APIL calls for rescue package.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has slammed the announcement that asbestosis victims seek...
Going down a storm.
Niche players are emerging to fill gaps left by the consolidation in the loss adjusting sector. Jane Bernstein reports on one specialist firm that has benefited from an influx of work on the back of the recent storms.
HAVS damages judged to be on shaky ground.
The recent dismissal of the claimant's appeal in the case of Allen and others v British Rail Enginee...
Fraud scheme delay.
Technical problems are holding up industry attempts to clamp down on fraud, with several insurers ha...
GE Frankona Re invests in Underwriting Direct
GE Frankona Re, the European operations of GE Employers Re, is to pay £200 000 ($295 000) for a 25% s...
Legal shake-up.
A new court ruling on vibration white finger sets precedents that will impact on liability claims for other industrial diseases. Mariel Irvine explains.
No ATE retreat claims industry body.
Contrary to Post Magazine's front page headline last week, there has been no "climbdown" by the Foru...
Commercial insanity.
Maggie Litster, commercial director at Groupama Insurances, examines the sorry state of the UK commercial sector and considers what action is needed to prevent any long-term damage.
What the Papers Say.
The Express Space chiefs at NASA have pulled the plug on a space shuttle replacement nicknamed th...
Chester Street payouts fall short.
Payouts to victims of asbestos-related diseases covered by liquidated insurer Chester Street Insuran...