Claims
Insurers explore the cost of rehabilitation.
Insurers and insurance lawyers, all members of the Bodily Injury Claim Managers Association, last we...
Underwriters get wake-up call.
Wake up. Wake up. To the twentieth century. The words of a punk band in the 1970s (the Vibrators, as...
Source of the problem.
A recent asbestos exposure claim was thrown out of court as the judge ruled it could not be proved from which of several sources the illness was contracted. Andrew McDougall considers whether the case is typical and assesses its chances of being…
Judith Fairchild.
(Suing on her own behalf & on behalf of the estate of dependents of Arthur Eric Fairchild, deceased)...
GISC: broker fears spark OFT letter.
As a principle, Post Magazine will not publish anonymous letters. However, this week, we break with ...
Rising claims calls for rehab.
The rise in personal injury liability claims is now beginning to show through in insurer's financial...
Taking the strain.
Work-related stress claims are climbing and although few claimants win such cases at the moment, insurers are taking the threat seriously and argue that employers should too, says Jane Bernstein.
Pensions by post.
Over-the-counter pension contributions will be possible at the Post Office from 1 April, after it si...
What the Papers Say.
The Times In a simpler age, an insurance premium was something payable each week to a man who kno...
Talk to the specialists for industry expertise.
This week, Post Magazine and its popular electronic news and information service Post Online launche...
Calls for action on acoustic shocks.
The insurance industry could face a multi-million-pound raft of claims from both within and outside ...
Site is no Asset to the internet.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Betty Weldon v GRE Life Assurance (1) and Paragon Finance (2).
Queen's Bench Division 22 January 2001 The claimant's deceased husband had attempted to take out l...
Definitive ruling sought.
UK insurer Norwich Union has applied for leave to appeal in a recent ruling on recoverability of aft...
Occupational hazards.
Employers have their work cut out keeping abreast of the changing employment laws, but insurers are developing increasingly sophisticated strategies to help them keep ahead of the game and out of the courts. Veronica Cowan reports.
Joint fight on fraud.
Fledgling loss adjuster The Claims People Group is to set up a joint venture with the Croma Group, w...
Asbestos ruling will go to appeal
A court case earlier this week in which insurer AIG and manufacturer Waddingtons won their defence ag...
Claims People partnership
Fledgling loss adjuster The Claims People Group is to set up a co-operative joint venture with the Cr...
Going with the flow.
BDML Connect has installed a web-based workflow management and claims notification system in partner...
Appointment at Keoghs.
Keoghs has appointed two new partners. Claire Pearson and Deborah Watson will both be based in the f...
Football competition kicks off for charity.
Play football, raise money for charity and boost company morale. It's a winning combination for an...
Call for new insurers' liability bureau.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is to push for the establishment of a formal employers' i...
Insurers right to delay claims.
The Association of British Insurers has finally come off the fence over the issue of after-the-event...
Information received.
There is nothing to prevent local authorities using video surveillance for personal injury claims, argues Jason Bright.