Claims
Breaking the code.
The forthcoming ABI claims code is raising a few eyebrows within the industry, and it may mean insurers and loss adjusters have to thrash out an agreement on what they can reasonably deliver, says Veronica Cowan.
DoH moving on rehabilitation.
The Department of Health has asked for detailed proposals on how a pilot study into case management ...
No win, no fee dispute set to continue.
The continuing dispute between the insurance industry and personal injury specialists, such as Claim...
Time for Names to move on.
The battle by the rump of 230 Names against Lloyd's should finally be at an end, despite plans for a...
Red-line risk from deluge of flood claims.
The continuing onslaught of storms and floods in the UK poses a huge challenge to the insurance indu...
Flood claims: help at hand.
The Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is set to meet with the Association of British Insurers to d...
Lloyd's look to China
Lloyd's has received permission by the Chinese authorities to set up a representative office in Beiji...
Lateral thinking.
It is time for professional indemnity cover to catch up with the modern-day workplace, says Marcus Alcock. So far PI insurers have concentrated on traditional sectors but, as areas such as contractual work become more popular, so a new market opens up.
Mann & Holt v Lexington Insurance Company.
Court of Appeal 11 November 2000 The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of the claimant rei...
Wait for MP cover.
Insurers will have to wait until the new year to find out what the House of Commons requires from th...
Poor training: poor advice?
Lloyds TSB General Insurance Holdings & others v Lloyds Bank Group Insurance Co and Abbey National v...
Monitoring assets.
Information solutions company, Experian, has launched a new online reporting system that monitors ca...
The first steps are the hardest.
Rehabilitation is a complex issue, with new challenges emerging for those who have embraced it. Rosie Corless explains how the vocational consultant can help.
Claims Code Conference.
The Association of British Insurers will roll out its long-awaited Claims Code later this month and ...
Online PI goes live.
An online personal injury specialist went live this week, offering brokers a chance to profit from t...
Ward Evans opens new offices.
Commercial broker Ward Evans has opened a new London office as part of an expansion drive that will ...
XL to cut staff and to rebrand units.
XL Capital, the Bermudian insurance group, is to take a $100-125m charge in the fourth quarter of th...
Battling over a buy-out.
A dispute over whether insurers were liable for the legal costs of a drug company hinged on the meaning of a policy buy-out. John Butler considers the case of John Wyeth v Cigna.
On a mission for repudiation.
So, now we know. A new property claims handling service has been set up (Ex-RSA trio in new launch, ...
Gurr to set sail.
The Liberian International Ship & Corporate registry has appointed a new general manager for its UK ...
Garwyn goes for rehabilitation.
Two rehabilitation services have been launched this week as the industry steps up its attempts to cu...
AF: pension adviser.
Alexander Forbes has been appointed by The Travel Trust Association to provide independent financial...
Claimline takes on Claims Direct.
Personal injury specialist Claimline is set to launch a multi-million pound television and radio adv...
Tackling cheats calls for more co-operation.
Bill Trueman, head of fraud at Direct Line, described himself as being on a "mission" to get the ins...