Crawford & Company
Editor's comment: Overcoming the barriers
If there’s one thing we can say for sure this week, it’s that the latest round in the subrogation set-to over disputed motor repair bills will not be the last.
Questgates grows its counter fraud team
Loss adjuster Questgates has made three new appointments to its counter fraud division field force.
Crawford shakes up management team
As part of the changes Benedict Burke will be moving from his role as CEO, UK and Ireland.
Adjusting Academy: Here comes the new guard
Inaugural members of Post’s newly established Adjusting Academy talk to Post about the battle for loss adjusting talent and whether there really is a demographic timebomb that needs defusing.
No market swing despite cat loss accumulation
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has already settled approximately $1.05m (£653 000) worth of losses from the “high frequency, low severity” claims resulting from Hurricane Irene.
My best 11: Bobby Gracey, Crawford & Company
The inaugural manager to select his best XI for a potential start-up company is Bobby Gracey, vice president for global counter-fraud solutions and UK business development director at Crawford & Company. A heavy reliance on his claims and fraud…
Irene batters the US but commercial losses look set to be low
Hurricane Irene will be a personal lines insurance event in the US with few major commercial losses, raising the issue of coverage for flood policies, according to loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey.
Crawford-Axa allegations unfounded
Twin-track investigations immediately launched following anonymous accusations of “sharp practices” in Crawford & Company’s handling of Axa claims have discovered the allegations to be unfounded.
Two firms appointed to manage uninsured riot claims
Claims made by uninsured members of the public following the recent outbreak of rioting will be jointly managed by Crawford & Company and Cunningham Lindsey.
New generation claims group: Networking opportunities
With a brief of developing innovative ways to improve the claims process, the Chartered Insurance Institute’s new generation claims group recently finished its year-long pilot. Ant Gould looks at the results and talks to the key players.
Insurer estimates hit £750m as city riot damage racks up
RSA, Aviva and Axa are likely to incur the biggest losses from commercial property claims with the latest riot bill estimate hitting £750m, as Post went to press.
Crawford's Q2 boosted by bad weather
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company said second consolidated revenues before reimbursements hit $291.7m, up 22% on the same period last year ($238.2m).
Crawford launches accredited management scheme for staff
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has teamed up with the Chartered Management Institute to launch what it claims is the first accredited management programme in the sector.
Fraud - Household: Opportunity knocks
Household fraud is on the rise according to insurers. Callum Brodie attempts to find out why and what the industry can do to prevent it.
Crawford announces up to 50 redundancies
Crawford & Company said that it expects less than 50 roles to be made redundant as a result of its business review.
Blow for Buckley Scott as trio quits for rival firms
Manchester-based loss adjuster Buckley Scott has lost two directors and a manager to rival firms.
British Insurance Awards 2011: A co-ordinated response
SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR - WINNER CRAWFORD & COMPANY
Winners speak out from BIA 2011
Re-live the 2011 British Insurance Awards with this short video featuring many of the winners giving their responses to being acclaimed at the Royal Albert Hall.
Sandy Scott takes Achievement Award at 2011 British Insurance Awards
Sandy Scott, chief executive, Chartered Insurance Institute, was given the Achievement Award at the British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall tonight in front of 1800 fellow industry professionals.
SLS names new managing director
Crawford & Company UK has appointed John Buckle managing director of Crawford company, SLS.
Household - Flood risk: Removing the safety net
In two years, the insurance industry's pact with central government to provide flood cover for at-risk properties will cease to exist. Ralph Savage reports on how insurers are planning to meet the challenge post-2013.
Loss adjuster launch by ex-SLS managers
Two former managers at Crawford & Company's specialist liability arm SLS are set to launch their own loss adjusting and claims handling service.
Ten years on, liquidator reflects on Indy failure - Insurance News Now - 16 June 2011
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including how ten years on from Independent Insurance going into liquidation, PwC's Dan Schwarzmann is hopeful a scheme of arrangement being agreed by the end of the year.
Property claims: Businesses must be vigilant over arson threat
A range of effective measures can be used to identify and tackle arson in the UK, according to a claims expert at Crawford & Company.