GAB Robins
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?
GAB Robins welcomes record qualifications year
GAB Robins has hailed its investment in continuous professional development after 39 employees were awarded Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters qualifications in 2013, the highest number achieved by the loss adjuster in a single year.
Carnahan to head Cunningham Lindsey's executive loss adjusting unit
Cunningham Lindsey has promoted Jon Carnahan to senior vice president and head of its international executive loss adjusting division.
Adjusters on alert as pre-Christmas storms forecast
Loss adjusters are putting contingency plans in place for the Christmas period following Met Office flood warnings for parts of England and Scotland.
Adjusters sceptical over ‘organic growth’ plans after Davies seals Garwyn deal
Sources say Davies CEO Saulter’s background points to further M&A activity.
Industry plays down impact of St Jude and Xaver storms on full-year results
Losses expected to be ‘in tens of millions, not high hundreds of millions’.
GAB Robins issues amber alert on east coast weather warnings
Loss adjuster GAB Robins will be mobilising additional field teams to the east coast in preparation for the predicted storm expected to bring gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and possible coastal flooding to the area.
Claims Club: Insurers unconcerned by St Jude storm losses despite high-profile buildup
The scale of the St Jude Day storm in the UK has been described as greatly exaggerated by claims bosses, who have played down the lasting industry impact of the much‑publicised weather event.
Review of the Year: Loss Adjusting: Outlook unclear
Benign weather, regulation speculation and insurer panel reviews turned what began as a positive year for loss adjusters into a period of uncertainty. How do key figures from the sector feel about the past 12 months?
GAB Robins reports 76% retention rate on portal claims
GAB Robins has reported a 76% retention rate for employers' liability and public liability injury claims within the Ministry of Justice claims portal, up to 15% higher than the industry average.
Loss Adjuster Listings 2013
More about the companies in the 2013 loss adjuster listings.
Loss Adjusting: Insight Report: state of play for loss adjusters
Based on comprehensive front-line input from more than 150 claims professionals working at insurers and broking firms, the Loss Adjusters Insight Report 2013 provides detailed operational insights on the UK’s nine most commonly used adjusting firms.
GAB Robins receives over 150 applications for grad development programme
GAB Robins received over 150 applications for the three available places on its Graduate Development Programme.
Midlands property claims spike after heavy rains
Heavy storms have generated a surge in claims for adjusters, with some regions receiving as much as 2 inches of rain in half an hour.
Loss adjusting Regulation: If it ain't broke
Loss adjusters claim they are already monitored closely but should they face formal regulation like the rest of the insurance industry?
Crawford recruits from Zurich for UK field ops lead
Crawford has swooped for a new head of operations for its field adjusting team, recruiting from Zurich Municipal.
DLG domestic panel loss review axes GAB Robins
GAB Robins has become the first adjuster to confirm it has been impacted by a long awaited panel review by Direct Line Group, losing its position on the personal property panel.
L&G drops GAB Robins from claims pilot
Legal and General will proceed with two loss adjusters on its claims pilot programme after dropping GAB Robins.
GAB Robins’ pensions capped as regulator takes stake in firm
GAB Robins UK has secured its future after striking a deal with The Pensions Regulator and its scheme’s trustees to eliminate its pension liabilities, with the public body taking an equity stake in the loss adjuster.
Leader: A fresh start
So, spring has sprung; daffodils are in bloom, chicks and lambs are being born and even the insurance industry is seeing some stirrings of green shoots – even if the weather doesn’t quite agree.
Davies and GAB Robins – a tale of two loss adjusters: The Claims Club monthly missive
It was somewhat inevitable that two claims firms inextricably linked by the tittle-tattle in the loss adjusting village should make important announcements that will shape their futures.
Loss adjusting: Keep it in the family
The role of the loss adjuster is changing, with insurers increasingly adopting an internal claims handling approach. But it is by no means the end of the specialist panel.
GAB CEO Rigby hails "opportunities" after deal to rid adjuster of pension liabilities
Talks between GAB Robins, its benefit pension scheme trustees and The Pension Regulator have led to the elimination of the firm’s sponsorship of and liabilities for the closed scheme, in exchange for an “affordable consideration” plus a minority…
Is claims sector set for investment and M&A surge following latest LDC move?
Speculation is mounting that the claims market is ripe for further private equity investment and mergers after motor claims specialist Validus IVC completed a management buyout with backing from Lloyds Development Capital valuing the firm at £30m.