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Cunningham Lindsey to make up to 72 redundant as claims numbers fall
Cunningham Lindsey UK has today confirmed that over the last two months it has had to advise 72 of its 1956 total UK staff (3.6%), at various locations across the business, that they are at risk of redundancy.
Building referral fee costs hitting industry for 'tens of millions of pounds'
Building referral fee costs, which have escalated over the past two years, are “like a cancer” costing the industry “tens of millions of pounds” a year, it has been claimed.
Rina to reach Mexico in 36 hours
Hurricane Rina is expected to hit popular tourist destination Mexico in the next 36 hours.
$3bn Thai flood losses set to escalate as city centre inundation begins
Loss adjusters have told Post there is a “whiff of Katrina” about the Thailand floods, following predictions the disaster could cost more than the estimated $3.3bn (£2.1bn) insured losses.
Thai floods: Waters set to overwhelm Bangkok
Loss adjusters are preparing for the complete flooding of Bangkok as waters reach the centre of the city.
Carpet company boss found guilty of arson and insurance fraud
The boss of a large carpet warehouse company, has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being found guilty of arson and fraud after a fire broke out at his Knowsley-based depot in 2009.
Market moves - 20 October 2011
This week the main movers and shakers were loss adjusters, with Davies, Woodgate & Clark and Advanta all making major appointments.
Arab Spring: A little bit of politics
The recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have underlined the narrowness of terrorism policies — but have insureds woken up to the more comprehensive benefits of political violence cover?
Agriculture: Reaping the rewards
With a rise in the theft of agricultural plant equipment, the industry and police are striking back with new initiatives.
Questgates grows its counter fraud team
Loss adjuster Questgates has made three new appointments to its counter fraud division field force.
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.
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…
Comment: The more things change...
Thirty years ago we saw recession, a royal wedding and riots. Sound familiar?
Cunningham get travel claims fraud role
Cunningham Lindsey has secured the contract to become the sole supplier in respect of travel claims fraud investigations for Ageas Insurance.
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.
Disaster recovery - SME: Dealing with disaster
SMEs would flounder in the face of a disaster, with a large proportion going out of business completely. Edward Murray asks why, therefore, it remains so hard to get them to engage with disaster recovery planning.
Cunningham Lindsey adjusters return from N Z to handle riots
A five-strong team of Cunningham Lindsey UK loss adjusters have returned from New Zealand following a two month “tour of duty”.
Flash floods hit Dorset
A spokeswoman for loss adjusters Cunningham Lindsey, told Post that some “isolated incidents of flooding” in the Dorset area had been reported at its Solent office, with some areas reaching “a couple of feet” of water.
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.
Insurers extend riot notification period
Insurers have extended their claims notification periods for claims resulting from the riots in response to the government’s own extension of the notification period under the Riot (Damages) Act compensation scheme.
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.
Airmic launches riots claims resource
Commercial insurance buyers group Airmic has compiled a list of expert resources for firms making riot-damage claims and says it will update with new advice as it arrives.
2011 subsidence claims to cost industry £250m
The number of subsidence claims could reach 37 000 by the end of the year, costing the industry up to £250m.
Career development & CSR: Cunningham Lindsey cycles to success
A Cunningham Lindsey bike ride around the Peak District has raised £1200 for Macmillan Cancer Support, the loss adjuster’s chosen charity.