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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.
London riots could cost industry “several tens of millions of pounds”
Damage from the London riots will cost insurers “a lot of money”, Alister Jupp, major loss London director at Cunningham Lindsey has told Post.
Soil deficit figures support predicted upturn in subsidence claims
Unless there is significant rainfall over the UK in the next six weeks, the industry should brace itself for a rise in subsidence claims later this year.
People moves - 28 July 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 28 July 2011 edition of Post.
Cunningham Lindsey appoints non executive director
Cunningham Lindsey UK has appointed Gerry Loughney as non executive director.
Incisive Media cleans up at the Biba Awards 2011
Journalists from Post and sister title Insurance Age topped three categories and received four highly commended awards at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s 2011 journalist of the year awards.
Cunningham duo join Questgates' investigations team
Questgates has boosted its corporate claims management and liability investigation capabilities with three appointments.
Damage management - Surge: Surging ahead
Recent surge events have shown insurers are getting better at coping with large numbers of claims but there is still room for improvement. Sam Barrett finds out what could make a crucial difference the next time an extreme event occurs.
Cunningham Lindsey launches training scheme to boost complex loss team
Cunningham Lindsey has launched an initiative to increase its number of complex loss adjusters, by training existing liability staff to handle more specialist claims.
In series - first-party fraud: banging the drum
The industry is slowly changing public perceptions that insurance fraud is a victimless crime. Jane Bernstein looks at recent initiatives and asks what more the market can do in terms of prevention?
Editor's comment: keeping the buzz alive
After the initial buzz of excitement swarmed round the industry at the prospect of an insurer-funded dedicated police unit to combat fraud, all has gone strangely quiet. Fair enough, the Association of British Insurers did stress that its discussions…