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60 Seconds with... Weightmans’ Kieran Jones
Kieran Jones, head of insurance at Weightmans, is feeling lucky, can't stand changing the bed, and would love an invitation to see the Ashes test in Australia.
KGM x Zurich; CFC’s cyber cover; LMA’s underwriting director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz claims director resurfaces at Weightmans
Allianz Personal’s former claims director Caroline Johnson has joined Weightmans as its claims director and executive board member.
Avoiding a ‘compensation lottery’ from Court’s transgender ruling
The Supreme Court’s ruling that sex under the Equality Act means biological sex has left insurers uncertain over which Ogden tables to use for transgender claimants, which Tim Evershed discovers is raising fears of inconsistent compensation awards.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Weightman’s AI tool; Markel’s insurtech product; NFL player promoted
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Is Axiom Ince the start of a new era of SFO investigations?
The Serious Fraud Office’s crackdown in the Axiom fraud case is a key example of the agency’s statement of intent and raises the bar on insurers to self-police corporate fraud, according to Elliott Kenton, partner in the regulatory team at Weightmans and…
Martyn's Law receives Royal Assent
Businesses have been given two years to implement the requirements of Martyn’s Law, landmark piece of counter-terrorism legislation.
Transatlantic collaboration key to tackling AI fraud
Mike Brown, partner and head of fraud at law firm Weightmans, discusses how with the Insurance Fraud Investigators Group voting to form a UK chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units, transatlantic collaboration is key to…
RTA claim lands lying litigator in legal limbo
A paralegal who was found to have lied during their road traffic accident claim has been sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
Government uncertain on Martyn’s Law’s insurance implications
Martyn’s Law, which will require public venues to boost their preparedness for terrorist attacks, has finally been introduced to parliament.
Action to avoid prison overcrowding to impact insurance claims
Operation Early Dawn, which will allow prisoners to be held in police cells rather than prison accommodation, may create several problems for insurers from a claims and practical perspective, a legal expert has warned.
Winners of British Insurance Technology Awards 2024 revealed
The winners of the inaugural British Insurance Technology Awards were unveiled last night (18 June) at a glitzy bash at the London Marriot Hotel, Grosvenor Square.
British Insurance Technology Awards shortlist 2024 announced
Today Insurance Post can reveal the shortlist for the 2024 British Insurance Technology Awards.
Cyber Monitoring Centre appoints former NCSC head Ciaran Martin
Ciaran Martin, who ran the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre from its inception until 2020, has been appointed as chair of the newly-launched Cyber Monitoring Centre’s technical committee.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
Weightmans launches cyber consultancy CyXcel
Law firm Weightmans has launched cyber consultancy CyXcel, which it hopes will become a one-stop shop for businesses of all sizes in a siloed market.
Shortlist for 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards revealed
The shortlist is now out for the 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Mike Brown swaps Direct line for Weightmans
Mike Brown, formerly head of counter fraud intelligence and disclosure at Direct Line Group, has left the insurer to lead Weightmans counter fraud team.
Analysis: What factors are driving the rise of consolidation in the legal sector?
Post investigates the reasons behind the consolidation surge in the legal sector after Clyde & Co and BLM become the latest law firms to merge.