Claims Club

The Claims Awards 2011

The Claims Club has been championing and supporting the UK general insurance claims sector since 2003 and as part of its ongoing mission it will be rewarding those that have made a difference in the last year at next year’s Claims Awards.

Third-party fraud outside review scope

Law commissioner David Hertzell conceded the current ability for fraudulent third parties to only lose the dishonest part of their claim — rather than having to forfeit the whole — is "quite generous", but stressed this issue lies outside the scope of…

Mediation myth debunked by settlement successes

New figures prove that personal injury cases — often cited as the exception to the rule — can be successfully mediated. Statistics from specialist not-for-profit organisation Trust Mediation reveal that, out of 33 PI cases handled between January and…

New members strengthen advisory council

The prospect of problematic personal injury cases being resolved by mediation has been bolstered by the backing of two industry heavyweights. Representatives from insurer Aviva and personal injury solicitors Thompsons are among the latest to join Trust…

Government set to give go-ahead to draft law reform bill

The government appears to have given the 'green light' to the draft bill on consumer insurance law reform, according to law commissioner David Hertzell. This could take effect as early as next year, he said, which is "two years ahead of when we would…

Credit hire: Stuck on you

After Axa spurned the Association of British Insurers' general terms of agreement, many thought other motor insurers would follow suit. Rachel Gordon examines why a mass exodus has not occurred.

Claims Club News: RTA portal needs revamp

The road traffic accident portal, which went live last week, will need to be refreshed as early as the summer according to Fraser Fundell, chief executive of IDSL, the firm commissioned to manage the technology.

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