Loss adjusting
Private Equity: With the same brush
Industry insiders say that a recent report prescribing the pitfalls of private equity backing misrepresents the bigger picture. Are they right? Or is there hope on the horizon?
Loss adjusters allegedly hacked BT and British Gas for claimant information
An unredacted version of a report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency revealed British Telecom and British Gas were targeted by unlawful private investigators in a bid to obtain data to verify claims.
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.
Aviva faces cost backlash over adjusting panel cuts
Redundancies feared at Crawford after lost business.
LAS accredited for environmental business management
Claims management firm LAS Claims has achieved ISO140001 accreditation for business environmental management from the LQRA UK Accreditation Service.
Adjuster panel review to deliver 'greater choice', claims Aviva
Aviva is confident its decision to reduce the roles of Cunningham Lindsey and Crawford on its loss adjuster panels will “deliver greater flexibility and choice“ to brokers.
Cunningham and Crawford roles cut following Aviva adjuster panel review
Aviva has reduced the roles of the UK’s two largest loss adjusters Cunningham Lindsey and Crawford on its commercial and specialist property adjuster panels - making room for more smaller firms - in response to broker feedback.
Crawford adds four adjusters to Singapore team
Claims management firm Crawford & Company has bolstered its Asia Pacific operation by appointing four new adjusters to its Singapore team.
Market Moves: Insurers at the forefront in recruitment market with major hires
Insurers took centre stage in the recruitment market this week, with hires coming thick and fast from the top down. A new chief executive was named at Torus to coincide with the firm’s sale to Enstar, while at Antares a political risks manager and a non…
In Series: Claims: Problems shared
In a price-sensitive environment, can claims service with an emphasis on communication play a role in retaining customers?
Questgates expands footprint to include Dublin
Loss adjuster Questgates has opened its first Dublin regional office.
Questgates expands presence with office in Dublin
Loss adjuster Questgates has opened an office in Dublin.
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 appoints Chen as general manager for Taipei
Crawford & Company has appointed Dr Leo Chen as general manager at its Taipei office.
British Insurance Awards 2013: The Technology Award
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McLarens merges with agriculture specialist
International loss adjuster, McLarens said today it has merged with UK farming specialist Agrical for an undisclosed fee.
Crawford unveils specialty markets offering
Loss adjusting giant Crawford has pulled back the curtains on new specialty markets services for the London and international adjusting markets.
View from the Top: A step closer to easing flood pain
Flood Re will help resolve the flood problem but insurers and government must still do more.
McLarens hires Crawford & Co executive accountant
McLarens has recruited Richard Keegan FCCA ACILA as an executive accountant/adjuster from Crawford & Company.
Questgates strengthens liability claims handling team
Questgates has made several new appointments to its Birmingham based liability claims handling services after securing business with several insurers’ liability claims departments.
McLarens targets Asia Pacific expansion with Chinese adjusting hire
Loss aduster McLarens has recruited a permanent China resident FCILA-qualified adjuster to lead business in the country.
Saulter to start as Davies Group CEO in July
Dan Saulter will take up his role as chief executive of Davies Group on 1 July.
Market Moves: MGAs make a raft of recruitments as broking is unusually placid
Exits and entries were once again high on the agenda this week as a number of managing general agents, including Argenta and UK General, unveiled a host of high-profile appointments. While the broking sector was uncharacteristically quiet, Mitsui…
Interview: Chris Hall - A quest for success
A decade ago Chris Hall led a small team that risked it all to buy loss adjuster Questgates. Now it is worth £11m – and the managing director hopes to double that figure within the next 10 years.