Personal injury (PI)

Wiper water warning

Auto Windscreens is warning insurers to be aware of a potential rise in personal injury claims, after research by the Health Protection Agency found windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.

ABI: liability classes lead rise in fraud detection

Figures from the Association of British Insurers published this week are expected to reveal the amount of insurance fraud detected and prevented last year by its members rose again, reaching a total of 122 000 cases — up from 107 00 in 2008 — with a…

Auto Windscreens warns of fraud

Auto Windscreens is warning insurers to be aware of a potential rise in personal injury claims after research by the Health Protection Agency found windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires’ disease in England and Wales.

Five in at DWF

Peter Blake, Nick Connolly, James Manning, Dan Verow and Sophie Mourmouris have joined the London-based insurance team of DWF.

A kwik fix for Fortis?

Fortis’ onward march continued last week with the not-so-unexpected news that it had acquired the Kwik Fit insurance business.

One Claims wins Novae deal

One Claims, the personal accident and travel claims management division of One Group, has secured a contract to handle claims on behalf Novae Group’s Syndicate 2007 at Lloyd’s.

View from the top: Keeping the team onside

Compensating those who suffer injury at work and returning them to employment as fast and as safely possible is not only the morally right thing to do, but it is also in the best interest of the insured and their insurer. Nevertheless, average claims…

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