Subsidence

Your say: The warm weather is a damb squib

A slight rise in temperature and drier conditions has done little to ease pressure on claims staff who continue to deal with large numbers of claims flowing from the heavy rainfalls of 2012.

Weathering the growing subsidence risk

Subsidence is increasingly frequent and research shows that, with climates getting hotter, this is only going to continue. Edmund Tirbutt looks at how the market covers subsidence and whether it will continue to do so.

Your Say: Forecasting for subsidence

The Secretary of State has declared a drought in the south east, while East Anglia has received just 35% of the rain it might usually expect in the first 20 days of February. But this means very little when it comes to predicting the potential cost of…

Crawford dropped from Axa household panel

Axa has axed Crawford & Company as the main supplier of loss adjusting services for household insurance claims after four years, while GAB Robins and Cunningham Lindsey remain on its books.

Household: Insurers weathering the cold

After a mild 2011, this year got off to a cold start as snow hit the UK. Will this force insurers to look beyond the past year and start pricing household and contents cover long term?

Household - Subsidence: Will the cracks show?

With the industry teetering on the verge of a major subsidence event, Mike Dupelycz takes a look at what lessons can be learnt from previous events and whether the industry is equipped to deal with a potential surge.

RSA boss: cold snap could push up rates

RSA's UK chief executive has said the insurance industry's experience of weather-related claims this winter has the potential to push up household rates in the long term.

Keelan Westall hails second in-house claims move

Aviva has granted Keelan Westall the authority to process and settle Aviva claims in-house, for amounts up to £2500 net of the excess. The Barbon-owned, Hampshire- based company already has a similar arrangement in place with Zurich.

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