Claims/Loss adjusting
McLarens launches expanded Bristol office
Commercial claims loss adjuster McLarens is to target the South West of the UK for growth, setting up a new, enlarged office in Bristol.
LV deal boosts Davies business after Zurich and NFU Mutual losses
Loss adjuster Davies has confirmed it has signed a "significant" deal with existing insurer partner LV, as it gets closer to naming a new chief executive.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Top Mark and Claim Reaction launch Northern Ireland venture
Top Mark has joined with loss adjuster Claim Reaction to form a new Northern Ireland operation.
Delta makes three hires
Delta Claims Services has started 2013 with a spate of new additions.
Forty-hour snowstorm to blanket the UK
The Met Office has issued its first 'red' severe weather warning for two years, after confirming that snow will cover the UK for the weekend.
Cunningham Lindsey asseses Tasmanian bushfire damage
More than 130 homes as well as farming and commercial properties have been destroyed in bushfires that are ravishing parts of Tasmania.
Adjusting Solutions partners go their separate ways
Loss adjuster Adjusting Solutions has ceased trading after co-founders Tom Battell and David Martin ended their seven-year partnership to pursue separate ventures.
Crawford expands commercial workforce with 16 hires
Crawford Global Technical Services UK has boosted its aviation division with six new hires.
Your Say: Difficult to achieve exclusivity
I read the recent news story (Imperial challenges "underhand" practices) with interest as we are one of the (but not a direct) competitors to Imperial.
Electra backs Davies for long haul, despite £11m write-down in first year
Davies' private equity backer has committed to working with the loss adjuster for "at least five or six years", despite having to write down a third of the value of its stake in the first year of ownership.
Loss Adjuster Insight: Providing a quality service
Insurance 360's third annual survey reviews the performance of UK loss adjusters during 2012
Fairfax finalises Cunningham Lindsey private equity deal
Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed the disposition of its interest in Cunningham Lindsey Group for proceeds of approximately £167.7m ($270m).
Davies adjusters to join rival firms
Several Davies loss adjusters who worked on the NFU Mutual account are leaving after the firm lost its position on the insurer's property claims panel.
GAB adjuster joins Direct Group investigation team
Direct Group has appointed counter-fraud expert Tim Richardson as director of investigation services operations.
Post Blog: Christchurch Earthquake - A Loss Adjuster's Diary (Day five)
Back in New Zealand following the earthquake, Benedict Burke visits a cardboard cathedral, ponders the Auckland tornado and disappoints his wife.
Post Blog: Christchurch Earthquake - A Loss Adjuster's Diary (Day four)
Back in New Zealand following the earthquake, Benedict Burke receives welcome news about Marmite, enjoys the sunshine and ponders Christchurch's residential red zone.
Insurance trio combine to form consultancy
Former Merlin chief technical officer Kevin Wood, Sigma Claims Solutions co-founder Simon Burley, pictured, and ex-Davies claims operations director Jim Pittman have joined forces to set up a new consultancy firm.
Review of the Year: Loss Adjusting - Stormy waters
With the demise of a major player, the insurer squeeze from insourcing and fresh flooding demanding effective surge response, 2012 has taken its toll on the loss adjusting industry. Is there hope on the horizon?
Market moves: No slowdown in recruitment for the insurance industry
Despite moving into December, the industry recruitment machine remained in full swing this week, with a string of appointments finalised across a range of market sectors.
Post magazine - 6 December 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Crawford names new environmental adjusting boss
Crawford Global Technical Services has enhanced its capability in large claims with the appointment of David Waller, pictured, as head of environmental adjusting.
Post Blog: Christchurch Earthquake - A Loss Adjuster's Diary (Day three)
Back in New Zealand following the earthquake, Benedict Burke visits a different kind of shopping mall, consults with clients and considers stealing a wheelie bin.
Crawford and Cunningham assist flooded Somerset villagers
Crawford & Company and Cunningham Lindsey have banded together to visit the flooded properties of NFU Mutual policyholders in Somerset.