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In Series - Personal Injury: what next for PI?
Reforms have led to strong progress in tackling the whiplash epidemic, but the job isn’t done yet. What can parties involved in PI expect in the future?
Ex-Zurich claims boss Paton to be reunited with Steve Lewis at RSA
RSA has appointed Zurich’s former UK chief claims officer Bill Paton as claims director for the insurer’s UK and Western Europe business.
Ebola virus: Ebola survival guide
The Ebola outbreak has now claimed more than 5000 lives. So how are insurers reacting to the ongoing threat – and what would infection on European soil mean for the industry?
Blog: Five Quindell headlines that should have rung alarm bells
Following the news today that Quindell founder and chairman Rob Terry has resigned from the board of directors with immediate effect, Post lists five recent headlines that spelt trouble for the firm.
Legal Update: The countdown to change
Alex Traill explores the ramifications of the incoming Insurance Bill for brokers
Quindell founder Terry and two fellow directors exit company
Quindell founder and chairman Rob Terry has resigned from the board of directors with immediate effect.
Canaccord resigns early as Quindell's adviser
Canaccord Genuity has resigned as Quindell's financial adviser four days earlier than expected.
Evoque launches claims and appraisals services
Evoque Claims and Appraisals has launched a service for insurers and brokers that aims to speed up the claims settlement process.
18 killed in Shandong fire
A huge food plant fire killed 18 people and injured 13 others in Shandong yesterday evening.
Fidelity halves Quindell stake to less than 5%
Quindell investor Fidelity has halved its stake in the company and now holds a 4.9% interest.
G4S ready for PI regulation as 250 staff obtain minimum standard qualification
G4S Investigation Solutions managing director Matthew Cantle is confident staff at his operation will be ready to meet the regulatory requirements for private investigators by April next year.
Marsh claims executive Croll joins Cunningham Lindsey
Cunningham Lindsey has hired Marsh claims executive Brian Croll as a customer service consultant based in Glasgow.
Court orders for £48,975 to be confiscated from Yorkshire ghost broker
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has today had £48,975 confiscated from a ghost broker jailed in July for selling invalid car insurance to more than 100 motorists in the Bradford and Leeds areas of Yorkshire.
Legal Ombudsman to hear CMC complaints
The Legal Ombudsman is to offer consumers a free route of redress if they have a complaint about a regulated claims management company.
Environment Agency awards £300m flood risk contract
The Environment Agency has awarded a £300m flood risk management contract aimed at protecting £200bn of property to engineering company CH2M Hill.
Duplication inflating Claims Portal figures
The Claims Portal has warned that duplication is inflating the total number of claims registered with the claims portal, but cautioned it is unable to estimate the scale of the problem.
Charles Taylor unhampered by large claims drought
Charles Taylor has reported performance in line with expectations, in spite of a drop off in numbers of large commercial losses.
Rolling Stones in legal battle over cancelled Australia concerts
The Rolling Stones are in a legal battle over a payout in lost earnings for their cancelled tour dates in Australia and New Zealand.
Personal injury claims on the up in motor as hearing loss claims rise too
Analysts predicting full year squeeze on profitability after Q3 results
Bus crash fraudsters sentenced in £500,000 QBE claim attempt
Two crash-for-cash fraudsters that "meticulously planned" an attempt to claim £500,000 from QBE were sentenced today in the Manchester Crown Court.
Specialist ABS launches for clients with spinal cord injuries
A new legal Alternative Business Structure has been created by a partnership between national spinal injury charity Aspire, and personal injury firm Moore Blatch solicitors.
Fraud Focus: What will the next fight be?
As the industry tackles motor fraud, where will fraudsters turn their attention to next?
Zoos: The nature of the beast
The death of a man who entered a tiger enclosure at a Delhi zoo made global headlines in September, but has the tragedy had an impact on the wider zoo insurance sector – and how can the industry protect itself from such incidents?
In Series: Personal Injury: Is the tide turning?
While insurers are hopeful recent reforms have signalled a sea change in personal injury, making it more difficult to succeed with fraudulent claims, claimaint lawyers say genuine claimants will suffer. So who’s right?