Claims
Clarity must be checked on doctors' notes
Scheck v Dart (Queen's Bench Division - 22 October 2004)
Insurers need a 10-year rehab plan
Claims Event News
External accountants only delay claims process
I read with interest the article 'Major loss has a major impact' (PM, 25 November, pp28-29). Let's ...
SVB outlook good despite 2002 loss increase
Lloyd's insurer SVB's syndicate forecasts have revealed increased losses for the 2002 year of accoun...
SBJ predicts further buy-ins after securing equity cash
London market broker SBJ Group has forecast further sustained growth and consolidation in the market...
Still a global killer
Asbestos
Australia counts the cost
Asbestos
Swiss Re issues 2004 report
Swiss Re has published a report on how it used event-based risk analysis to withstand the weather ev...
ABI hunt for new GI head hit by snub
The Association of British Insurers' search for a new head of general insurance has been held up by ...
Local authorities must accommodate disabled
Sowden v Lodge and Drury v Crookdake, (Court of Appeal - 22 October 2004)
Law of the jungle
PI Claims
ABI: consumer answers needed
Alistair Kinley, liability policy adviser at the Association of British Insurers, said the issue of ...
Follow the army rehab lead but adapt it
As a former army nurse, I was very interested to read your article 'Military Intelligence' (PM, 11 N...
Lack of closure may "open Pandora's box"
David Sweeney, group claims manager at NFU Mutual, warned that insurers were being slow in waking up...
New database plans will see light in February 2005
Insurers will see the first draft proposals of the industry's anti-fraud database in February 2005. ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
I like the design of this site but it has clearly not been tested on many different web browsers bec...
Carus: periodical payments do have an upside but ..
The Post Magazine Claims Club's last seminar wrestled with the impending issue of periodical payments, as Anthony Gould reports
Chubb in third-party claim
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SA v Davies (defendant); Black, American Iron and Metal, Lito Trade Incorporated (applicants) (Queen's Bench Division - 23 September 2004)
Don't get complacent on fraud
Although figures published by CIFAS indicate that insurance fraud is down on last year, fraud is sti...
Courage under fire
Professional indemnity claims against adjusters are on the rise, partly as a result of more expansive services increasing their exposure. Gerald Williams explains that, in an increasingly litigious environment, things have never been so tough
Quotes of the day
"The move to periodical payments is a step into the unknown." Guest chair Neil Preston, partner, Be...
Questgates expands motor team with Brownsword three
QuestGates is expanding its motor services offering, with the launch of a new motor initiative, following the recruitment of three key personnel from Brownsword.
Swiss Re publishes 2004 hurricane report
With an unusually high number of hurricanes and typhoon events occurring in 2004, Swiss Re has published a report on how it used event-based risk analysis to successfully withstand the challenge.