Claims
Manchester gets back on track
After all the upheaval caused by the collapse of Independent Insurance, Manchester is experiencing something of a revival. Richard Adams explains why the insurance industry is keen to journey back up North.
Capita Insurance Services forms new senior management team
Capita Insurance Services has formed a new senior management team for McLarens Technical Adjusting ...
New PIA gets cash backing
The new cross-industry claims management body the Personal Injury Association this week said almost...
Rubicon looks to slice 40% off sick bill
Rubicon Health plans to make a major push into the corporate health market next month, with the lau...
Insurer quizzed as founder Rutter exits
Rating agencies Fitch and AM Best were due to meet the senior management of London market insurer T...
Health staff stressed out over change
National Health Service and local government employees are the most stressed out workers in the UK,...
Asbestos claim signed away - Alan Matthews v Ministry of Defence
(House of Lords - 13 February 2003) Alan Matthews served in the Royal Navy as an electrical mecha...
Judiciary key to rehab progress
The need for a catalyst to take the practice of rehabilitation "to another level" has been recognis...
McLarens reunion stokes up adjuster
Loss adjusting group the Quest Gates Partnership is aiming to become the UK's largest independent a...
Aston Scott Special Risks launches new policy
Aston Scott Special Risks, a division of Aston Scott Group, has launched Protect & Serve, a new pol...
Stress at work case thrown out - Michael Barlow v Borough of Broxbourne
- (Queen's Bench Division - 24 January 2003) This case provides a further application of the prin...
Globaltime decision due today
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) is expected to decide today whether to try to be...
All is not rosy in the claims handling garden
A recent survey of claims handlers to analyse attitudes to work and management shows that such companies still have a long way to go to provide optimum job satisfaction. Hugh Thompson says businesses that want to succeed should heed the warnings and act…
Esure acts over skills gap
Direct insurer Esure is looking to launch a new in-house training academy for its claims team in th...
Bodily injury claims keep on rising
Tomorrow will see the publication of the third UK bodily injury study by the International Underwri...
St Paul eyes UK for IT platform
Insurer St Paul has not ruled out introducing its new US technology platform for agents and brokers...
ABI: pressure on renewals
The Association of British Insurers has come under renewed pressure to introduce defined notice per...
NCorp set for ABI fraud-busters
Fraud detection software provider NCorp this week said it was "quietly confident" it will become pa...
Are legal services coming home to roost?
A recent trend has seen insurers imposing tighter constraints on their solicitor partners, with many now disbanding their legal panels altogether and bringing the function in-house for reasons of expense and control. David Fanning asks if this is wise,…
MIB costs drive is a great loss
As the industry is probably well aware, from 1 January this year, all of the Motor Insurers' Bureau...
Willis faces huge bill after film finance case
Broker Willis faces a multi-million-pound bill after the second film finance legal case in less tha...
Be sure you measure up
In the current environment, captives and their parent companies must pay more attention to corporate governance, says Tony Dowding.
Axa reinsurance revenue falls
The reinsurance revenue of the French group Axa fell 10.1% on the previous year's figure to EUR3.5b...
Ex-Amicus man in new venture
Former Amicus Legal sales and marketing director Richard Finan has joined forces with ex-Capita Ass...