Claims
Insurers escape flood bill.
The Association of British Insurers has backed the latest planning guidance from the Department of E...
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Major scandals have left the medical profession reeling. And with patients increasingly prepared to sue, specialist professional indemnity cover has come under the spotlight. Lynda Hardy-Maskell reports.
Insurers "only tinkering at edges".
The way insurers use technology is changing, but probably not fast enough, said Sue Hall, director o...
Professional conduct.
Alexander Forbes has had a busy few months of predatory growth. Trevor Moss, director, Alexander Forbes Professions fills Marcus Alcock in on the thinking behind the company's strategy, and warns that the shopping spree is far from over.
Miller Fisher denies sale rings changes.
Miller Fisher has denied that the sale of its insurance arm Homecare, signals the start of a sell-of...
McLarens to man round-the-clock claims line for AIG.
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis has been chosen to man AIG Europe's new round-the-clock property claim...
Appointment at Langleys Solicitors.
Ken Benson has joined Langleys Solicitors as a claims investigator in its insurance claims departmen...
Rehab research.
The Rehabilitation Working Party has requested input from claims personnel, personal injury and defe...
... but TUC accuses it of complacency.
The complacency shown by the Association of British Insurers will be deeply hurtful to the many asbe...
TUC accuses ABI of complacency over asbestos claims.
The Trades Union Congress has accused the Association of British Insurers of "breathtaking complacen...
ABI accused of "breathtaking complacency"
The Trades Union Congress has accused the Association of British Insurers of "breathtaking complacenc...
What the Papers Say.
The Sun A shocking new Big Brother-style TV show is to show raunchy scenes of a handcuffed couple...
city3k creates debt exchange.
Brit Insurance-backed technology firm city3k has launched a debt exchange for the reinsurance indust...
The ABI responds to critics.
Tony Worthington's letter, (Post Magazine, 15 March, p16) asks several questions about Chester Stree...
Cost of failing to gather information.
Failures in basic information gathering are costing the insurance industry money, said Bob Barnett, ...
Boleat and Baker advise Claims Direct on recoverability.
Tony Baker and Mark Boleat, previously deputy director general and director general of the Associati...
Post nominated for Campaign of the Year
Rehabilitation First, Post Magazine's editorial campaign has been short listed in the Periodical Publ...
Fraud service launched.
The recent storms have resulted in a deluge of claims and has hit many insurers profits - with Royal...
Inflating risks?
The severity of professional indemnity claims against brokers has ballooned over the last couple of years and for any intermediary not to take precautions is pure madness. The warnings are not just a load of hot air, says Lynn Rouse.
Beat the claim strain.
Rising claims costs continue to dog the insurance industry, and a burgeoning compensation and claims...
Industry must act to save its name.
Open letter to the insurance industry: Following the appalling collapse of Chester Street Insuranc...
RSA intelligence.
Royal & Sun Alliance has gone live with an intelligent underwriting system for its Progressive Prote...
Appointment at Primary.
The Primary Insurance Group has recruited a new managing director and operations manager to manage i...
Assessing the damage.
The jury is still out on loss assessors - an efficient one can make a claim run smoothly and benefit all involved, but a bad one can do more harm than good, says David Fanning.