Claims
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.
What the Papers Say.
Daily Mail A convicted robber, who has already received £30,000 compensation for injuring his bac...
Cracking down on fraud.
The increase in weather related claims - estimated to have cost insurers £700m last autumn - also increases the opportunity for fraudulent claims. Anthony Gould explains why and how Post Magazine has joined up with Weathernet to help the industry crack…
Cloudy skies ahead?
The current climate of hefty compensation payouts has left many insurers in shock, while others believe the worst of the storm is over. Richard Adams warns that complacency is not an option.
What's at stake?
With less than a month to go before stakeholder pensions go on sale, Legal & General reports that 74...
Time's nearly up.
Fraudsters may be on borrowed time, following the introduction of simple fraud-busting initiatives, which look set to move the balance of power back in insurers' favour. Edward Murray investigates.
Law firms switch insurer at renewal.
This September's renewal season for solicitors' professional indemnity could see a number of law fir...
APIL calls for rescue package.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has slammed the announcement that asbestosis victims seek...
Going down a storm.
Niche players are emerging to fill gaps left by the consolidation in the loss adjusting sector. Jane Bernstein reports on one specialist firm that has benefited from an influx of work on the back of the recent storms.
HAVS damages judged to be on shaky ground.
The recent dismissal of the claimant's appeal in the case of Allen and others v British Rail Enginee...
Fraud scheme delay.
Technical problems are holding up industry attempts to clamp down on fraud, with several insurers ha...
GE Frankona Re invests in Underwriting Direct
GE Frankona Re, the European operations of GE Employers Re, is to pay £200 000 ($295 000) for a 25% s...