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BLM Law to use machine learning and data analytics to predict outcome of claims litigation
BLM law firm has successfully put together a data analytics platform led by Artificial Intelligence in order to help predict the result of litigation that could arise from claims.
2017 Post Claims Awards: Full list of winners
Covea notched up two team wins and NFU Mutual chief claims manager Matthew Scott (above) took home the Achievement Award at the Post Claims Awards last night at the Sheraton Park Lane, London.
In Depth: Claimant lawyers move from whiplash to holiday illness claims
Proposed whiplash reforms are likely to be tough on claimant law firms. Many are carving out a niche in holiday destinations for gastric illness claims.
Claims Club Blog: Service, travellers, and the new British export
BLM's Terry Renouf sums up the last Claims Club meeting where tackling supply chain issues, talking about artificial intelligence and applying gig economy opportunities made the headlines.
Claims aggregation: Joined-up thinking
The Supreme Court ruling in AIG has clarified the conditions under which claims can be aggregated, allowing insurers to reduce their exposure, but future cases will remain highly fact-sensitive
Claims: Providing a personal service
Brokers need to stand out in a competitive market and claims service is a way to make a real difference. Being there to advise, intervene – and to turn the heat up if necessary – can mean the world to a grateful client.
Roundtable: Tackling the start-ups
As traditional insurers partner with start-up tech companies, the landscape of insurance is changing. Start-ups pose less as threats hellbent on disrupting the industry and more as an opportunity waiting to happen. Post, in association with Mendix,…
Insurers face ‘eye-watering’ bill from discount rate changes in Scotland
Insurers face an “eye watering” bill from the decision by the Scottish government to adopt the UK’s revised discount rate.
Blog: Ogden predicted a nasty surprise way back in 1984
The late Sir Michael Ogden might be chuckling somewhere at the recent discount rate events.
Claims Club blog: Shaping insurance through digital eyes
The first Claims Club 2017 focused very much on the changing face of insurance through the lens of a number of insurtech entrepreneurs.
Legal Update: Robotic surgery - cutting through the insurance implications
With advances in robotics and artificial intelligence taking hold of the medical industry, do the benefits of robot-assisted surgery outweigh the risks - especially for insurers?
Brokers have seen no loss of business from Brexit vote
Brokers have not seen a drop in appetite for UK insurance products since the EU referendum vote last June.
Lemonade's three-second claim settlement raises fraud concerns, experts say
As the UK insurance industry grapples with the task of making the claims process slicker, US start-up Lemonade has declared its ‘world record' claims settlement time of three seconds.
Rising Star: Emily Osborne, BLM
In just six years at BLM, Emily has become an associate at the law firm
Claims Club Blog: Fraud, telematics and medical expertise
The final Claims Club meeting of 2016 considered the virtual and surreal worlds facing the motorist today and the opportunities, risks and risk management issues of maturing telematics technology.
Time to focus on liability
Most employers don't spend too much time thinking about employers' liability, public liability and product liability unless they actually have a claim. So perhaps it is just as well that the national media is continually drawing attention to tragic…
Closing the claims liquidation loophole
Regulatory powers to crack down on rogue claims management companies are to be passed to the Financial Conduct Authority
Spotlight on health insurance: Scamming the workplace
Fraudsters are always on the move and with whiplash still seemingly on the government's agenda there are fears repetitive strain injury claims could well be the next whiplash saga.
Tough attitude from ICO on Talk Talk breach highlights issue for data protection regulations
Insurance lawyers believe the Talk Talk data breach has highlighted important issues in time for the forthcoming 2018 data protection regulations.
Brexit: 100 days on and counting
Three months on from the Brexit vote, what are the likely implications for the insurance market in the UK?
D&O innovation
With a spate of innovation in the directors’ & officers’ market, how is the cover staying relevant in a constantly changing world?
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
Innovation lessons insurers can take from lawyers
Insurers and lawyers don’t have a reputation of tech-savvy trailblazers. Yet some of them have adopted new technologies, including artificial intelligence. So, what works and what doesn’t?
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.