GAB Robins
Was I too quick to write off loss adjusting start-ups?
Content Director’s View: Having concluded that loss adjusting start-ups are diminishing in numbers due to compliance, procurement and lack of market disruption content director Jonathan Swift revisits the question of what might help someone buck the trend, with a trio of founders who have each found a niche.
Ex-McLarens and GAB exec Trevor Latimer passes away
Trevor Latimer, the man who helped spearhead McLarens major push into the UK and Irish markets, has passed away.
Q&A: Former managing director of Ellis and Buckle and latterly chairman of Cunningham Lindsey UK Gerry Loughney
To tie in with his deep dive of the highs and lows of loss adjusting in the 1980s and 1990s, Post content director Jonathan Swift, caught up with former managing director of Ellis and Buckle and latterly chairman of Cunningham Lindsey UK Gerry Loughney…
180 years of Post: Loss adjusting after the heydays (part two)
As Post celebrates its 180th anniversary content director Jonathan Swift takes a look back at the highs and lows of loss adjusting through the 1980s and 1990s in the second of a two-part series.
Interview: Ardonagh MGA boss Derek Coles
Ardonagh’s CEO of MGA Binders and Facilities Derek Coles spoke to Post senior reporter Emmanuel Kenning about being subscale in Ardonagh, MGAs' need for differentiation, the Rural buy and future acquisition targets.
Briefing: Fine tuning the risk in Ardonagh’s deal for Bennetts
Ardonagh’s decision to roar ahead with the takeover of motorcycle specialist Bennetts less than a fortnight ago raised a few eyebrows, but really it should not have done.
US adjuster GRS recruits former Crawford execs to open UK office
US loss adjusting business Global Risk Solutions has recruited a pair of senior former Crawford & Company executives to launch a UK office.
Crawford & Co on hunt for UK & Ireland head as Clive Nicholls steps down
Crawford & Company has begun the search for a new president, UK and Ireland, after incumbent Clive Nicholls announced his intention to retire on the 30 September 2019.
British Insurance Awards: Major loss - 25 years of going the extra mile
Insurance is only really tested at the point of claim and over the past 25 years the British Insurance Awards have celebrated the industry’s efforts to return the customer to where they were before the claim. Since 2003 major loss has been a standalone…
Interview: Ian Muress, Sedgwick International
Having left Crawford in April 2017 after 15 years at the firm, Ian Muress resurfaced in January as CEO of Sedgwick International, a claims business he describes as the largest of its kind "on the planet". He spoke to Jonathan Swift about why people…
Crawford's Muress to head Sedgwick's international division
Ian Muress has joined Sedgwick as CEO of international operations.
Here are the most successful insurers, brokers and adjusters in BIA history
To celebrate the 20th edition of the British Insurance Awards, three years ago, I sat down and went through all the previous events to find out who had been the most successful company in its history.
Blog: Super hero insurance takes on the DC and Marvel Universes
With Marvel's Deadpool currently setting the cinema box office alight, and plenty more comic adaptions on the way starting with Batman versus Superman in March, I thought it might be time for some Friday fun.
Ex-Crawford boss Gladwell resurfaces at Innovation Group
Former Crawford & Company UK and Ireland CEO Greg Gladwell has resurfaced at Innovation Group where he has taken on the role of UK property managing director.
Interview: Clive Nicholls: A winning combination
Four months on from beginning to integrate Crawford & Company and GAB Robins, UK and Ireland CEO Clive Nicholls explains how the meshing of the two firms is going and his plans for growth
Fitzgerald Consulting replaces GAB in adjusting network
Fitzgerald Consulting is to join loss adjusting network Context International as its sole UK representative replacing GAB Robins after its acquisition by Crawford & Company in December 2014.
Loss adjusting: a sea change?
Consolidation has been the buzzword of the insurance industry over the last 12 months and the claims space is no exception, where loss adjusters have been buying, selling and merging at a feverish pace.
Ageas unveils consolidated commercial claims panel
Crawford & Company and its recently acquired business GAB Robins are among the big winners following the consolidation of Ageas’ commercial claims panels.
Nicholls replaces Gladwell as Crawford UK & Ireland CEO
Clive Nicholls has been appointed as CEO of Crawford & Company UK & Ireland in a leadership reshuffle following its acquisition of GAB Robins.
Rigby replaces Harman as Crawford's European boss
Former GAB Robins CEO Kieran Rigby will lead Crawford and Company’s European operation in a move that results in the departure of Mark Harman from Crawford.
Crawford's Muress thanks staff and clients as CMA signs off on GAB Robins deal
The Competition and Markets Authority has unconditionally cleared the acquisition of GAB Robins by Crawford and Company after concluding its review of the purchase ahead of schedule.