Wales
Flooding risk remains as weather calms: GAB Robins
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has warned that while the worst of the UK’s spate of rain has now passed, many areas remain at risk of flooding.
RSA sends emergency response vehicle to flooded Welsh city
RSA yesterday sent an emergency response vehicle to St Asaph in Wales to offer advice and support to residents after the River Elwy burst its banks.
Police arrest six 'crash for cash' suspects
Gwent and South Wales police have detained six people following an investigation into suspicious claims referred by insurers and the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
Marsh adds to solicitors’ PI team
Marsh has appointed John Kunzler to lead its UK regulated professions practice for England and Wales and promoted William Cooper to head of its England and Wales solicitors’ professional indemnity team.
Welsh police crackdown on metal theft
Police in Gwent have arrested 862 people in connection with metal theft offences in the past 16 months- as the ongoing countrywide effort to crack down on the crime gathers pace.
South Wales expansion sees Brightside create 48 tech jobs
Brightside has been given the green light to create a software development operation in South Wales, having been granted a business finance package of almost £500 000 by the Welsh government.
Property claims: Business Sprinkler Alliance praises Wales for new law
Business Sprinkler Alliance chairman Iain Cox has praised the Welsh Assembly's decision to propose legislation ensuring that all new-build homes in the principality are fitted with sprinklers.
Employers’ liability: A fund of last resort
The need for a fund of last resort for employers’ liability claims still divides the insurance community. While plans to create an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau have stalled, it still has supporters who are determined to see these proposals come…
Government drops flood subsidy hint as Defra weathers harsh criticism
The government has hinted it is prepared to agree to some form of subsidy for flood-prone homes to enable insurers to continue to provide affordable cover.
Coversure opens in Swansea
Coversure has opened its third Welsh franchise, this time in Swansea, with former broker and Admiral worker Jason Lawrence (left in picture) heading up the operation.
FUW signs up to Broker Network
Bosses at the Farmers Union of Wales Insurance Services have today revealed the group has signed up to become a member of Broker Network.
Interview - Don Clarke: Ready for the reforms
Incoming Foil president Don Clarke is all set to tackle the challenges ahead as he prepares to lead insurance lawyers through legal reform not seen in generations.
Your say: Tackling fire remains a priority
You are right to think that both this government and the last have not been receptive to arguments by the insurance industry and sprinkler lobby pressing for a more widespread fitting of sprinkler systems.
Market moves: All change at Zurich and Willis
Following a slow period, large insurers made a number of key appointments this week, including major moves at Zurich, Allianz and RSA.
Damages & asbestos: Contrast and compare
Two personal injury compensation disputes have used judicial review proceedings to challenge the substance of the law. Neither were successful but will they still have consequences?
News analysis: Call for mandatory sprinkler systems reignited by Dunelm Mill fire
On 6 October 2011, local fire fighters lamented the absence of sprinklers in a Dunelm Mill store that suffered a major blaze on the Orchard Retail Park in Willenhall, Coventry.
Atmospheric tanks: The big bang theory
The UK has recently seen a number of explosions involving atmospheric tanks, with major incidents at Buncefield and Pembroke. What caused the explosions and how can the risks be reduced?
CCV buys Swansea's Antur
Broker CCV has bought Welsh broker Antur Insurance of Swansea.
Quick Quote ‘baffled’ by rival’s withdrawal
The battle for broker dominance in South Wales is expected to be cranked up a notch following the news that rival firms Quick Quote and Motaquote are both looking to expand operations in the region.
Antur purchases Welsh broker
Welsh broker Antur Insurance has acquired Barry-based broker DW Burrrows after forming an associate partnership with the intermediary last year.