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What has driven loss adjuster start-ups to near extinction?
Content Director’s View: The beginning of the century saw a number of loss adjusting start-ups fueled by entrepreneurial managers and teams determined to go it alone and forge their own paths outside of the incumbent ‘big boys’ but of late these new ventures are as rare as hen’s teeth. Jonathan Swift examines what has happened.
Ex-Criterion loss adjuster used dead in-law’s details in £160k scam
A former senior loss adjuster for Criterion, who submitted a series of fake insurance claims as well as keeping recovered items for himself, has been jailed.
How to develop your data skills
How to make sure you can understand and make the most of data in insurance is the topic of the latest Insurance Post Top Tips video featuring Carolyn Blunt, former vice president of Davies Academy.
Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Award winners revealed
Allianz (including LV), Aviva, DWF and Sedgwick were all multiple winners at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards last night (3 October).
Davies’s Blunt argues if you can see it, you can be it
Carolyn Blunt, vice president of the Academy at Davies, says school outreach programmes are attracting diverse talent into the sector but, to create an inclusive culture, the make-up of the highest levels within all insurance organisations needs to…
Big Interview: Helena Evans, Criterion Adjusters
Helena Evans, managing director of Criterion Adjusters, speaks to Emma Ann Hughes about the sexism she encountered, growth plans for her business and her hope to encourage others to follow her lead and pass their Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters…
How to support vulnerable customers
Phil Michell, director in the customer experience consulting division at Davies, explains how to identify and assist vulnerable customers in the latest Insurance Post Top Tips video.
2024 Claims and Fraud Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist can today be revealed for the 2024 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Davies refinances £1.5bn debt facility to buy more businesses
Davies has agreed a £1.5bn refinance of its debt facility, slashing its interest bill, extending debt maturities, and securing extra credit to buy more businesses and develop artificial intelligence solutions.
How insurers can support menopausal colleagues
How insurers can help people going through menopause or perimenopause is the topic of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Power List: Ones to watch in insurance in 2024
Here are the ones to watch who narrowly missed out on a place in this year’s Insurance Post Power List, but based on their role, career to date and growing influence look set to feature in future rankings.
Davies snaps up first law firm since Keoghs
Davies has bought Shoreside Law to add global commercial and maritime litigation services to its legal arm Keoghs.
What M&A activity in 2023 indicates for deals in 2024
Data analysis: The number of UK insurance merger and acquisition deals rose from 98 in 2022 to 112 in 2023, but total deal value fell significantly from £5.1bn to £3.3bn year-on-year.
Extent of insurer’s digital FOMO revealed
Data analysis: Insurers think ‘everybody is doing better than us’ when it comes to digital transformation, a survey by Davies and Clearwater Analytics has shown.
Recruitment challenges leaves a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the industry
Davies has shared concerns that the apprenticeship levy is not being fully used, which is leaving the industry short of fresh talent.
E-scooter legislation not expected until after election
Frustration grows in the industry at the lack of movement in e-scooter regulation, with predictions there will be no update until after a general election.
Unison extends LV agreement following UIA run-off
Insurance Post can reveal Unison has entered into a partnership with LV, in which the insurer will provide the trade union's members with home, travel, and pet insurance.
Q&A: Martin Langhorst, Davies
Martin Langhorst, new major loss director at Davies, reflects on returning to the business after a decade away, and shares his plans for ensuring that his division is the best in the market.
ABI tells insurers to up their game on apprenticeships
The Association of British Insurers has said more “tangible action” is needed to boost the numbers of apprenticeships being offered by the insurance sector.
Podcast: How inclusivity drives innovation – Part 1
Specialist Risk Group’s Clare Lebecq and Davies Academy’s Carolyn Blunt talk about what their businesses are doing to create a culture of inclusive innovation.
Big Interview: Davies Group CEO Dan Saulter
Dan Saulter, CEO of Davies Group, reflects on the last decade, shares the case for generative AI in his business and reveals growth plans for the years ahead.