ABI and BIBA tackle excessive premium differences
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) have launched a new plan to help tackle excessive premium differences between long standing and new...
View ArticleUber self-driving car ‘failed to recognise’ pedestrian
The likely cause of the incident in which an Uber autonomous car struck and killed a pedestrian in the US State of Arizona was a software reaction failure, according to reports. The car was travelling...
View ArticleSedgwick makes further UK leader appointments
Sedgwick Claims Management Services has made further senior leadership appointments for its UK business following its acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey. They follow the recent appointment of Stewart...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland strengthens corporate claims team
The corporate claims team at Eversheds Sutherland continues to grow with the appointment of Louise Bland, who joins Nicola Lashmar and Paul Coppin as a partner. Bland specialises in seven figure injury...
View ArticleFSCS could protect some Alpha policyholders
The UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will protect at least some of the policyholders hit by the collapse of the Danish insurance company Alpha Insurance. Alpha filed for bankruptcy...
View ArticlePotholes costing £1 million per month in claims, says the AA
Potholes are costing drivers and their insurers at least £1 million per month due to massive car repair bills, according to the AA. Based on the AA’s share of the car insurance market, the broker...
View ArticleXL Catlin names Brent Hoffman as global head of claims
XL Catlin has appointed Brent Hoffman as is global head of claims. Hoffman will report to Paul Jardine, XL Catlin’s chief experience officer. Hoffman joined XL in 2014 and most recently held the...
View ArticleClyde & Co saves £2.2 million with Section 57 tool
Clyde & Co’s specialist fraud team has pioneered a new process with the insurance industry that capitalises on the previously little-used Section 57 of the Criminal Justice Act to ensure...
View ArticleRise in small claims limit will ‘impede’ access to justice
The Justice Select Committee has criticised the upcoming increases in the small claims limit for personal injury and road traffic accident claims. Chair Bob Neill MP said the committee shares “strong...
View ArticleGeo releases device to detect and prevent water damage
Smart energy device maker Geo has launched a new solution to detect and deal with risks of water damage. The connected water damage prevention system, Waterlock, promises to significantly reduce the...
View ArticleMoore Blatch bolsters major trauma service with clinical hire
Law firm Moore Blatch has added medical professional and neuro-trauma specialist Claire Salisbury to its major trauma service. The major trauma service has developed to include the position of rehab...
View ArticleKeoghs and Kent police foil £3.5m fraud ring
The Keoghs fraud rings and advocacy teams have helped Kent police to bring down a motor fraud ring spearheaded by a human trafficker, saving insurers an estimated £3.5 million. Mohammed Sangak was...
View ArticleXL Catlin offers Leisure Protect to attractions at risk from catastrophic...
XL Catlin has launched a new insurance package aimed at medium and large visitor attractions to assist with catastrophic injuries and a range of security threats. Initially available in the UK and...
View ArticleRegulation dominates BIBA 2018 as claims legislation and Brexit loom
Legislation reforming personal injury claims and Brexit will dominate the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s (BIBA) work over the course of the rest of this year, attendees of its 2018 conference...
View ArticleDePuy prevails in hip replacement group action
DePuy International’s Pinnacle Ultamet total hip replacement prosthesis is not defective under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, the High Court has ruled. The decision on what was one of the largest...
View ArticleERS investigation leads to six-month sentence for fraudster
A fraudster who made a false insurance claim against a passenger who was severely injured in a car crash that he caused has been jailed after ERS investigated the scam. Shakeeb Akhtar was sentenced to...
View ArticleExamWorks agrees deal to buy Kindertons Group
Medical report and rehabilitation provider ExamWorks UK is acquiring the Kindertons group of accident management and mobility companies. ExamWorks, which owns medico-legal report provider Premex Group,...
View ArticleFOIL establishes new regulatory team
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has launched a new regulatory sector focus team that will concentrate on health and safety compliance and the defence of Health and Safety Executive prosecutions....
View ArticleCyber claims likely to rise after GDPR, says AIG
A further surge in data breach and other security failure insurance claims is expected when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force tomorrow, after a record 2017 saw as many...
View ArticleIFB welcomes BGL Group as latest broker member
Insurance broker BGL Group has become a member of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB). BGL Group joins existing broker members AA, Swinton, Carole Nash, Premium Choice and Carrot Insurance. The IFB...
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