Failure to follow up initial client enquiries costing PI lawyers, finds...
Personal injury law firms are missing out on significant amounts of business because of the way they handle incoming enquiries from potential clients, according to mystery shopping research by...
View ArticleSedgwick strengthens its marine claims services
Sedgwick has expanded its global marine practice through the integration of its own and Cunningham Lindsey’s marine divisions. Its global marine practice consists of 180 marine experts working across...
View ArticleRSA launches cyber cover for global businesses
Insurer RSA has extended its suite of products to include cyber solutions for large and multinational businesses to protect against the threat of cyber security breaches. A development of the existing...
View ArticleZurich urges businesses to protect against climate change
Businesses should act now and prepare for a changing climate, as efforts to meet internationally agreed targets for global warming are likely to fail, according to a new report from Zurich. Published...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft launches online tool for cyber breach management
DAC Beachcroft has launched a new online planner to enable organisations to prepare for and manage cyber and data breach incidents. Accessed via an online portal, the new Breach Response Planner from...
View ArticleSolicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market is fragmenting, finds Marsh
The solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market is becoming increasingly fragmented for many small and mid-sized law firms in England and Wales, according to Marsh. As 1 October approaches—the...
View ArticleMcLarens expands in Ireland
Loss adjuster McLarens has strengthened its teams in Ireland and opened a new office in Galway. The move is the latest in a period of sustained growth for the adjuster’s operations across both Ireland...
View ArticleABI: Trade credit payouts rose in aftermath of Carillion collapse
A record £1 million was paid out every day during the second quarter of the year to help firms cope with the non-payment of bad debts, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Payouts...
View ArticleAWH Legal acquires defunct Roberts Jackson
Claimant law firm Roberts Jackson Solicitors has been sold following a brief spell in administration. Andrew Hosking and Sean Bucknall, both of Quantuma, were appointed as joint administrators of...
View ArticleNHS to pay almost £20 million to woman
A woman who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being deprived of oxygen as a child will receive almost £20 million from the NHS to pay for her care. The Cardiff & Vale University Health...
View ArticleThingCo enters China with telematics partnership
New insurtech company ThingCo has entered into a partnership with Chinese insurer Tk.cn Insurance to enable millions of motorists in China to benefit from the risk reduction and claims support offered...
View ArticleLandlady who set fire to her own pub jailed for insurance fraud
A landlady has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for setting her own pub on fire and claiming on her insurance policy. Sedgwick, in partnership with insurers, investigated an insurance...
View ArticleThompsons Solicitors in private land win
Thompsons Solicitors has won a landmark case that extends the rights of people entitled to compensation for injuries from collisions with a vehicle. The case involved a vehicle being driven by the...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft boosts claims solutions business
DAC Beachcroft has strengthened its claims solutions business with the appointment of two new partners. Kate Archer (pictured, left) has returned to DAC Beachcroft after almost five years at DWF, where...
View ArticleWillis Towers Watson brings in claims consultant
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Matt McKechnie as a consultant in its claims consulting team. Based in London, McKechnie has joined the claims team within Willis Towers Watson’s UK property and...
View ArticleFinancial Ombudsman adopts Cazana for written-off vehicles
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service has adopted Cazana’s valuations for assessments of written-off vehicles. Cazana’s values are now one of the Financial Ombudsman’s reference points in whether an...
View ArticleUnsuccessful insurance fraudsters sentenced and fined
Two men who worked in the insurance industry have been sentenced and fined for bribery and data protection offences. Aden Embling and Daniel Storr were sentenced and fined at Bournemouth Crown Court...
View ArticleWeGoLook teams up with Guidewire
Crawford & Company’s WeGoLook has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a solution partner. WeGoLook’s new Ready for Guidewire validated integration is also now available to customers on the Guidewire...
View ArticleSedgwick launches strategy for long-term growth in the UK
Sedgwick has launched a new strategy designed to make the claims management company a market leader in the UK. With new private equity backing, Sedgwick is establishing new long-term targets,...
View ArticleCMS appoints product development head for vehicle crash detection and data...
Collision Management Systems (CMS) has appointed Colin Woolmer as head of product development for its vehicle crash detection and data aggregation solutions business. Woolmer will be responsible for...
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