Davies snaps up Ardonagh-owned claims business
Davies Group has acquired Direct Group’s claims businesses from Ardonagh. The acquisition adds new depth to its claims capability across multiple specialty and niche lines, as well as property contents...
View ArticleCar insurance costs see first rise in 12 months, finds Confused.com and...
Comprehensive car insurance premiums increased by an average of 1% (£8) in Q3 2018, suggesting a stabilisation in prices after previously falling at their fastest rate since 2014, according to...
View ArticleSmall businesses targeted with 65,000 attempted cyber attacks per day, find...
Small businesses in the UK are the target of an estimated 65,000 attempted cyber attacks every day, according to new figures from insurer Hiscox. The estimates are based on tests undertaken by the...
View ArticleLondon FOIL launches to create collective legal voice in the London and...
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has launched London FOIL, a new division of the organisation that will support the insurance and reinsurance law firms and lawyers working in the London and...
View ArticleMcLarens Aviation and CILA develop chartered qualification for aviation loss...
McLarens Aviation employees have assisted the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) with the development of a specialist aviation loss adjusting syllabus. The training course is open to aviation...
View ArticleCivil Liability Bill passes final test in House of Commons
The Civil Liability Bill has emerged from the House of Commons unscathed after the government defeated Labour attempts to restrict a rise in the upper limit to the small claims track. The amendment...
View ArticleAA and others welcome passage of Civil Liability Bill
The AA has welcomed the successful passage of the Civil Liability Bill through its third stage in the House of Commons. The Civil Liability Bill emerged from the House of Commons unscathed earlier this...
View ArticleClaims costs hit Hastings
Insurer Hastings saw its share price drop earlier this week after warning that claims costs were outstripping premiums paid in the motor and home lines. The insurer’s trading update for the nine months...
View ArticleFirst4Lawyers appoints new head of claims
First4Lawyers has appointed Jacqueline Speight from Minster Law to the newly created role of head of claims. A qualified solicitor with more than 10 years of experience in personal injury, Speight...
View ArticleSatellite imagery and intelligence service makes for faster and easier claims...
The Lloyd’s Market Association’s (LMA) new high-tech satellite imagery and intelligence service is making it easier and faster for managing agents and their delegated parties to pay claims in the wake...
View ArticleFCA slaps Liberty with £5.2 million fine
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has levied a £5.2 million on Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe for failures in its oversight of mobile phone insurance claims and complaints handling. Liberty’s...
View ArticleQuestGates joins vrs Adjusters
QuestGates has been selected as the UK and Ireland representative of vrs Adjusters, a global corporate and complex loss adjusting and claims management organisation. Over the past 16 years, vrs...
View ArticleLegal & General launches Smart Adjusting for large claims
Legal & General has launched the Smart Adjusting initiative to provide a tailored solution for large loss claims via a comprehensive panel of handpicked adjusters. Through the initiative, Legal...
View ArticleMSL appoints new managing director
Legal expenses, assistance and claims services provider MSL has appointed senior claims professional Glen Eastwood as managing director. Eastwood begins his role at the Cheadle-based business...
View ArticleCTA strengthens natural resources loss adjusting
Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) has made senior appointments in its natural resources loss adjusting business. John Donald, managing director, has been appointed to the role of chairman, while Chris...
View ArticleDavies continues acquisition spree with Veriphy deal
Davies Group has acquired Veriphy, a know-your-customer and anti-money laundering compliance solutions business. Veriphy has become a part of the Davies customer solutions business, led by CEO Mark...
View ArticleEnsurance UK to offer Beazley-backed cyber cover
Ensurance UK has been appointed to distribute a Beazley-backed cyber insurance product aimed at the construction sector. The specialist construction MGA and Lloyd’s coverholder will offer protection to...
View ArticleRentalcars.com adopts Cover Genius XClaim instant payments
Cover Genius and Rentalcars.com have extended their existing relationship to provide instant payments for global insurance claims, across more than 90 currencies. Under the expanded partnership, which...
View ArticleInsurtech patents surge worldwide, finds RPC
A mobile app that speeds up the claims process for policyholders affected by natural disasters was among the insurtech inventions protected during a surge in patent filings worldwide last year,...
View ArticleCriminal group heads to prison for £1 million property fraud
Five members of an organised group who profited to the tune of £1 million from fraudulent claims for property damage and loss of earnings have received prison sentences. Kashif Bhatti, Ramone Carty,...
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