B&M chooses Gordons for personal injury
Retailer B&M has appointed Yorkshire law firm Gordons to handle its nationwide defendant personal injury brief as the business continues to grow. B&M has been a Gordons client for the past 15...
View ArticleSedgwick acquires Sproule Graham in Ireland
Sedgwick has acquired Sproule Graham, an independent specialist liability loss adjusting practice in Ireland. The acquisition strengthens Sedgwick’s extensive geographical coverage across the entire...
View ArticleMarsh to form new specialty business after JLT deal
Marsh will form a new speciality business following completion of its acquisition of JLT. The new business will combine the specialty teams of Marsh and JLT once the acquisition closes. Certain...
View Article‘Opportunistic’ fraudsters the focus for IFED in nationwide clampdown
‘Opportunistic’ fraudsters, such as those who make ‘slip and trip’ claims or exaggerate the value of lost or stolen items, were the focus for the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
View ArticleFOIL elects James Heath as new president
Keoghs partner James Heath has been elected as the new president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). Heath succeeds Stephen Hines of Citygate Chambers, whose stewardship has seen FOIL navigate...
View ArticleTelematics insurance contributes to fall in young driver casualties, finds...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found compelling evidence linking a fall in the number of teenage drivers who have been killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents with the uptake of telematics...
View ArticlePI claims management company boss jailed for fraud
The boss of a failing personal injury claims management company who plundered its accounts as it was being wound up has been sentenced to 21 months in prison. Bury-based Darren Christopher Bullough...
View ArticleGallagher Bassett appoints Vater as business development director
Risk management firm Gallagher Bassett has appointed Gordon Vater as business development director and a member of the UK executive board. Vater has joined from RiiG with immediate effect. He is...
View ArticleWillis Towers Watson launches Claim Metrics for UK personal lines
Willis Towers Watson has launched Claim Metrics, a bespoke claims benchmarking solution for UK personal lines insurers. The service provides claims leaders with a tool for identifying performance...
View ArticleEmployers’ liability claimant in £700k fraud
A man who exaggerated a £700,000 employers’ liability claim after falling through a roof has received a suspended two-year custodial sentence. Following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court, Liam Jones was...
View ArticleCivil Liability Bill passes Lords as ABI Motor Conference speakers debate its...
Experts debating the Civil Liability Bill at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Motor Conference in London yesterday backed whiplash reform to remove incentives for making spurious and expensive...
View ArticleQuestGates makes Northern Ireland appointment
Specialist loss adjuster QuestGates has appointed Gary Stoops as regional manager for Northern Ireland. Stoops, who has extensive loss adjusting experience gained with Crawford and OSG, will report to...
View ArticleHiscox names new group claims director as Jeremy Pinchin retires
Jeremy Pinchin will retire from his role as group claims director at Hiscox in February, with Grace Hanson set to take over early next year. Pinchin joined the insurer in 2005 as its first claims...
View ArticleAXA XL goes live with DOCOsoft claims management system
Recently combined AXA XL has gone live with an enterprise claims management system from claims technology specialist DOCOsoft. The system, supporting full Lloyd’s market ECF2 Write Back functionality,...
View ArticleCrash-for-cash trio sentenced
Three men have received prison sentences for their participation in a crash-for-cash conspiracy, which saw the trio deliberately cause a crash in order to claim for injuries and vehicle damage. Zahir...
View Article1 Chancery Lane recruits seven-strong team
A seven-strong team of specialists is joining personal injury and motor insurance fraud chambers 1 Chancery Lane from 33 Bedford Row. As part of 1 Chancery Lane’s focused expansion, Ian Stebbings,...
View ArticleWinners celebrate an exciting night at the Personal Injury Awards in Manchester
Attendees of the Personal Injury Awards in Manchester last night celebrated impressive wins for Simpson Millar, Irwin Mitchell, Slater and Gordon and many others. The 11th Eclipse Proclaim Personal...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft expects vehicle damage claims to rise
Insurers should expect more expensive and frequent ‘vehicle damage’ claims that cover the cost of a vehicle’s repair, storage and recovery and its ‘diminished’ value following an accident, according to...
View ArticleEmployees become owners of Hodge Jones & Allen
Claimant London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen is under new ownership, with its founder and other equity partners selling the business to an employee ownership trust. Patrick Allen founded Hodge...
View ArticleLondon is UK’s leakiest city, says Zurich
London has been named the UK’s leakiest city, with the town of Croydon suffering the highest number of escape of water claims in 2017, according to Zurich. The insurer’s analysis of 2017 data found...
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