Plastic Surgeon leader joins BDMA executive committee
Plastic Surgeon head of insurance Chris Edwards has been appointed to the BDMA executive committee. The BDMA is the restoration industry’s certifying authority. The body is committed to raising...
View ArticleBritish Claims Awards 2019 winners revealed
Sedgwick, Square Mile Broking and the in-house transportation claims team at FirstGroup were among the big winners at the British Claims Awards last night. Seventeen winners picked up 22 awards during...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal affirms MiB car accident liability on private land
The Court of Appeal has confirmed a High Court decision to extend compensation rights to people injured in car accidents on private land. The court found that the Motor Insurers Bureau (MiB) was liable...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft launches virtual crisis room
DAC Beachcroft has enhanced its breach response services with the launch of the DACB Situation Room, a secure, virtual crisis room that enables businesses that have suffered a cyber attack or a data...
View ArticleCrawford & Company names UK chief client officer
Lisa Bartlett is the new UK chief client officer at Crawford & Company. In her new role, Bartlett will lead all employees involved in UK sales and account management functions across Crawford’s...
View ArticleMotorway crash-for-cash fraudsters heading to prison
Three men who carried out a crash-for-cash plan on a motorway slip road in Coventry have been sentenced to at least 20 months in prison, following a City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
View ArticleInland flood defences save £1.1 billion, finds new research
The UK’s current network of river barriers and defences is preventing £1.1 billion a year of flood damage, according to new research. The results, the first time the financial contribution of river...
View ArticleIFB counter fraud intelligence platform goes live
The new counter fraud intelligence sharing platform from the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is now live. Ageas, Allianz, AXA, ERS, Markerstudy, Mulsanne Insurance, QBE, RSA, and 1st Central are among the...
View ArticleRoyal London met 99% of claims last year
Royal London paid out 99% of all claims in 2018, with more than £506 million going to UK protection customers. The UK mutual life, pensions and investment company issued nearly £174 million to cover...
View ArticleNorth P&I Club appoints new deputy global claims directors
Marine insurer North P&I Club has appointed Mike Salthouse and Matt Moore as deputy global claims directors. Salthouse and Moore will play a greater role in the day-to-day delivery of North’s...
View ArticleLemonade launches product for renters in Europe
Rapidly expanding insurtech Lemonade has launched in Europe. Lemonade, which supplies homeowners and renters’ insurance, chose Germany as its initial European jurisdiction, with expansion into the UK,...
View ArticleHiscox develops cyber exposure calculator
Hiscox has launched a cyber exposure calculator designed to help businesses estimate the potential financial impact they may face if they were the victim of a cyber attack. The calculator is the latest...
View ArticlePotter Rees Dolan promotes four to partner
Serious injury firm Potter Rees Dolan has promoted four of its senior solicitors to partner. The promotions follow the Manchester-based firm’s clinical negligence team moving to its own office in...
View ArticleSuspended prison sentences for crash-for-cash trio
Two siblings and their friend have received suspended prison sentences for their roles in a crash-for-cash scheme targeting a pregnant woman. Kuljit and Amanjit Bains were both sentenced to six months...
View ArticleEcclesiastical reports on risks in charity sector
Charities need to take a longer-term view of risk or face increasing threats to their prosperity and security, according to Ecclesiastical Insurance. Ecclesiastical published its first Charity Risk...
View ArticleNexus Group brings in van der Veer to manage MGAs
Nexus Group has appointed Marc van der Veer as chief executive officer of European ventures. He joins from The Ardonagh Group, where he was chief executive officer of international for specialty MGA...
View ArticleDirector gets 12-year ban after agricultural insurance fraud
A company director who submitted fraudulent insurance claims for stolen agricultural equipment has been banned from acting as a company director for 12 years. Christopher Dawson has also been banned...
View ArticleLloyd’s underwriters eye up uninsurable risks
A group of Lloyd’s of London underwriters is aiming to speed up insurance and reinsurance product development for new and emerging risks. The Product Innovation Facility, launched with £53 million of...
View ArticleWrisk and Allianz Automotive team up
New car owners will soon be able to drive their new acquisitions off the forecourts of more than 40 brands across the UK with an automotive insurance policy purchased on the mobile platform of...
View ArticleAX identifies new hide and crash scam
Motor fraudsters are using a new tactic to trap unsuspecting drivers in crash-for-cash scams, according to AX. The ‘hide and crash’ scam sees a fraudster hiding in a driver’s blind-spot before quickly...
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