Eviid joins Guidewire PartnerConnect
Evidential video technology provider eviid has joined the Guidewire PartnerConnect programme as a solution partner. Warrington-based eviid offers insurance companies enterprise-scalable video solutions...
View ArticleBusiness leaders spend little time on cyber risks, find Marsh and Microsoft
A majority of board members and senior executives responsible for their organisation’s cyber risk management had less than a day in the last year to spend on cyber risk issues, according to a new...
View ArticleAGL opens first Activate Accident Repair body shop
Activate Group Ltd (AGL) has opened its flagship Activate Accident Repair body shop in Birmingham, the first of five sites in a new division representing a £6 million investment over 12 months. AGL,...
View ArticleInshur brings in former Uber executive to lead legal
Ride-sharing insurtech Inshur has appointed former Uber executive Simon Logan as vice president of commercial and legal. Logan was legal director of insurance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa...
View ArticleFenchurch Law adds Goodship to coverage dispute team
Insurance firm Fenchurch Law has appointed Rob Goodship as an associate in its coverage dispute team. Goodship (pictured) specialises in insurance disputes and has considerable experience in property...
View ArticleDavies Group eyes US expansion with acquisition
Davies Group has completed its first major US claims deal as it steps up its North American investment plans. Frontier Adjusters is a multi-line independent claims adjusting provider headquartered in...
View ArticleMSL and Watkin Davies partner on accident management
Claims handling and legal expenses insurance specialist MSL has signed a new contract with South Wales-based insurance broker Watkin Davies Insurance Consultants. The deal will see MSL provide accident...
View ArticleNHS Resolution provides update on early notification
The notification scheme for brain injuries at birth has resulted in early admissions of liability being given to 24 families within 18 months of the birth, according to NHS Resolution. Its progress...
View ArticleIFED cautions several insurance fraudsters
Several fraudsters have been targeted by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) over the summer for making fraudulent claims on their car insurance. The police action...
View ArticleFirst4Lawyers: Firms need to improve out-of-hours contact
Personal injury law firms are failing to answer out-of-hours call or Facebook messages from clients, according to mystery shopping research carried out by First4Lawyers. Two-thirds of shoppers who...
View ArticleClyde & Co adds Andrew Yarwood to London marine team
Clyde & Co has appointed Andrew Yarwood as a partner in its London marine cargo group. Yarwood joins from Kennedys, where he specialised in marine insurance, advising cargo insurers on disputes...
View ArticleHolmes revamps UK GI leadership at Aviva
Aviva global general insurance boss Colm Holmes has made several changes to the UK leadership team, with Rob Townend set to depart. The changes follow the announcement made earlier this year that...
View ArticleMarkerstudy Group appoints head of group property
Sheree Dawton has joined Markerstudy Group as head of group property. The insurance services and claims handling group described Dawton’s appointment as “a strategic move targeted at increasing...
View ArticleEurop Assistance releases AI for claims document analysis
Generali Group’s Europ Assistance has added an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to its eClaims portal that will automate document analysis to improve customers’ experience when submitting a claim. The...
View ArticleSedgwick makes UK leadership changes
Sedgwick has rejigged its UK leadership team with an eye on growth in Europe. Stewart Steel, chief executive officer of Sedgwick UK, the Middle East and Africa, is taking over a newly combined...
View ArticleWillis Re appoints Donald Harrell to specialty COO role
Willis Re has appointed Donald Harrell as managing director and chief operating officer of its specialty reinsurance business. Harrell joins with more than 25 years of broking and underwriting...
View ArticleTime will tell on whiplash claims portal
Those who support claimants have been given no reason to believe that the new online portal for whiplash claims will be fit for purpose—nor delivered on time, as Qamar Anwar of First4Lawyers explains...
View ArticleMarkel International revamps wholesale and national claims leadership
Specialist insurer Markel International has announced a new leadership team for claims across its wholesale and national markets businesses. Chris O’Shea has been appointed claims director for...
View ArticleRSA launches 2019 broker leader programme
RSA Insurance Group has welcomed 12 new up-and-coming brokers into its 2019 leader programme. The training course is now in its fifth year and is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute. The...
View ArticleMIB’s Paul Ryman-Tubb to join Weightmans
Weightmans has appointed Paul Ryman-Tubb to its insurance team. He is expected to join Weightmans as a partner in late 2019. Ryman-Tubb will join the firm from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), where...
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