Allianz strengthens motor trade business management
Allianz Insurance has made three new management appointments across its motor trade business. Simon Barker has been appointed to the role of regional motor trade underwriting manager for the north and...
View ArticleAmanda Blanc joins board of RightIndem
Amanda Blanc has joined the board of insurtech RightIndem as non-executive chair. The appointment is one of several Blanc has accepted since she left Zurich last year. She has also taken on roles at...
View ArticleBusiness director arrives to oversee Cobalt
Coplus has brought in former GT Motive UK business director Richard Taylor to oversee Cobalt. He will oversee the motor claims management solution as business director, bringing more than 30 years of...
View ArticleIFED update: Sentences for two fraudsters
Sentences have been handed down to a man who impersonated his partner to make a £1 million fake death claim and a company director who doctored his papers to try and steal £405,000 from an insurer,...
View ArticleAllianz Insurance appoints claims operations managers
Allianz Insurance has made two new appointments in its claims supply and experts team. Nathan McLay has been appointed to the role of motor engineer services manager, following the retirement of Paul...
View ArticleCRIF launches fraud detection tool for pet insurers
CRIF Decision Solutions has launched Sherlock Detection, an automated fraud detection tool that rapidly assesses claims to help pet insurers prevent, manage and detect fraud swiftly and efficiently....
View ArticleNHS clinical negligence legal bill ‘reaches £4.3 billion’
The legal bill for outstanding clinical negligence claims for the NHS in England stands at £4.3 billion, according to a BBC News report. BBC News obtained the figure through a Freedom of Information...
View ArticleMSL appoints head of claims operations
Cheadle-based motor claims management specialist MSL has appointed Alan Brown as head of claims operations. Brown previously worked at AIG as credit hire manager and as motor claims team manager. He...
View ArticleMIB opens registration for whiplash claims portal
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has opened the whiplash claims portal for registration. Called Official Injury Claim, claimant representative and compensator organisations can register between now and...
View ArticleCFC acquires insurtech ThreatInformer
CFC has acquired a London-based insurtech whose data enrichment technology helps insurers better understand their customers’ exposures. ThreatInformer uses big data and machine learning to compile...
View ArticleDavies Group acquires defendant law firm Keoghs
Davies Group has acquired defendant law firm Keoghs, in a deal that will create an insurance business with a workforce of more than 3,700 people. Keoghs, which manages more than £1 billion worth of...
View ArticlePool Re Solutions appoints head of risk management
Chris Medhurst-Cocksworth has joined Pool Re Solutions as head of risk management. He will lead risk management services offered by Pool Re‘s new specialist unit, which was formed late last year to...
View ArticleCopart UK launches damage notification app for insurers
Online vehicle remarketing company Copart UK has launched a new mobile app designed to improve the speed of total loss decision-making for insurers. Developed in conjunction with Copart’s technical...
View ArticleMcLarens expands London natural resources team
McLarens has strengthened its London natural resources team with the appointment of two senior adjusters. Miles Wakefield has joined as head of renewables and Mark Macdonald as head of upstream. The...
View ArticleGraeme Trudgill of BIBA joins ELTO board
British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) executive director Graeme Trudgill has joined the board of the Employers’ Liability Tracing Office (ELTO). As a member of the ELTO board, Trudgill will...
View ArticleCriterion appoints head of specialty services
High net-worth claims specialist Criterion has appointed Helena Evans as head of specialty services. In this newly created role, Evans will be responsible for growing Criterion’s high net-worth...
View ArticleCoplus agrees two new underwriting arrangements
Norwich-based insurance distribution and claims provider Coplus has secured two new underwriting arrangements. Allianz Legal Protection will supply Coplus’s full range of legal expenses products in...
View ArticleDirect Line for Business expands tradesperson insurance
Direct Line for Business has launched expanded coverage options for its tradesperson insurance and unveiled an enhanced sales journey allowing tradespeople to pick and choose cover to meet their needs....
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft expands claims solutions with new partner hire
DAC Beachcroft has further bolstered its claims solutions business with the appointment of partner and costs expert Adam Burrell to lead its national costs practice. Formerly partner and head of the...
View ArticleKennedys develops insurer dashboard for MoJ Claims Portal
Kennedys has launched Portal Manager, an easy-to-use dashboard that generates real-time information on the number of claims an insurer has in the Ministry of Justice Claims Portal at any one time. By...
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