BIBA 2021 date confirmed amid coronavirus pandemic
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has confirmed that its next conference and exhibition in 2021 will be held in Manchester Central on 12 and 13 May. BIBA was forced to cancel the 2020...
View ArticleSedgwick saves £35m for clients through fraud strategy
Sedgwick has provided an update on how much it was able to save clients in 2019 thanks to its claims fraud strategy. The claims management giant revealed that it had seen an overall improvement in...
View ArticleConsumer Intelligence: Insurers proving to be poor communicators
New research from Consumer Intelligence has revealed that people are more likely to have heard from fast food companies and their gym than their insurance company. The supermarket sector came out on...
View ArticleCII backs FCA guidance for senior managers
The Financial Conduct Authority has clarified how managers working within financial services should identify who is able to work from home during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, with the Chartered...
View ArticleTransparency of legal services comparison platform could be good for claims
Will compelling firms to appear on a comparison platform work for the claims sector? Andy Cullwick, head of marketing at First4Lawyers, takes a look Go compare! It’s not just opera singers imploring us...
View ArticleCoronavirus: New solutions needed for pandemics
Association of British Insurers (ABI) director general Huw Evans has called for new solutions to help deal with the current coronavirus outbreak and future pandemics. Ahead of global deaths from...
View ArticleAPIL and FOIL agree on practices during pandemic
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) have agreed on a set of standard practices to help injured claimants and defendants during the disruption of the...
View ArticleCovid-19 protocol to protect access to justice receives significant support
More than 155 organisations from the legal and insurance sectors have signed up to a protocol designed to protect access to justice for injured claimants in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19)...
View ArticleConsumer Intelligence: UK motor premiums continue to rise amid pandemic
Motor premiums are continuing to rise despite the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, with prices increasing 2.8% in the past three months, according to Consumer Intelligence. Claims costs...
View ArticleAgeas UK CEO to step down in June
Andy Watson is stepping down as chief executive officer of Ageas UK after 10 years in the role. Watson will leave Ageas at the end of June. He intends to secure a small portfolio of non-executive...
View ArticleA global lockdown: what this means for the motor repair industry and the...
As countries around the globe pull the lockdown lever in response to the spread of Covid-19, Tom Helmof Willis Towers Watson, and David Shepherd of Solera take a look at what the early global repair...
View ArticleCovid-19 and effect: audience habits change but claims still incoming
Andy Cullwick, head of marketing at First4Lawyers, examines the effect that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on UK media trends and attracting claims You won’t be surprised to hear that media...
View ArticleOsbornes Law strengthens medical negligence practice
Osbornes Law has appointed Jodi Newton to its medical negligence team. Newton has joined the firm as an associate solicitor and strengthens a medical negligence team led by 2019 Clinical Negligence...
View Article‘One step ahead’: Wimbledon organiser set for pandemic payout
Wimbledon tennis tournament organiser the All England Lawn Tennis Association “has shown it is one step ahead of most businesses” following reports it could be set to claim back almost half of its...
View ArticleDavies Group promotes Keoghs partner to chief risk officer
Keoghs partner and head of risk and compliance James Heath will become chief risk officer of Davies Group on 1 June. Reporting directly to group chief executive officer Dan Saulter, Heath’s remit will...
View ArticleCovid-19: FCA urges insurers to meet claims
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged insurers to pay out for business interruption claims arising from Covid-19 when they are able to do so, but Mactavish has warned that they may be unable...
View ArticleCovid-19: Jeremy Trott on insurance response to crisis
The weeks following the UK lockdown on 23 March as a result of the spread of Covid-19 have seen traditional claims activity decrease substantially, suggesting that ‘business as usual’ will not be the...
View Article‘Pre-Covid-19’ price index shows uncertainty in car insurance costs, say...
The latest Confused.com and Willis Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index shows that comprehensive car insurance premiums fell 1% (£6) in the first quarter of 2020, disguising an underlying, gradually...
View ArticleCobalt launches rapid parts sourcing solution to support key workers
Cobalt, the motor claims brand of Coplus, has launched a rapid response parts sourcing solution to help repairers get key workers’ vehicles back on the road during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic....
View ArticleCoronavirus pandemic forces whiplash reforms delay
The UK government has delayed implementation of the whiplash reform programme until April 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on medical, insurance and legal...
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