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ClaimsNeil Thunström: Say goodbye to the compensation culture
Personal accident insurance is a way of taking responsibility for our own health and safety instead of playing the blame game
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NewsABI launches fraud register that will ‘save insurers millions’
AXA fraud manager warns scammers list will need strict handling
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NewsInsurance payout for UK’s big freeze reached £1.4bn
December saw insurers handle more than 12,000 a day
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IT EventsRoundtable: Third-party politics
The issue of third-party capture has the insurance sector divided, so we got some leading industry figures in a room together to battle it out in the hope of some consensus
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ClaimsArmed and ready
Insurance fraudsters cost the economy billions of pounds a year by using ever more sophisticated techniques. But the industry is tooling itself up to hit back with hi-tech weapons
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ClaimsClaims casebook: How dangerous can a shopping basket be?
A recent case looked at what is a reasonable duty of care when assessing whether a supermarket was at fault for a tripping hazard
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People & OpinionBill Gloyn: Facing the future without a paddle
We need a convincing plan for flood cover after 2013, or the consequences will be catastrophic
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Markets & RisksCompensation city
Over the past 30 years, Bristol has become the hub of the UK legal expenses insurance sector, bringing prosperity but also sparking rivalries between its three main players. Insurance Times looks at their colourful history and finds out how they are planning to cope in a rapidly changing market
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Online onlyUK freeze claims cost insurers £1.4bn
ABI pulls together the total cost of winter claims
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Online onlyBrightside buys Quote Exchange for £3.7m
Broker buys specialist distribution technology firm
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Breaking NewsChartis extends D&O to cover social media threat
Chartis VP points to Wikileaks and urges wider cover
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Cyclone Yasi's insured losses up to US$1.5bn
Catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide Estimates losses for Australian cyclone
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Claims & LiabilitiesOn record: the fraudsters database
The ABI has launched a register of insurance scammers to help reduce the £2.1bn hit the UK takes from this behaviour every year
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Online onlyGarwyn kicks off regional expansion in Birmingham
53 staff transfer to new Midlands operation
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Breaking NewsLaw Society to discuss replacing ARP
Alternative would limit insurer liability to the firms they cover
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NewsBME solicitors oppose plans to scrap assigned risk pool
Black Solicitors' Network says proposals could deny minority ethnic groups access to justice
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People & OpinionKeith Curling: It’s best to build on years of experience
The lack of knowledge in contractor networks gives property policyholders a raw deal
