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ClaimsEye of the storm
In the past 25 years, Kiln’s Ashley Lawrence has been first on the scene for the world’s biggest catastrophes. The calm and collected claims head talks to Insurance Times about September 11, a killer instinct for scams and his concerns for the future
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Solicitors PI pool 'to be axed'
Assigned Risk Pool for solicitors' professional indemnity faces the axe
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ClaimsDifferent questions, same answer?
The ABI’s guidance on third-party assistance and the MoJ’s claims reforms are two linked-up challenges for insurers. The solution must be too
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ClaimsClaims Clinic: Learning to share
The claims clinic meets for the last time this year to tackle fraud and agrees that the data needed to fight the problem is out there – we just need to learn how to use it
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NewsPotential £100m claims as floods hit UK
Environment Agency calls it ‘one in a thousand years’ flood, but damage costs not deemed likely to reach the £3bn seen in 2007
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NewsGocompare.com hits back against Which? readers survey
Chief executive questions reliability of results that suggest comparison sites are 'not a happy experience for many'
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ClaimsCash converters
In the current climate, many clients and insurers are choosing to settle claims with cold hard cash rather than the supply chain. We ask if this is a recessionary fad or if cash settlements are here to stay
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Online onlyQuestGates acquires PI team from Davies Group
Team led by Christoper Rooke will bring new business
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ClaimsClaims Clinic: Into the fast lane
With the forthcoming Ministry of Justice reforms expected to narrow the window for deciding liability to just 15 days, the latest claims clinic asks if this will provide a valuable opportunity to step the process up a gear
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Online onlyNew Gibraltan insurer to use Open GI
Octagon Insurance Company partners with software firm for launch
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Online onlyAlphatec secures first Irish deal
North Ireland broker to use online time-recording system
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ClaimsUp on the roof
Churches can be an attractive target for metal thieves, especially when world prices swell. We look at the damage a 12th century abbey suffered and finds how one insurer is determined to take the gangs on
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News AnalysisDon’t get your fingers burnt
November is the cruellest month for some insurers, as fireworks and bonfires fuel their fears over the yearly rise in commercial fire damage. Little wonder when last year fires cost £3.4m per day in the UK. We look at why people commit arson and how insurers can raise the detection ...
