All Claims articles
-
Latest NewsThatcham Research launches EV training programme ‘essential’ to future success of insurance
EV registrations are rising sharply and Thatcham Research believes adoption will continue to increase
-
News Analysis
Breakingbury v Croad judgment could spark negligence claims increase
CFC’s Chris Comerford tells Insurance Times why he believes this judgment might open the doors to vicarious liability claims becoming commonplace as the CQC cracks down on insurance checks
-
Latest News
Allianz Insurance seeks ‘judicial determination’ over restaurant chain BI claim
The insurer allegedly owes £16.4m to cover the restaurant chain’s pandemic-related losses
-
Latest News
IFB backs calls for government to include online ads in Online Safety Bill
The ABI has joined the IFB in asking the government to include online ads in the bill
-
Latest News
Axa UK rolls out new tool to streamline complex property claims
The tools aims to enable the insurer to provide ‘quicker’ and ‘more advanced’ decisions for its customers
-
IT Interview
Liz Latter: Innovation in complex household claims is often overlooked
Expanding into personal lines for the first time, Qlaims hopes its new claims assistance policy will benefit brokers by boosting brand reputation and customer service
-
Latest News
Insurer caught up over delayed water damage claim
The insurer has apologised and offered the customer £600 for the inconvenience caused
-
Latest News
Lockdown lifting set to spark crash for cash induced collisions – Ageas
The insurer’s claims director says that as lockdown has made it harder for these scams to occur, there could be a spike when restrictions lift
-
Latest News
Hiscox pays out more than £5.2m of Covid BI claims following specialist broker settlement
More claims are yet to be finalised, but policyholders include British nightclubs and other live event music venues
-
Latest News
FPCs and ‘Build Back Better’ approach can support communities struggling with flooding – Flood Re
Due to the detrimental impact of flooding on socially vulnerable and ethnic minority communities, the insurance industry ‘must support the roll out of Build Back Better’
-
Latest News
Pandemic-stricken vehicle mileage sees biggest drop since 1994 - ACSO
The consumer body is urging insurers to ‘cut the cost of car and van insurance for UK motorists and treat their customers fairly’
-
Latest News
Insurers have paid more than £875m in interim and final BI payments this year
The FCA calculates that 23,933 policyholders out of 40,531 who have had BI claims linked to the test case action accepted have received at least an interim payment so far
-
Latest News
London named as UK’s car theft claims hotspot – Co-op Insurance
Lambeth topped the list in London, with Kensington and Chelsea coming in second
-
Latest News
Spectator-less Olympics could cost insurers and reinsurers millions – Fitch Ratings
Payouts regarding spectators should be limited to losses from ticket sales and hospitality
-
Latest News
High-profile sporting events put risks ‘under health and safety spotlight’ for brokers – FOIL
Players slipping at high-profile sporting events, such as Wimbledon, is ‘not new’ - the grass courts are known to be an ’unpredictable factor’
-
Latest News
Insurers brace for claims as spike in e-scooter accidents reported
Admiral believes current reported e-scooter accident numbers are the ’tip of the iceberg ’
-
Features
Covid-19 set to make future Olympic cover a non-runner
As athletes arrive in Tokyo for the summer Olympic Games, the postponement of the event for 12 months has already cost the insurance industry dear
-
Latest News
IFED cracks down on insurance ghost broking with seven arrests
The IFB’s head of intelligence and investigations said ghost brokers ’are not afraid to take advantage of the financial hardship so many drivers are facing right now’
-
Features
Fire safety reform and PI withdrawal creates ‘existential moment for the insurance industry’
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, industry experts debate the draft Building Safety Bill and what has been done so far to address fire safety
-
Latest News
UK construction plant fire claims doubled in 2020 – HSB
The claims surge can be attributed to the pandemic, says product lead
