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NewsProperty claims for flood damage significantly drop
Industry commentators believe the decrease boils down to work done by the UK government and flood resillience schemes
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News AnalysisBriefing: New injury rules getting personal as lawyers respond to MoJ
Proposed changes would represent a ‘savings windfall’ for insurers, says association president
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NewsReduced risk appetite for political violence amid increasingly ‘unpredictable’ landscape – Howden
Specialist insurance broker Howden says reinsurers have taken a financial hit in recent years
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Sponsored ContentCarpenters Group: Why are there no fraud checks on the OIC portal?
Donna Scully, director at Carpenters Group, emphasises that more data around bad behaviour on the Official Injury Claim portal must be released
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Sponsored ContentThe digital trends taking over this year – Gallagher Bassett
John Fearn, chief client officer for Gallagher Bassett UK, discusses the digital trends of 2023 and how leveraging innovation can create a competitive advantage in the marketplace
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News AnalysisOpinion: HNW clients provide unexpected fraudster pool
Editor Katie Scott discusses how the ongoing cost of living crisis is seeing high net worth individuals resort to insurance fraud – an issue that has been previously ‘masked’ according to fraud experts
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NewsNew ruling to ensure credit hire claimants must provide evidence of financial means
The ruling is expected to ’reduce friction and unnecessary legal costs from the process of settling credit hire claims,’ said Allianz Insurance
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NewsOpportunistic insurance fraud cases surge amid cost of living pressures
’Honest customers rightly expect insurers to clamp down on insurance fraud,’ says head of fraud and financial crime
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NewsDisagreement over compensation for mixed injuries causing uncertainty for claimants – Minster Law
’The personal injury market has gone through a great deal of turmoil,’ says chief executive
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NewsRevealed: Claims Excellence Awards finalists unveiled for 2023
Insurance Times shares its shortlist selected from a record-breaking number of entries, following an initial judging process
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NewsNew insurance service launched for classic car collectors
’We are proud to launch this new initiative to market,’ the managing director of automotive and specialist insurer Hagerty said
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NewsGeneral insurance receives 19,346 new complaints over H2 2022 – FOS
The upheld rate is ’back above pre-pandemic levels’ in a concerning turn for the sector, says co-founder
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NewsIndustry faces ‘serious’ question over treatment of non-tariff personal injury claims
’The increase of wrist, elbow and knee claims has to be a real concern,’ the chief executive and managing partner of Horwich Farrelly warned
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NewsOIC portal could come under ‘further pressure’
’Access to justice for those injured in road traffic accidents must remain paramount,’ says specialist personal injury legal body
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NewsAnimal infestation home insurance claims on the rise
Home insurance claims relating to animal infestation are at ‘an all-time high’, according to new data
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NewsTechnological shift could prompt new method of claims analysis
Kennedys’ IQ product manager says analysing claims months down the line is ‘not acceptable’
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NewsBriefing: Cyber clarity move may encourage underwriters to byte
Although the insurance industry may not have the ‘muscle memory’ to react to a major cyber event, Lloyd’s of London’s attempts to clarify cover around state-backed attacks could present opportunities for brokers
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NewsFlood Re completes East Peckham pilot to score properties’ flood resilience
The reinsurance scheme hopes its new flood resilience scoring could help underpin future insurer pricing
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NewsOngoing inflation is like motor insurance industry ‘kryptonite’
Solera’s vice president for industry relations tells Insurance Times why increasing inflation could be like kryptonite
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Sponsored ContentRe-evaluating business models, goals and objectives in 2023 – Gallagher Bassett
Gordon Vater, managing director of the technical division at Gallagher Bassett, explores the main factors contributing to shifts in the insurance sector and shares solutions insurers need to know to leap forward this year
