All Insurance Times articles in Future of Claims 25-11-2004

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    Saving money

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    From an insurers point of view we want to settle valid claims as quickly and as economically as possible, and experience tells us that the longer a claim remains open, the more expensive it will be

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    Mandatory policy

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    The cost of injury and illness to the victim, their employer and society as a whole are unsustainable Rehabilitation is much cheaper than the alternative, and we need to identify those costs and benefits more clearly and we believe that this could be a major contribution from the insurance industry.

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    'Let's be proactive'

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Let's develop a new attitude which is proactive, is positive and immediate and focuses on getting people back to work quicker, helping lower claims costs, improve individual well being and improving, above all, improving productivity of UK plc

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    Govt should be more radical on legal fees

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Task force author defends recommendation to scrap conditional fee agreements

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    Divisions over rehab put pressure on Govt

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Key stakeholders reject cautious approach to provision of treatment

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    More data

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Recognising rehabilitation is important and we can take realistic steps and not jump into introducing new systems where there's no evidence to say they will work

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    Half a million miners and a convoy of jeeps

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    How do you match a few hundred respiratory specialists with hundreds of thousands of claims without drawing the process out for years? Adrian Maurice explained at our conference

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    Up-front on injury claims

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Empathy and proactive management are the keys to cutting claims and costs, argues David Sandhu

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    Historic chance

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    If ministers really are bold, as Lord Falconer indicated, they do have the opportunity truly to revolutionise the provision of rehabilitation here in the UK for years to come

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    Sunderland fights back

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Sunderland City Council risk manager Dave Francis explains why compensation culture might be more than just perception