All articles by Muireann Bolger – Page 6
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News AnalysisThe Quinn files
UK brokers have already shunned Quinn Insurance once this year, leaving the troubled insurer at the mercy of the Irish regulator. With Quinn now allowed to re-open for limited UK trading and its workers lobbying for full reinstatement, the market is asking whether it can rescue its reputation
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NewsMorgan expected to quit as Quinn continues with UK bid
Insurer can once again be fully operational in the UK but never as a loss leader, administrator says
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ClaimsGlobal warning
Three US Court of Appeals cases could open the floodgates to mass tort claims and immense liability, by holding greenhouse gas-spewing corporations responsible for climate change damage. Could insurers be facing the 'new asbestos'?
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News AnalysisL&G roundtable: Public image limited
Lumped in with the banks, and accused of trying to wriggle out of paying claims, the insurance industry is suffering from a fairly bad reputation. Our latest roundtable looked at how to restore some much-needed consumer confidence
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ClaimsSpeed freaks
In an effort to settle claims quickly and cost-effectively, insurers are bypassing the middlemen and going direct to the claimants – just like a certain controversial Irish insurer … Have the antics of Quinn taught insurers how not to go about using the proactive approach?
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NewsABI expects wide take-up of code on third-party capture
But Motor Accident Solicitors Society calls for mandatory, not voluntary, framework
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ClaimsClaims Clinic: Flood barriers
When Cockermouth was left so devastated last year, insurers remembered the lessons from the 2007 floods, moving quickly and communicating well. But speakers at Insurance Times’s first claims clinic of 2010 insist that prevention is still better than cure. We report on how a lack of cohesion between government and ...
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Special ReportsLondon IT Pack 2010: Stars in their eyes
This year’s IT Pack series got off to a glittering start in London late last month with young brokers determined to network and grab advice from senior industry figures – and from Levi Roots of Dragons’ Den fame
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News AnalysisTime on our hands?
The clock is ticking on the deadline for Solvency II. At the Insurance Times roundtable, there were calls for pragmatism and cool heads, mixed with worries about costs and fears over getting bogged down with detail
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NewsInsurers ‘hoarding’ capital before 2012
But UK firms in better position for Solvency II than European counterparts
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News AnalysisThe only broker in Baghdad
With the constant threat of violence and crippling security costs, most brokers view Iraq as a no-go area. But one – Culver – has gone there. Partner-in-situ Jonathan Biles talks about living and working in a war zone and the opportunities he sees in the rebuild
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ClaimsOut of the shadows
A ‘poorly drafted’ law introduced to protect victims of stalking increasingly is being used to sue employers for harassment. Insurance Times reports on the possible fall-out for insurers
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In BusinessWorking 9 to 5? If only ...
Your PA can be a vital business asset – a seamless organiser, guarder of secrets and appeaser of bad moods. We talk to those who’ve found the perfect partner
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NewsDispute claims on the rise as staff turn to stalker law
Protection of Harassment Act offers claimants higher damages and a longer limitation period
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ClaimsCircling overhead
When the floods hit Cockermouth, the loss assessors were quick to swoop in. Insurers say they trade on fear and push up costs, while the assessors say they’re just filling a gap. We ask if it’s time for the regulators to step in
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ClaimsGiant step forward
Lloyd’s major transformation of the way that claims are processed promises to divide up responsibility for claims more efficiently. But the pilot is revealing plenty of challenges
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NewsIndustry calls for scrutiny and regulation of loss assessors
Loss assessor says whole marketplace 'must be turned upside down'
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ClaimsOn a knife edge
New and more affordable medical procedures are fuelling a boom in elective surgery, particularly for weight-loss operations. But a lack of regulation and patients’ unrealistic expectations mean that a rise in malpractice claims will likely follow
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News‘Have-a-go’ surgery leading to claims rise
Medical negligence cases caused by lack of regulation in private sector
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People & OpinionChris O'Kane
Aspen’s decision to split its reinsurance and insurance businesses has opened a new chapter for the Bermuda-based group.We meet the man at the helm
