All articles by Muireann Bolger – Page 7
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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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Special ReportsBirmingham roundtable: Only the strong survive
It’s a tough time out there, what with a persistent soft market, the country’s slow creep out of recession, and current political uncertainty. The first of our AXA roundtables tackled these topics and more and there were some interesting conclusions
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ClaimsInsurance Times top 20 personalities in claims
As reforms and revamps hit the headlines, the oft-forgotten claims sector is ready for its close-up. From the enthusiastic newcomers to the industry stalwarts,we present the characters having a real influence
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ClaimsMind games
Crawford has entered the complex world of psychological profiling with the appointment of a specialist investigator to help its counterfraud team. We meet insurance’s answer to Clarice Starling, Nikki Grieve-Top
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NewsDrop in marine and casualty claims affects Lloyd’s pilot
Scope and time frame may be extended to increase volume of claims
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ClaimsStorm on the horizon
Against all predictions, 2009 was a relatively mild year for hurricanes. We investigate what kept the tropical storms at bay, and how commercial and scientific factors will shape the cat market in 2010
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News AnalysisBreaking through
The past two years of economic turmoil have damaged leading insurers, and their GWP – and, for some, their place in the ranks of the top 10 – has tumbled. Now, as the UK stutters towards recovery, they’re having to watch their flanks as a new battalion moves in on ...
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NewsConservatives’ Hoban tells Lloyd’s: ‘We will shut the FSA’
Proposals still unclear over who would regulate insurance industry
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ClaimsUnder the bonnet
As the credit hire industry was hit by the recession, few would have predicted that major player Helphire would suffer the most. But is the firm now on the road to recovery or is it heading for the scrapyard? We take a look at its performance
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People & OpinionJulian Edwards
After a difficult 18 months, and with the Conservatives plotting its demise, one might argue that it’s not the best time to take on a high-profile role at the FSA. But the regulator’s new consumer champion isn’t afraid of a challenge
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NewsInsurers primed for hearing loss claims surge pending appeal
Employers could be culpable for noise exposure as far back as 1978
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ClaimsHear and now
A noise-induced hearing loss case dating back to exposure in the late 1970s could set a new precedent for historical claims. Muireann Bolger speaks to experts who warn that the flood gates may be about to open on an already surging market
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News AnalysisGetting over it
2009 was a painful year, with recession, flattened rates and dwindling reserves causing a headache for the insurance sector. But the new year brings hope of a recovery, and so we asked members of our elite group of industry leaders, who make up the Insurance Times Power Network, to give ...
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News AnalysisState of play
As the UK plunged into recession and attempted to pull itself out again, the insurance world experienced similarly tumultuous ups and downs this year. We take a look back at the final 12 months of the noughties
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Former Aon head hits out at Spitzer’s ‘blackmail’ tactics
Industry achiever Mahoney discusses contingent commissions and the state of the UK market
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News AnalysisGoing nuclear
With ten new nuclear reactors on the UK horizon, the race is on to more than double insurance capacity to cover them. The taxpayer will not be happy if the government is forced to step in
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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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In BusinessTen steps to a successful start-up
As a fledgling new broker, securing an agency with an insurer can be daunting, especially in the midst of a downturn. We outline some tips to get your first foothold
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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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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
