Express Solicitors gears up for legislation changes with senior promotions
Manchester-based personal injury law firm, Express Solicitors, has promoted partner Kimberley Kirkby to Head of the RTA department and Rachel Price to associate partner in the same team.
Kennedys promotes several insurance lawyers
Law firm Kennedys has promoted Christopher Malla to head of its healthcare division, and elevated nine lawyers to its partnership in the UK
Video streaming comes to Lorega claims service
The new service will enable Lorega to provide faster claims mitigation advice and expert support at the point of notification
APIL names new leaders
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has elected two sector experts to leadership roles and five to its executive committee board
BIBA 2019: Claims are a journey, not just a promise
What brokers and their insurer partners are doing to innovate within claims was a headline topic at the annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) conference in Manchester yesterday
SIR from Hiscox expands to cover business integrity risks
Hiscox has launched an enhanced version of its Security Incident Response (SIR) product, to provide additional protection for risks such as corruption and fraud
Insurercore and BIBA develop platform for brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has partnered with insurtech company Insurercore to create a new searchable platform for members
ACSO calls for investigation into progress of small claims portal
Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director of the newly formed Association of Customer Support Organisations (ACSO), has urged MPs on the justice select committee to investigate the small claims portal
CNA Hardy enhances cyber proposition
Cyber policyholders now have protection against impersonation fraud, “which is one of the biggest exposures facing businesses today because it preys on the human weaknesses and mistakes”, according to CNA Hardy head of cyber David Legassick
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints new claims manager
Liberty Specialty Markets has appointed Gavin Coley to the role of energy, property and construction claims manager
Fundamental dishonesty findings reach 500
A claim arising from a low speed impact road traffic accident in Bexhill-on-Sea has become insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly’s 500th finding of fundamental dishonesty in six years
IGI launches protection for ‘expensive’ IP disputes
Commercial insurer and reinsurer International General Insurance (IGI) has launched a new intellectual property product
UK rental market insurer Urban Jungle secures seed funding
Insurance startup Urban Jungle, the developer of an insurance proposition for the UK rental market, has raised £2.5 million in seed funding
DAC Beachcroft promotes 13 insurance lawyers
Thirteen insurance lawyers are among the latest promotions at DAC Beachcroft. Lawyers from its insurance practice across the UK and in Mexico City have been promoted to partner
New Ecclesiastical tool to ease broker risk discussion with educators
Ecclesiastical Insurance has launched a new risk-profiling tool for its education clients. The risk tracker report provides clients with a grading for both property and liability risks
McLarens hires David Pigot for new London market role
McLarens has created a new role focusing on developing expanded solutions for the London market and driving growth in its specialty divisions
RSA revamps UK and Ireland management team
RSA has appointed Kay Martin as its new UK personal lines managing director. Her appointment follows the arrival of Scott Egan as UK and international chief executive officer earlier this year
Adrian Flux sticks with Coplus for motor claims
Independent specialist and classic car insurance broker Adrian Flux has reappointed Coplus as its motor claims partner for a further three-year contract
Allianz to close Woking and Luton offices
Allianz has proposed closing its offices in Woking and Luton as part of a plan to compete more efficiently and deliver a sustainable service to customers and brokers
Meet the finalists of the British Claims Awards 2019
Dozens of leading lights from the claims sector in the UK have been named as finalists of the British Claims Awards 2019
HCML launches ‘faster, cheaper, better’ patient service
Rehabilitation and case management firm HCML has launched a comprehensive one-stop treatment service for insurers and law firms to coordinate hospital consultant appointments, surgery and diagnostic treatments
125 AXA UK claims jobs at risk following operational changes
AXA UK has put 125 jobs across six sites at risk of redundancy after further changes to its claims operations
Azur chooses ARAG for wealthy client household product
Managing digital agent Azur Underwriting has selected ARAG to provide legal protection and home emergency assistance for its new Smart Home household product
Keoghs and LV= prosecute fraudsters targeting elderly drivers
LV= and Keoghs have successfully prosecuted the fraudsters behind a crash-for-cash scam that targeted elderly drivers as old as 102
Augmented analytics: The Human-AI hybrid
Augmented analytics augments human intelligence with AI to produce something all the more immediate and powerful, explains Karim Derrick of Kennedys
Protection of pets climbs to all-time high
More pets are insured in the UK than ever before, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed