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Appointment : Merlin appoints regional liability manager
Merlin Professional Claims Services (Merlin) announces the appointment of David Robinson as Regional Liability Manager (South).
Based in Merlin’s Crawley office, David will assist Chris...
Amlin estimates first quarter losses due to catastrophes
Specialist international insurer, Amlin, made initial estimates of the impact of the 2011 New Zealand earthquake, the Japanese earthquake which occurred on 11 March...
Lloyd’s : confidence in dealing with claims
The Lloyd's of London insurance market is confident it can deal easily with claims from Japan's earthquake even though natural disasters almost halved its...
Scottish Provident paid out over £88 million for critical illness claims in 2010
Scottish Provident's critical illness claims report released today reveals it paid out over £88 million to critical illness policy holders during 2010. The report...
Partnership : Allianz Legal Protection partners with 5R1 Claims
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has established a business partnership with specialist clinical negligence claims management company, 5R1 Claims.
Under the arrangement with 5R1, the recent...
US jobless claims drop
New claims for US unemployment insurance fell last week, extending a downward trend suggesting an improving jobs market, official data showed Thursday. Initial jobless...
LMA Energy Claims Group revamps terms of engagement for loss adjusters
With the intention of improving the servicing of energy claims within the London market, the new terms of engagement will bring increased transparency to...
Overseas ambition for RSA but not at UK and Liverpool expenses
RSA Insurance Group annual profits for 2010 fell 14%, to £474m, due to increased bad weather claims totalling £250m, half relating to the UK,...
Australia / lawyers : insurance companies may have to pay flood claims
The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said insurance contracts with homeowners are required to provide prescribed coverage under the Insurance Contracts Act.
"Prescribed coverage includes flood,"...
450,000 customers helped by insurers in the December freeze
Each day during last December’s record freeze and heavy snow, insurers dealt with over 12,000 claims at a cost of £38 million, to customers...
DUAL’s strategic partnership provides extra scale in claims handling
Specialist underwriting agency DUAL Corporate Risks has entered into a strategic partnership that will see Kennedys handling claims on a third-party basis.
The arrangement, which...
New US jobless claims tumble to 2-year low
The number of new claims for US unemployment insurance tumbled last week to a two-year low, according to official data Thursday, offering hope for...
Hiscox announces cost in claims
Claims for floods, earthquakes, and the UK's winter freeze can cost Hiscox more than £130m.
The insurer said quakes in Chile and New Zealand, and...
Hiscox estimates investment return for 2010
Although 2010 was marked by many significant and expensive catastrophes, most of these occurred in areas where Hiscox had deliberately reduced exposure due to...
New US jobless claims drop more than expected
New claims for US unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week after a sharp spike the week before, official data showed Thursday.
Initial jobless...
Parents claim on home insurance after teenage house parties cause chaos
The typical bill for repairs after a house party gets out of control is £117.13, reaching an estimated £14 million spent nationally.
The most common...
Claim volumes double in snow and ice, says AA Insurance
- Highest percentage of snow and ice claims ever: 70 per cent of all claims snow and ice related
- Drivers risking icy roads are...
Merlin commits to visiting all new claims received by 21 Dec before Christmas
As recently reported, the severe weather conditions affecting the majority of the UK have led to a surge in insurance claims. At the start...
Car insurance : ice and snow brings its toll of collisions
The current icy spell has led to a 23 per cent jump in car insurance claims as cars slip and slide into other vehicles,...
Home insurance : Claims teams on the ground assessing the damage
As the waters subside claims experts and loss adjusters from Aviva have begun visiting homes and businesses affected by yesterday’s floods.
Emergency payments have already...
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