InsureTech

Cyber: Will The Virgin Media Data Breach Cost The Company a GDPR Fine?

About one million Virgin Media customer data records were left insecure online, meaning almost anyone could access them for 10 months, report the BBC and other mainstream media today. Although card details and bank account […]

Insurance claims

Marine: UK P&I Offers Useful Safety Advice on Ship Repairs

Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director at UK P&I Club, discusses an eye injury to a fitter and the lessons that can be learnt from this: “An engine room fitter was instructed to fabricate a steel locking pin […]

Insurance claims

Case Study: How LV= & Aptean Enhanced The Complaints Process

LV= is a mutual protection, savings and retirement provider whose roots stem back to 1843. They now provide a range of financial solutions to 1.3 million customers and members  in the UK. “Complaints manager, Jenny […]

Insurance claims

Claims: How To Get a Second Medical Opinion After an Accident

One thing you might need after an accident is a couple of medical opinions regarding treatment, beyond the usual initial A&E assessment of course. Claimant rehab can be a process that insurers, brokers, plus legal […]

News

Keoghs Warn On Spoof Claims Co Adverts Online, After Court Case Victory

Claims management companies are presenting car crash victims with bills for tens of thousands of pounds after posting advertisements made to look like they lead to legitimate insurance websites on search engines. Last month, a […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Marine Case Study: How Bunkering Can Go Pear Shaped & What to Do Next

OK, this one is a bit niche, but it may be of interest to Guy Martin, Dame Helen MacArthur or anyone keen on improvising a solution when things go wrong at sea. It’s a series […]

Fraud

Confiscation Order Following FCA Prosecution

A confiscation order of £291,070.36 was made against Mark Barry Starling in Southwark Crown Court. This confiscation order follows the FCA prosecution in which Mr Starling was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for defrauding investors […]

Fraud

Are They Prosecuting Business Owners Who Dodge the Peoples Pension? Yes

This news is from the Pensions Regulator office; a government agency overseeing the Peoples Pension scheme. It’s been a long, somewhat patchy, roll-out, with lower paid and part-timers initially exempt from the scheme, but those […]