Upon the door of every cottage... Protecting the public through general insurance »
Against the backdrop of continuing public dismay and
disenchantment with the broader financial services sector, the job
of making sure general insurance is facing up to the challenges
ahead is pressing. Our report, Upon the door of every
cottage... Protecting the public through general insurance
examines a number of these challenges through the contributions of
leading industry figures.
Regulation of general insurance business »
The latest changes to the regulation of insurers and banks (who
both sell insurance and own insurers) began in April 2013 when all
existing regulators and regulations were replaced by no less than
three UK regulators.
The regulation of insurance companies »
The latest changes to the regulation of insurers and banks (who
both sell insurance and own insurers) began in April 2013 when all
existing regulators and regulations were replaced by no less than
three UK regulators.
CII Professional Standards Board publishes annual report 2012 »
The Professional Standards Board (PSB) of the Chartered
Insurance Institute (CII) has highlighted the importance of the
financial services and general insurance professions actively
supporting robust self regulation in its Annual Report 2012.
Chairman David McIntosh QC (Hon) also sets out the purpose and
composition of the PSB, and looks at how the sector is progressing
against the public interest challenge of improving professional
standards as well as prospects for the future in a supporting video
presentation.
Best practice in occupational disease claims »
In this half hour CPD video Alison Woolston, head of Garwyn's
occupational disease unit, explains the most common
occupational diseases and the industries which are typically
affected, provides a summary of the main legislation and case law
applicable, discusses the best claims handling strategies and what
businesses can do to protect themselves. The occupational disease
claims covered include Noise Induced Deafness, Hand Arm Vibration
Syndrome, Asbestos related illnesses, occupational Asthma,
work-related upper limb disorders and stress.
EU passenger liability regulation and the Athens Convention »
The EU Passenger Liability Regulation 2009 (PLR) is the European
version of the Athens Convention 2002. In this lecture, Jonathan
Hare examines the challenges faced by the insurance industry
following the introduction of the PLR at the end of 2012.
The new and emerging risk landscape »
In this insightful Barbon lecture, filmed in March, Professor
Ian Goldin, director, Oxford Martin School and professor of
globalisation and development, University of Oxford talks about the
new and emerging risk landscape, forecasting patterns, trends and
hotspots.
CII appoints new chair of claims faculty board »
David Bonehill, claims and risk services director at
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, has been appointed as the new
chairman of the Claims Faculty board of the Chartered Insurance
Institute (CII).
The Extended Claims Portal - a user's guide »
The chairman of Claims Portal, the company which runs the
electronic claims portal, provides an update for users of the
existing RTA portal and more importantly prospective users of the
extended Claims Portal for Road Traffic Accident (RTA), employers'
liability and public liability claims.
Water damage claims management & handling »
In this half hour CPD video Nick Deakin provides an up to date
insight into the management of water damage claims - in particular
escape of water, flood, burst pipe and storm claims in the UK
household claims market. He covers the scale of the problems, the
different characteristics and technical challenges of the different
claims and how the industry is addressing the challenges of climate
change through the Climatewise Sustainable Claims Guidelines.