July 17, 2018
Chubb has appointed Megan Watt, as executive vice president, head of North America Claims. In this role, she will lead all aspects of Chubb North America claims management, service and administration for the commercial and personal insurance businesses. Watt has …
October 31, 2017
Investor-funded litigation is not new but it is expanding its reach in commercial auto cases, according to experts in the field. Panelists at the 2017 Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., addressed the growing trend of investor funded litigation …
December 21, 2016
Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Peter Holland as claims director to lead the agency’s claims function. A qualified solicitor, Holland has 26 years of re/insurance experience …
December 7, 2016
Third party administrator Gallagher Bassett (GB)* has appointed John McNamara to the position of managing director – Australia, effective Jan. 1, 2017. McNamara succeeds Jon Winsbury who is moving into the role of executive vice president, Gallagher Bassett International. McNamara …
October 12, 2015
San Diego, CA, October 12 2015– American Claims Management (ACM) has been chosen as the third party claims administrator for Constitution Insurance Company (CIC) for their personal property product division, effective September 1. ACM’s ability to offer a total package …
May 5, 2015
Atlanta-based Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management programs, added Ken Forsyth to its Crawford Global Technical Services (GTS) as managing director Aviation – the Americas effective April 23, 2015. GTS is Crawford’s global offering to major incident claims …
May 5, 2014
Parsippany, N.J.-based York Risk Services Group Inc., a national provider of risk management, claims management, and managed care services, has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Bickmore. Bickmore is the operator of a risk management, pool management and actuarial consulting firm and has …
September 4, 2013
Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Northwest business insurance operation announced an overall retrospective rating adjustment of more than $1.6 million for businesses participating in its Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association group workers’ compensation insurance program. The rating adjustment reflects the ORLA’s strong …
August 9, 2013
Richfield, Ohio-based transportation insurance, National Interstate Insurance Co., announced it has entered into a preferred partnership with the International Motorcoach Group (IMG) to provide its members with enhanced risk management and claims services. The agreement, which was effective June 19, …
July 13, 2012
“Insurance is, arguably, only as effective as the way it pays claims,” says a bulletin from Lloyd’s of London, marking the first anniversary of its Claims Transformation Program, which, it noted, is “changing the way in which Lloyd’s handles claims.” …