House rebuilding costs show signs of moderating. The annual rise in the UK’s index of house rebuilding costs produced by the Building Cost Information Service of RICS is showing signs of moderating. The index for the fourth quarter of 2011 … Read More

Alex Kilpatrick, Client and Customer Services Director, Merlin. Escape of water (EoW) claims have pushed their way to the top of the insurance industry agenda over the past couple of years as they increase in cost, frequency and complexity. ABI … Read More

RDT Launches iPhone Business application for instant access to real time, in hand management information. Leading market supplier of packaged insurance systems, RDT, has today launched the first in a series of mobile applications. The iphone/ipad application delivers Landscape business … Read More

In Series On Data: Insurers putting policyholder data on a diet. In a competitive market, validation is key to making data leaner and more reliable — but can it level the playing field for brokers, as well as insurers? Read … Read More

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) warns insurers that buildings insurance arranged for individual flats carries a significant risk of underinsurance. Commonly, buildings insurance is taken out on the whole block by the freeholder of the property and the premium split between … Read More

A new breed of mediator, a fresh approach to dispute resolution. A new mediation and dispute resolution service has been launched to offer a flexible, creative, fresh and cost effective approach to claims settlement. Expedite Resolution’s central focus is to … Read More