claims management News

Hamilton Underwriting Appoints Novae’s Holland as Claims Director

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 …

TPA Gallagher Bassett Names McNamara as Managing Director, Australia

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 …

American Claims Management Tapped for Constitution Insurance’s Claims Management

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 …

Crawford & Company Adds Managing Director to American Aviation Team in Miami

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 …

York Acquires Bickmore in California

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 …

$1.6M Rating Adjustment for Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association

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 …

National Interstate Partners with International Motorcoach Group

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, …

Lloyd’s Marks First Anniversary of ‘Claims Transformation Program’

“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.” …

Brown Named VP of Claims Management for PowerGuard in Southern California

PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services named Hilton Brown as vice president of claims management. Brown has 22 years of experience, and specializes in claims management and client advocacy. Brown will oversee claims review, audits, and management plus the development of new …