Garwyn
Former insurance business development head Laurence Ives jailed for sexual offences against children
Laurence Ives, 55, of Western Road, Leigh, has been jailed for four years and placed on the sex offender register for ten years for committing 15 sexual offences against children.
Garwyn Ireland and Associated Loss Adjusters to rebrand as Davies Ireland
Garwyn Ireland and Associated Loss Adjusters will trade as Davies Ireland with managing director of Garwyn Ireland Peter Haran to lead the new group.
Davies’ Coombes takes on Garwyn growth remit
Davies Group chief commercial officer Darren Coombes has been handed an expanded role that will see him take on responsibility for growth and development at Garwyn.
Garwyn and Davies liability launches following internal appointments
Davies Group has followed up its acquisition of specialist liability loss adjuster Garwyn by combining its existing offering to form Garwyn and Davies liability.
Pro completes Tawa demerger as Niemczewski eyes global focus
Pro Insurance Solutions has confirmed the demerger of Tawa’s risk and investment divisions.
Interview: Dan Saulter: Hitting the ground running
When Dan Saulter was announced as chief executive at Davies, many in the market were surprised. He explains why he is the right man for the job and why the recent swathe of storms held no fears for him.
Ex-First Assist boss Ellen to become Barbon chairman
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Simon Ellen as its new chairman with effect from 1 February.
Garwyn boasts 69% portal retention rate
Davies Group-owned Garwyn has reported a retention rate for liability claims with the Ministry of Justice portal 20% above the industry average.
Adjusters sceptical over ‘organic growth’ plans after Davies seals Garwyn deal
Sources say Davies CEO Saulter’s background points to further M&A activity.
Saulter pledges organic growth focus after Garwyn buy
Davies chief executive Dan Saulter says his business will focus on growing through contract wins and recruitment rather than acquisition after it today sealed a deal to acquire Garwyn.
Davies confirms Garwyn acquisition
Davies has confirmed a deal to acquire specialist loss adjuster Garwyn.
Davies inks Garwyn deal
Loss adjuster Davies last night completed a deal to acquire Garwyn, Post understands.
Loss Adjuster Listings 2013
More about the companies in the 2013 loss adjuster listings.
Piper Alpha: 25 years on
A quarter of a century on from the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster, how has the industry learnt from the difficulties it faced in the aftermath – and what has been done to stop such a tragedy occurring again?
Davies and Garwyn tight-lipped on acquisition rumours
Loss adjusters Davies and Garwyn are refusing to be drawn on growing market speculation of an acquisition, with Davies as the senior partner.
Garwyn Group reveals £4.25m of cost savings in 2012 as it returns to profit
Garwyn Group has returned to profit after revealing savings of £4.25m in 2012 when it cut its headcount by 53 to 164.
Tim Ablett passes away
The much respected insurance veteran Tim Ablett passed away at the weekend.
Garwyn issues key considerations ahead of the EL/PL protocol
Specialist liability adjuster Garwyn Group has issued a guidance list of key considerations for insurers, brokers, self-insured business and public bodies as they prepare for the launch of the PL/EL RTA protocol and portal.
Fixed costs scheme to reduce liability costs by 50%
The introduction of fixed fees for personal injury cases conducted through the road traffic accident portal could bring the defendants’ costs down by 50%, according to Garwyn.
Risk costs could be cut by 50% in proposed EL/PL claims regime
Garwyn Group estimates that defendant’s risk costs could be reduced by half under the fixed costs scheme currently outlined.