Sentences with phrase «of claims management companies»

Practitioners in the travel sector have been encouraged by the Government's recent commitment to tightening the regulation of claims management companies, who offer support to consumers in making a claim for compensation.
Introducing his Bill, Straw said: «Often such claims are for whiplash, which is not so much an injury, more a profitable invention of the human imagination — undiagnosable except by third - rate doctors in the pay of the claims management companies or personal injury lawyers.
The House of Commons transport committee had argued that raising the limit could reduce access to justice and encourage the growth of claims management companies.
There has been a noticeable increase in claims on the back of claims management companies who are aggressively marketing travellers both in resort and on social media.
We suspect the real battleground will be on the restrictions on QOCS, regulation of claims management companies and, potentially, on claimant costs.
The impact of raising the small claims limit to # 5,000 for RTA - related whiplash claims, and of raising the small claims limit to # 2,000 for personal injury claims more generally, taking account of the planned move towards online court procedures and the potential impact of this policy on the role of claims management companies and on the operation of the market for «before the event» legal expenses insurance.
On regulation of Claims Management Companies: «Poorly regulated Claims Management Companies have been hiking up the cost of insurance for far too long.
Modernising the civil justice system Welcomed the Government review of claims management company regulation Delivering MedCo to bring rigour to personal injury claims Securing mandatory lawyers checks of a claimant's personal injury claims history
The Insurance Fraud Taskforce report published in January 2016 called for more stringent enforcement of claims management company regulation and a tougher approach by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to fraud.

Not exact matches

• Navicure, a company backed by Bain Capital, is nearing a deal to acquire ZirMed Inc, a Louisville, Ky. - based provider of cloud claims management solutions.
In the opinion of the Company's management, a discussion of loss reserve development is meaningful to users of the financial statements as it allows them to assess the impact between prior and current year development on incurred claims and claim adjustment expenses, net and core income (loss), and changes in claims and claim adjustment expense reserve levels from period to period.
In the opinion of the Company's management, adjusted book value per share is useful in an analysis of a property casualty company's book value per share as it removes the effect of changing prices on invested assets (i.e., net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax), which do not have an equivalent impact on unpaid claims and claim adjustment expense reCompany's management, adjusted book value per share is useful in an analysis of a property casualty company's book value per share as it removes the effect of changing prices on invested assets (i.e., net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax), which do not have an equivalent impact on unpaid claims and claim adjustment expense recompany's book value per share as it removes the effect of changing prices on invested assets (i.e., net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax), which do not have an equivalent impact on unpaid claims and claim adjustment expense reserves.
In the letter, Wintergreen expresses «deep disappointment» in Coca - Cola's compensation plan, and claims the plan to be an «unnecessarily large transfer of wealth from Coca - Cola's shareholders to members if the company's management team.»
To add insult to injury, some of the camp - dwellers were so desperate for more time that they were reportedly scammed into paying a man who claimed to work with the property owner's management company and promised them an extension.
Bain claims it now builds consensus at all management levels of a client company and encourages line managers rather than Bain consultants to present reports to the chief executive.
Billionaire investor William Ackman in 2012 claimed the company was running a pyramid scheme, recruiting members with a promise of payment for enrolling others in distribution, rather than depending on the actual sale of its nutritional supplements and weight management products.
Ackman, who runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has been betting against Herbalife shares since 2012, claiming the company is a pyramid scheme — where new investors unwittingly fund the profits of older investors.
Student loan refinancing remains a big business for the company, which claims 300,000 customers and $ 20 billion in loans extended; but SoFi also has expanded gradually into other types of financial products, including personal loans, mortgages, wealth - management products, and insurance.
It's not hard to see why we have a plethora of one - size - fits - all business advice dispensed by management gurus and bestselling authors, either extracting so - called universal principles from a few case studies, or claiming to dissect a new trend that winning companies are already exploiting.
The company claims former mining magnate and prominent philanthropist Seymour Schulich, and Rotman School of Management dean Roger Martin as investors.
Chunyu, a Chinese mobile healthcare app company that connects patients and doctors, raised $ 50 million from China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Rushan Venture Capital under DunAn Holding Group, Pavilion Capital run by Temasek, and BlueRun Ventures, and HealthEdge, a provider of a cloud - based or on - site integrated financial, administrative and clinical software platform for healthcare payers focusing on medical claims and benefits management brought in $ 30 million
Glaucus claims that Blue Sky inflates the value of its investments, and that its published fee - earning assets under management figure is not the $ 4 billion the company presents, but less than $ 1.5 billion.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
«It grows earnings not so much by the brilliance of management or the diversity of their operations, as Welch and Immelt claim, but through the acquisition of companies (more than 100 companies in each of the last five years) using high - powered, high P / E multiple GE stock or cheap near Treasury Bill yielding commercial paper.
BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.
Uber investors at the end of June ousted CEO Travis Kalanick after months of controversy, including claims that sexual harassment and sexism within the company went unchecked by management.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
The management countered such claims We would like to reassure our shareholders that there has been no material change to the previously announced strong fundamentals of the company.
Founded by the principal partners and management team of the 45 - location Claim Jumper Restaurants in 2011, West Coast Prime Meats was formed as a spinoff company to cut steaks for white tablecloth eateries.
Billionaire businessman owner of Global Fleet, Jimoh Ibrahim, has responded to claims that his multi-billion Naira assests are up for seizure by the Assets Management Company of Nigeria over a N50billion debt issue.
Responding to the query from the company, the bank claimed that it blocked the accounts on an instruction from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); and this was done without even notifying the management of the company.
«The ABI has an unparalleled record of delivering complex, industry - led projects in partnership with Government, such as FloodRe to ensure affordable flood insurance for households at high risk, and MedCo, to protect customers against unscrupulous claims management companies.
PRI says the company's finances are increasingly strong, the result of an «ongoing effort since 2009 to reform its management, governance, operations, actuarial and claims practices and procedures, and overall financial footing.»
The statement added: «Contrary to claims in a statement released to the media by the management of The SUN, no employee of the media outfit was molested or intimidated for the few minutes that operatives of the commission spent in the premises of the company.
«Though the full ramifications of the investigation they claimed to be carrying out has not been made known to the management of Daily Trust, the abduction of Krishi is the height of intimidation visited upon this company since January 26, 2018 following the publication of a paid advertisement which the governor of Jigawa State had taken exception to.
The workers are claiming the management of the company has failed to pay their salaries for the past six months, noting all attempts at getting their outstanding salaries paid have not yielded positive results hence their latest action.
In an interview with eWEEK, Paxton Cooper, senior director of platform product management at RIM, said the company is continuing to better enable its developers to more easily and effectively deliver apps for the 50 million BlackBerry users the company claims as customers.
Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity.
Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity.
Beware of credit counseling or debt management companies who claim themselves to be a non-profit institution when in actually, they are far from being one.
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its various subsidiaries, covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, claims processing and exposure management.
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its subsidiaries, covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, claims processing and exposure management services.
When I ask if there is an electronic audit trail from my checking account to the management company in Nevada, all I get is evasive mumbo jumbo about check clearing procedures which my bank claims it is ignorant of without said endorsement.
All claims companies must be regulated for claims management activities and will have a reference to check (e.g. CRM1234) on the Ministry of Justice database.
All claims companies must be regulated for claims management activities and will have a reference to check (eg CRM1234) on the Ministry of Justice database.
Fear not, since the start of 2015 the Legal Ombudsman has been able to help with complaints about claims management companies.
Fear not — since the start of 2015 the Legal Ombudsman has been able to help with complaints about claims management companies.
Well, that's what management will invariably claim... but if that's true, shouldn't this compelling growth already be blindingly obvious from a company's last 5 & 10 years of financials?
Receivership involves defending the customer assets, changing the management, wiping out the common stock and a portion of the bondholders» claims, continuing the operation of the institution in receivership, and eventually selling or reissuing the company to private ownership, leaving the bondholders with the residual.
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