Reportage - Biba focus: Seminar programme for day one
The Biba 2010 day one seminar programme.
Wednesday 19 May, 16.10 - 17.00
Stream one
Claims wars - the motor session
Patrick Smith, chairman of Swinton and Biba, Phil Bird, director of claims at Groupama Insurances and David Sandhu, chief executive of Ai Claims Solutions
Fingers crossed that this will be a rather fraught affair with an insurer, a broker and a claims management company talking about claims. They will discuss the Jackson report, new rules from the Ministry of Justice and insurers' withdrawal from the Association of British
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