Claims
PI scheme to cut through red tape
Broker Fabien Risk Services and insurer PI Direct have designed a professional indemnity scheme for ...
Agreement over combined fraud approach
Cunningham Lindsey fraud management director Mike Boon and I are in broad agreement given his reply ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Churchill this week confirmed that, in light of Vic Reeves' drink driving charge, it has given its b...
Apil attempts to salvage EL pilot
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers was today due to call for the resurrection of the governm...
US Asbestos bill faces more flak
Opposition is continuing to grow to the asbestos settlement legislation introduced last week in the US Senate.
Fabien and PI Direct partner on new broker indemnity scheme
Fabien Risk Services, in partnership with PI Direct's broker-dedicated trading arm PI Brokerlink, are launching a professional indemnity scheme for brokers called Broker Protect
Bodily Injury Claims Management to hold conference
The Bodily Injury Claims Management Association will hold its first conference next month focusing o...
Confused duties when acting for two parties
Hilton v Barker Booth and Eastwood (a firm) (House of Lords - 3 February 2005)
Human rights cases raise complex issues
Commentary
Offensive rather than defensive on smoking
Rather than pouring money into defending passive smoking claims (PM, 7 April, p1), Norwich Union sho...
Fraudline is a deterrent
Cunningham Lindsey UK's Fraudline campaign for local authorities has proved itself to be a deterrent...
Lloyd's boss fights seat
A senior Lloyd's figure has joined the former chief executive of the International Underwriting Agen...
A pain in the neck
Motor Report
An independent streak
Rehabilitation
No change in Cathedral rating
A.M. Best has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2010, managed by Cathedral Underwriting Limited.
S&P withdraws CRP ratings
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has affirmed its 'BBB+' insurer financial strength ratings on two subsidiaries of French reinsurer SCOR: Bermuda-based Commercial Risk Reinsurance and Vermont-domiciled Commercial Risk Re-Insurance (collectively, CRP) and then…
Technology use could see insurers drop fraud guard
I have a brief contribution to make to the debate about using technology or skills to identify suspi...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Berrymans Lace Mawer has appointed three new partners. Jeremy Cama will be based in the Dubai office...
Incisive Media's Rehabilitation First Awards entries
Next Monday marks the last chance for entries to Incisive Media's Rehabilitation First Awards. The c...
Appointment at Garwyn
Garwyn has made a string of appointments. Howard North has been appointed claims technician at Harro...
More than another plea for industry unity
It was good to see British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Eric Galbraith call for gr...
Legal figure pours scorn on new EL pilot
The government's attempt to resurrect its employers' liability fast-track pilot is doomed to failure...
Marsh UK reveals 750 redundancies as part of new plan
Marsh today announced the details of its new model for conducting business in the UK which includes 750 possible redundancies and centralising business functions.
Rehab protocols watered down
The pre-action protocol for personal injury claims has failed to give rehabilitation the boost promi...