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English courts show willingness to interpret fraud widely

Cavell USA and Randall v Seaton Insurance Company and Stonewall Insurance Company (Court of Appeal — 16 December 2010).

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

Secondary measures decision is upheld

Supershield v Siemens Building Technologies FE (Court of Appeal — 20 January 2010)

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

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Music case highlights the folly of unreasonable litigation

Far Out Productions v Unilever UK & CN Holdings and others (High Court of Justice — 16 December 2009)

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

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Legal Update - Scottish credit hire: A common courtesy?

Credit hire issues have again hit the headlines. Julie Keenan reports on a Scottish case involving a professional rugby player and looks at the evolving case law north of the border.

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

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Fire Risks - Timber Frame: The burning issue

Timber frame construction has seen a massive resurgence in the past couple of years. Stefan Bramwell and Chris Dee look at the benefits and the risks involved.

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

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Outsourcing - India: The evolution of India

India is no longer
being treated as a place to just outsource menial functions. Edward Murray reports on the evolution of the market to include core corporate activities.

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

Anxiety over fire engineering

Insurers were among the most heavily criticised groups in a recent interview-based survey on attitudes towards fire-engineered building solutions.

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

Doug Barnett Axa

Poor MI still limits industry influence on government

<p>Property insurers were urged to boost the level of large fire loss reports currently being submitted to the industry's online database, after the level so far recorded revealed a "misalignment" with reality.

Post | 10 Mar 2010 secure

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Spreading the insurance message in Latin America

Could the Haitian earthquake lead to the dawn of insurance for all in Latin America? Amador Torrealba considers the region's options

Reinsurance | 08 Mar 2010

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Rehabilitation - Multi-track: A patchwork of approaches

How can insurers and lawyers improve the rehabilitation process for those who have suffered serious injuries?
Andrew Underwood looks at the advances made in this field.

Post | 03 Mar 2010 secure

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Professionalism: Aldermanbury Declaration - Something to declare

The Aldermanbury Declaration sets out some ambitious proposals. Lynn Rouse reports on the ideas put forward and details the task force's vision for 2013.

Post | 03 Mar 2010

Legal Analysis - School Liability: Holding the line

The recent case against Ridgeway school raised important questions.
Nick Yates examines why the case needed to be fought.

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Legal analysis - fraudulent misrepresentation: Love my tender

When does an ambitious sales pitch become a fraud? Dipti Hunter and Michael Williams report on the difficulties in proving fraudulent misreprentation.

Post | 23 Feb 2010 secure

Legal analysis - Storm Claims: Covered by snow?

Stuart White examines cases of when snow is causative of damage and the all-important definition of storm.

Post | 23 Feb 2010 secure

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Motor Claims 2010: Creating harmony

With the perfect scenario for
vehicle replacement still a long
way off, Brendan Keane
examines whether recent
developments are taking the
industry towards it.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Peter Hinchliffe FOS

Motor Claims 2010: Ombudsman calls for credit hire clarity

The Financial Ombudsman Service's lead insurance specialist has called for clarity on behalf of consumers around the use of credit hire operators in the insurance industry.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Motor Claims 2010: ABI calls for MoJ reforms co-operation

The Association of British Insurers has called on its members and the legal profession to work together to ensure the Ministry of Justice's new motor claims handling process is a success.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Graham Dickinson DWF

Motor Claims 2010: Insurers must plan for PPO increase

The insurance industry has been urged to put plans in place to manage an increase in injured claimants requesting periodical payment orders.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Motor Claims 2010 - Axa: performance up following GTA exit

Axa Insurance's withdrawal from the Association of British Insurers' general terms of agreement has been good for the insurer's performance, according to its technical manager for motor claims.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Andy MacKay

Motor Claims 2010: Police chiefs seek help from insurers on fraud

Insurer capital and information could prove vital in the fight against fraud, according to detective chief inspector Andy MacKay of the Association of Chief Police Officers' Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

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Motor Claims 2010: Time issues worry Zurich boss

Ministry of Justice personal injury reforms will place greater time constraints on insurers than claimant lawyers, according to Tony Emms, motor claims director at Zurich.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Neil Drane MIB

Motor Claims 2010 - MIB: data accuracy crucial for CIE success

The Motor Insurers' Bureau has warned that the Motor Insurance Database must be accurate for the continuous insurance enforcement scheme to be a success.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Andy MacKay

Motor Claims 2010: CPS decides on fraud

The nature of insurance fraud makes it difficult for the Crown Prosecution Service to take such cases to court, according to detective chief inspector Andy MacKay, of the Association of Chief Police Officers' Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

Richard Webster

News analysis: Merlin Refinancing - Magic lessons

Merlin Claims Services recently breached its banking covenants, triggering it to seek a refinancing deal. Jonathan Swift talks to CEO Richard Webster about the perils of boom-time private equity backed deals.

Post | 16 Feb 2010 secure

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Business Interruption - Valuations: Setting sums

The risk of commercial underinsurance can leave brokers in the firing line and the insured financially distressed. Terri Adams and Richard Powell report on how this can be avoided.

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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Public Sector - Reserving: Emerging into the sun?

After the harsh winter, John O'Neill takes a look at the challenges facing local authorities in terms of reserving for future events. Is the outlook still bleak or is the sun on the horizon?

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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Public Sector - Road Maintenance: The big freeze

With much criticism being levelled at local authorities for their handling of the recent heavy snowfall, Caroline Elson details the defence against winter maintenance claims.

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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Public Sector - Road Maintenance: Smoothing things over

With a pothole being repaired every 33 seconds in England and Wales, Edward Murray reports on the issue of public liability claims concerning this road hazard.

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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News analysis: Financial Services Bill - Nuts and bolts

The Financial Services Bill is going through the legilslative process. Daniel Preddy and Martin Langley explain why more debate is needed about some of the proposals.

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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News analysis: Scottish LIon - Sting in the tail

Although the Scottish Lion appeal was a victory for creditor democracy, many legal arguments over solvent schemes of arrangement remain to be settled.
Tim Goodger and Ed Stanley explain how the judgment places a heavy burden on scheme administrators to prove what they are doing is fair.

Post | 10 Feb 2010 secure

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