The US bill to expand the Iran Sanctions Act is being watched keenly by the (re)insurance world, reports Katherine Blackler
Reinsurance | 08 Mar 2010
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.
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03 Mar 2010
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
Insurers need to now up the momentum in their design and implementation efforts for Solvency II, urges Stephen Lucas.
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23 Feb 2010
Preparing for Solvency IIis turning out to be a much bigger challenge than many initially anticipated. Sam Barrett reports on what companies are doing to scale up in time.
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23 Feb 2010
Now entering its third year, Leigh Jackson assesses take-up and any tangible benefits of the CII's corporate chartered
status for brokers.
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16 Feb 2010
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.
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16 Feb 2010
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.
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16 Feb 2010
The insurance industry has been urged to put plans in place to manage an increase in injured claimants requesting periodical payment orders.
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16 Feb 2010
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.
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16 Feb 2010
Andrew Power urges insurers to focus on the opportunities Solvency II creates, rather than getting bogged down in the mechanics of implementation.
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16 Feb 2010
Insurer thinking has evolved over the issue of Solvency II and Sam Barrett explains how they are being won round to seeing the potential benefits of implementation.
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16 Feb 2010
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.
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10 Feb 2010
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?
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10 Feb 2010
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.
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10 Feb 2010
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.
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10 Feb 2010
Alex Arterton explains how the prospect of more demanding capital requirements is already shaping insurer strategies.
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10 Feb 2010
With implementation deadlines for Solvency II fast approaching, Sam Barrett looks at how these are driving market developments and insurer action.
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10 Feb 2010
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.
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10 Feb 2010
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.
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10 Feb 2010
In this extended roundtable discussion, group editor-in-chief Ant Gould and industry big hitters from the UK and continental Europe consider the progress made by (re)insurance as the once-distant spectre of Solvency II now looms large and close
Reinsurance | 08 Feb 2010
With the number of people in the UK being diagnosed with diabetes increasing dramatically, Ian Bridge
says insurers should alert their motor customers to be more aware of the
legal implications.
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03 Feb 2010
With the Environmental Liability Directive finally becoming law in the UK last March, Alan Dobson examines whether its effect has been as hard hitting as predicted.
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03 Feb 2010
Group litigation orders are increasingly common in the UK but, rather than striking fear into insurers' hearts, Jim Bryant explains how they present opportunities.
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27 Jan 2010
The credit crunch threatens to bring a rise in directors' and officers' claims. Jane Bernstein investigates whether this threat is becoming a reality and how this is affecting sales of the product.
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27 Jan 2010
With the Competition Commission poised to bring a new case against point of sale payment protection insurance, Leigh Jackson asks what now for the sector — and where might the regulator point its finger next?
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27 Jan 2010
The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill went to the House of Lords late last year, aimed at updating the Third Parties Act of 1930. Terry Donaghy looks at the implications this has for insurers.
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19 Jan 2010
With fraud costing insurers £1.8bn in 2009, Daniel Dunkley explores the validity and effectiveness of voice stress analysis technology, once hailed as a 'silver bullet' for the industry.
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19 Jan 2010
Andrew Parker examines the proposals unveiled last week by the Jackson report and considers the implications they hold for insurers, claimants and the legal sector.
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19 Jan 2010
Mark Williamson takes a look at the importance of positioning your brand correctly, and the perils and pitfalls that can occur if you make a mistake in tying your brand to another entity.
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13 Jan 2010
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