Analysis
CPS must demonstrate race is a not a factor
Alder v Chief Constable of Humberside (Court of Appeal - 4 December 2006)
A breath of fresh air
South-west
Them and US
US Securities Class Actions
The customer is always right
League tables: home insurance
The eagle has landed
UK Class Actions
Time to do your duty
Broker Duty
Commentary - HAVS cases shed further light on limitation issue
A review of constructive knowledge following two HAVS ("Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome") cases handed down by the Court of Appeal on successive days in November 2006
Watch your step
Professional Negligence
Bridging the gap
Pension Schemes
Bursting the balloon
Payment Protection
Non-complying claim is not a bar to fresh action
Richardson v Watson and another (Court of Appeal - 6 December 2006)
Trouble ahead
Brokers' professional indemnity
NHS Trust: first duty is to employees
Buck and others v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (Court of Appeal - 23 November 2006)
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Operational risk management
News - Markel president lambasts Lloyd's aviation strategy
Markel president Tony Markel has launched a scathing attack on Lloyd's recent willingness to accept ...
News - Ironshore starts underwriting after $1bn fundraising
Bermuda reinsurance start-up Ironshore has raised more than $1bn through a private placement of its ...
News - Marsh establishes $1bn sidecar
Marsh has broken its post-Spitzer duck by once again making a substantial investment in the underwri...
How to find your oasis of profitable growth in the Gulf States
Regional profile: Persian Gulf
News - Talbot poaches teams, announces 6% capacity rise
Lloyd's underwriter Talbot is increasing the capacity of its Syndicate 1183 to £325m for the 2007 ye...
Environmentally friendly?
Environment
Fine art and specie - Fac for art's sake
With Jackson Pollock, Klimt and Picasso paintings recently selling for astronomical figures, fine-art fac reinsurance should be in heavy demand. But what is the market actually like? Marcus Alcock reports
News - North Korea takes reinsurers to court in $50m claim
North Korea is currently engaged in a reinsurance dispute being heard in the High Court in London. ...
Financial institutions - Move over, small fry!
Mairi Mallon reports on a highly competitive and dislocated bankers' blanket bond (BBB) market. With increasingly sophisticated crime and a shift toward larger carriers, how long can the savage competition last?
Amusement parks - Profitable amusement
Jeremy Golden reports on insuring the fast-growing and highly specialised theme and amusement parks business