Claims
Tales of the unexpected
The courts have demonstrated the different ways insurance fraud can be dealt with. However, Gavin Rees and Paul Lowe report on how some of the findings are, on the face of it, unexpected.
Taking precautions
Many have warned workplace legislation regulation could result in a swell of employment-related claims. Louise Meeson looks at how employment practices liability insurance could help stem the tide.
Keeping schtum
With the end of the case of Wasa v Lexington, David Murphy and Leon Taylor explain that what the House of Lords did not say, rather than just what it did, seems to be far more revealing.
Redevelopment reaction
Paula Whittell reports on the Corby Group Litigation, and the implications it could have for local authorities, developers, steel producers and their insurers.
Lloyds TSB pilot to trial in-house loss adjusting
GI FD Steve Hughes outlined 16 week pilot.
Madoff finance boss pleads guilty
Frank DiPascali, the former CFO of Bernard Madoff, has pleaded guilty for his role in the $65bn fraud.
Crawford reports $88.1m second quarter loss
However, CEO Jeffrey Bowman sees "encouraging signs" in business.
Second quake hits Tokyo
Earthquake hits early Tuesday morning and damages main motorway south of the capital.
Preliminary losses from Typhoon Morakot not ruinous for Taiwanese insurers, say reports
Taiwanese Central Re notes that a large amount of business risks affected shared with foreign reinsurers.
Typhoon Morakot batters Asia
Typhoon Morakot struck the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and China with government reports of widespread damage.
Strong quake jolts Tokyo
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck Tokyo on Sunday.
Stand by for action
Paula Jefferson and Louise Hawkyard examine the 'cottage industry' surrounding pre-action disclosure applications, steps to avoid them and when insurers should challenge the call to pay costs.
Modelling for the masses
Financial models have traditionally been seen as the preserve of technical boffins but the insurance industry's senior managers will need to have more than a passing understanding of what they mean in coming years, explains Andrew Harley.
Not just for geeks
With increasing pressure on insurance management to understand the outputs of financial modelling, Rachel Gordon finds out if firms are heeding the call.
Georgia on my mind
While big may no longer be viewed as beautiful, Jeffrey Bowman argues that global businesses can attain unrivalled levels of transparency and compliance. The boss of Crawford & Company tells Mairi MacDonald how his firm is unfazed by today's testing…
