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Legal Focus: Review of the Year
Credit crunch link to rise in potential HNW fraud
Fraudulent property claims are on the rise as the impact of the credit crunch reverberates through a...
Now is the opportunity to play a pivotal role in risk
Risk and insurance managers have never had it so good. The need for firms to have good risk manageme...
Information fishing expeditions ruled out
Gwelhayl Ltd v Midas Construction Ltd and Bailey Partnership (Queen's Bench Division - 16 September 2008)
Credit hire case sets fraud claim precedent
Farrell and Short v Birmingham City Council and Direct Accident Management Services Ltd (Birmingham County Court - 1 October 2008)
Plaques bill could trigger U-turn
Financial wrangling could stop the Scottish government overturning a House of Lords decision to halt...
KGM: some CHOs are changing
Two appeal cases that found in favour of KGM Motor Insurance have supported insurers in their legal ...
EA hit by "but for" rule
The Environment Agency v Ellis (Court of Appeal - 17 October 2008)
Asbestos claims spike will be delayed
Nick Pargeter, partner at Berrymans Lace Mawer, gave insurers the lowdown on current theories explai...
Focusing in on the issues
Legal Focus: EL trigger decision
Year of adjustment
Review of the Year: Loss adjusting
Zurich: "Media has vital role"
The media has a vital role to play in the fight against fraud, according to Zurich claims fraud inve...
MP calls for retention of employers' liability database
MP John Hemming has raised concerns in Parliament over moves to remove the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 that mandates the retention by employers of insurance certificates for at least 40 years.
Endurance to sell UK business - sources
Endurance, the Bermudian (re)insurer, is to sell its UK insurance business, industry sources told Reinsurance.
MYI recruits new executive director
International loss adjuster MYI, said it has appointed David Gillan as executive director. .
Lexington appoints new CEO after Kelley resignation
AIG has named Peter Eastwood as president and chief executive officer of Lexington Insurance Company, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance and the nation's leading Surplus Lines carrier.
D&O writers bracing for high stakes litigation
D&O underwriters, as well as errors and omissions insurance providers who have financial institutions as clients, are now bracing for a new wave of claims driven by mega-bankruptcies and government-takeovers that have wiped out billions of private…
Vietnam insurance industry expected to grow 12% in 2009
(BestWire) - Vietnam's Ministry of Finance said the insurance industry is expected to post an average growth rate of 12% to 13% in 2009, higher than the forecast growth of 8.22% this year.
AEGIS snags senior casualty liability underwriter from AIG Europe
AEGIS London, the UK-based subsidiary of AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited), has appointed Paula Restrepo as a casualty liability underwriter.
Appointment at Liberty
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, part of Liberty International, has recruited Didier Robin as vice-p...
Questgates property launch
Questgates has launched a new dedicated third-party property damage service after identifying what i...
Willis reveals N2 names
Willis has revealed the names of the first members who have joined Willis N2, its new partnership wi...
Reservation code agreed
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has agreed a code with insurers setting out guideline...
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