Claims
Ward Evans makes Welsh move.
Ambitious broker Ward Evans Group is looking to boost its local representation with satellite office...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Air travellers who claim to have suffered blood clots due to "economy class syndrome"...
Lloyd's offers Names settlement.
Lloyd's has halted its debt collection activities against non-paying Names and provided details of a...
Is the price right?
Lloyd's capacity auctions have successfully allocated almost $9m of syndicate capacity in their first five years, but why do prices remain so low? Robert C.B. Miller investigates.
US trial trends.
Unicover, Equitas, the disclosure of documents, extra-contractual damages and arbitration have all figured in US reinsurance cases in the last year. Michael Knoerzer, Larry Schiffer and Stephen Kennedy of law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae review…
Wilson v First County Trust - Court of Appeal 23 November 2000.
The claimant borrowed £5000 from a loan company putting up her car as security. A document fee of £2...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Macclesfield-based the Boll-ington Group has appointed Anne Cranny as senior personal lines account ...
Chester Street arranges protection
The directors of Chester Street Insurance Holdings, formerly Iron Trades Holdings, have issued a sche...
Driver negligent for exceeding 'safe' speed.
In the recent case of Webb v Darbon, heard in the High Court, a young boy received a settlement of £...
In a spin.
This year, the pensions shake-up and the government's new savings plans, have thrown the life sector into a spin and, as a result, insurers have been forced to move into the 21st century with a rethink of their outmoded practices, says Keith Sankey.
De Montfort and CNA tie up
UK insurer De Montfort Insurance Company and CNA Surety Corporation have formed a strategic alliance ...
Law Society slams Home Bill.
The Law Society has slammed the government's plans to impose criminal penalties on home sellers who ...
Life takes a downer.
Ratings company Standard & Poor's has warned that life insurers' ratings are set to drop further aft...
Railtrack calls for claims protocol.
Railtrack has called on other industries to adopt the railway industry's claims protocol, which it s...
Lincoln renews UK push.
US insurer Lincoln National is set to make a renewed push for new UK business, two months after it s...
RSA signs CTC pension system.
Royal & Sun Alliance has signed up to use technology specialist CTC's pensions solution system as it...
Making a good first impression.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Directors fail to understand risk.
The majority of risk managers in the financial services sector believe their directors do not fully ...
Code's value in the claims.
The Association of British Insurers' new claims code came in for some flak from Richard Hanson-James...
US Reliance: Lloyd's fears.
The impending collapse of US insurer Reliance National could have serious consequences for the Lloyd...
Spanner in the works.
Employee fraud is preventing some businesses from achieving success. Fidelity insurance means companies need not pay the ultimate price for the actions of dishonest workers. Neil McCarthy reports.
Tactical advances.
The costs associated with no win, no fee cases are beginning to be felt by the insurance industry as claimants seek to recover success fees and after-the-event premiums. Laura Wilkin advises insurers to be pro-active in their handling of such cases.
Hope for the environment.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott may have failed in his bid to bring about a global plan for clim...
Tarbuck v Avon High Court 11 November 2000.
The claimant was a solicitor whose client had legal expenses insurance. After losing her case, th...