Claims
A clear sign.
Joanna Makin asks whether the writing is on the wall for insurers of schools and education authorities as parents become increasingly likely to claim damages for a child's poor performance.
CGU results poles apart
CGU has reported that new life and pensions business increased last year largely on the back of the c...
Taiwan plans earthquake authority
The Taiwanese authorities are planning to set up a government-backed scheme to offer earthquake cover...
Court decision reversal exposes Equitable
The Appeal Court has overturned an earlier ruling which would have allowed the mutually owned Equitab...
First things first.
As rumours abound over Zurich Financial Services' intentions over City bete noire Royal and Sun Alli...
New IFA service.
Tunbridge Wells Equitable has launched a new IFA service, Pi. By joining the Pi club, advisers will ...
Law could call 'cut' on candid cameras.
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights will be incorporated into English law for...
Crackdown on claims 'crooks'.
Unqualified claims assessors face regulation for the first time under proposals currently being cons...
Clerical's admin system for stakeholder.
Clerical Medical has signed a contract for a new pensions administrations system with software provi...
Insurers off the hook in asbestos claim.
A House of Lords ruling means insurance companies may escape massive losses in one of the largest as...
Wrong can't be put right.
Bouygues UK v Dahl-Jenson UK Technology & Construction Court 17 November 1999 Judge Dyson re...
Stakeholder back on track.
The stakeholder pension initiative is back on track after the government shifted its position in key...
Counselling: It's not good to talk.
Intensive counselling given to victims of serious disasters could be doing them more harm than good,...
Commentary - Having their work cut out.
Reading tea leaves is often a more rewarding occupation for lawyers than trying to interpret the twi...
The trusty pitfalls of rehab.
While I applaud PM's Rehabilitation First Campaign, I feel we may all be missing one vital point. ...
Names to fight on.
The last major legal action against Lloyd's by disaffected Names faces an embarrassing setback after...
Pension plans back on track
The insurance industry has welcomed the government's draft regulations on stakeholder pensions. The A...
Axa box clever in PI at Lloyd's.
Axa Re has moved into professional indemnity, writing business from a box at Lloyd's. Heading the...
Unum under fire in the Commons.
MPs of all parties have demanded regulation of permanent health insurance claims. A 90-minute adj...
Insurer warns government it is heading for pensions scandal
A leading insurer will today warn the government it could create a new pensions mis-selling scandal w...
The test of time.
Reinsurers may have to show prejudice to get redress against insurers for late notice of possible losses. Peter Chaffetz and Philip Goodman report.
There's no reason not to sign up to rehab code.
With regard to Swiss Re's refusal to sign up to the Rehabilitation First campaign (PM, 2 December, p...
A job for the bosses.
Steve Delaney explains why employers have a crucial role to play if rehabilitation is to be embraced in the UK.
Appointment at Johnstone Douglas.
John Carr has joined corporate benefit and financial planning consultants Johnstone Douglas as assoc...