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Riot Act: pressure mounts for repeal as police cost burden deepens
Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that those suffering losses as a result of the recent outbreaks of violence, destruction and looting across England will have 42 days — rather than the 14 prescribed by statute — to claim compensation from the…
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
Legal update - Quinn: Keeping it confidential
The decision in Quinn v Law Society raised a series of questions around the issue of client confidentiality. Felix Zimmermann looks at whether answers have been forthcoming in the year since the judgment.
Riot update - Legal implications: Rioters without a cause?
The dust may now be settling on the riots across England, but the debate about legal implications for the insurance market will continue to rage on. Ros Jones and Alex Booth assess the main coverage issues from the perspective of insurers, reinsurers and…
Risk update - Asbestos: Kept safe from harm
With the European Commission ordering the UK to amend legislation to ensure maintenance and repair workers are fully protected from asbestos, John Toms investigates the implications for the insurance industry.
Disaster recovery - SME: Dealing with disaster
SMEs would flounder in the face of a disaster, with a large proportion going out of business completely. Edward Murray asks why, therefore, it remains so hard to get them to engage with disaster recovery planning.
Lew report: Lay witness views dismissed as judge backs council in manhole trip case
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Ruling continues the evolution of motorcyclist accident liability
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Pupil’s appeal on school hall slip-up proves a damp squib
This law report was contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Post Magazine – 25 August 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Ecclesiastical hit with £419m catastrophe costs
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has managed to make a pre-tax profit of £15.6m despite a £7.6m loss in the first half of the year and catastrophe claims costs of £419m.
Ex-Swiftcover CEO Blowers back with new online start-up - Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include online insurance broker Qmetric has been granted full Financial Services Authority approval and is said to be a “few weeks” away from adding three major…
US insurers lost $27bn on H1 catastrophes
AM Best estimates US insurers’ pre-tax catastrophe-related losses in the first half of 2011, were $27bn, up $15.1bn, or 127%, from $11.9bn reported during the same period a year ago.
Cunningham Lindsey adjusters return from N Z to handle riots
A five-strong team of Cunningham Lindsey UK loss adjusters have returned from New Zealand following a two month “tour of duty”.
Hurricane Irene gets stronger
Hurricane Irene has intensified to a category 2 hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen, becoming a major hurricane of category 3 and above, warns Risk Management Solutions.
Hurricane Irene heading for the US, Met Office warns
Hurricane Irene, the first of this year’s North Atlantic tropical storm season, is heading for the Bahamas and is expected to move on to the United States in the next few days, the Met Office has warned.
First Hurricane Irene could hit US
AIR Worldwide has said that Irene became the Atlantic basin's first hurricane of the 2011 season when its winds strengthened to 75mph as it was leaving Puerto Rico's northern coast.
Bournemouth's streets cracked by floods
More than 60mm of rain fell in Bournemouth between 6am and midday on Thursday last week, and the average rainfall for the whole of August is less than 54mm, according to GAB Robins.
Insurance Insight weekly update live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with an article on the effect of climate change on property and an interview with a UK broker which has succeeded in France.
Cutting down on carbon – mitigating the effects of climate change.
Climate has a profound impact on property-related assets and as scientific evidence of a change in climate becomes more compelling Dr Cliff Warman asks how prepared the European insurance industry is now and for the future.
Flash floods hit Dorset
A spokeswoman for loss adjusters Cunningham Lindsey, told Post that some “isolated incidents of flooding” in the Dorset area had been reported at its Solent office, with some areas reaching “a couple of feet” of water.
Travel insurers face £275m annual bill
Figures released by the Association of British Insurers has shown that the cost of falling ill abroad has hit a record high, as travel insurers helped a record number of people needing emergency medical treatment while overseas.
Two firms appointed to manage uninsured riot claims
Claims made by uninsured members of the public following the recent outbreak of rioting will be jointly managed by Crawford & Company and Cunningham Lindsey.
Württembergische appoints Charles Taylor for static claims
Charles Taylor Insurance Services has won its first static claims remit from the company market, with German insurer Württembergische Versicherung AG.