Claims
Frankel assets.
US state insurance regulators who have seized assets of fraudster Martin Frankel-controlled companie...
Unum sued for claims conspiracy.
Unum Provident subsidiary Provident Life & Accident has been sued in California for millions of doll...
Y2K practice run on 9/9/99.
Claims handlers and IT experts will be on their guard today in a dress rehearsal for the millennium ...
Britannic's 'Tippex' deal.
Britannic has made a major play for the independent financial adviser market - as predicted in Post ...
Industry is in a no-win situation over Y2K.
Today should be a foretaste of things to come and may indicate what to expect in just 16 weeks time....
Insurance lawyers low in fat cat stakes.
Insurance lawyers are facing fierce competition on rates and have failed to record the million-a-yea...
Commentary - Shooting down guns for hire.
A code of guidance for experts is expected to become a practice direction under part of the civil pr...
Court gets to the root of tree row.
A local authority which was aware of a nuisance caused by tree roots but refused to take remedial ac...
Speedy Y2K test.
Risk management firm BSC Consulting has developed Y2K compliance software which it claims is 100 tim...
Runaway broker fights extradition.
A Dublin broker who fled to England after being expelled by the Irish Brokers' Association is to fig...
Allianz takes to Irish tax haven.
Allianz, Europe's largest insurer, is to establish a group retention vehicle in Dublin's Internation...
First on the scene.
Y2K claims are not the sole preserve of experts. Every loss adjuster and claims handler needs to be able to spot Y2K-related losses to know those experts are required. Jonathan Clark, Rosalind Jones and Tim Goodger offer some advice.
Stakeholder slows sales.
Uncertainty over stakeholder has slowed regular premium pensions sales, according to the Association...
Anti-fraud funding.
The Department of Trade and Industry is considering funding for 16 projects aimed at developing anti...
Brokers briefed for rates rise.
A major insurer is writing to brokers to explain the value of insurance in society. CGU has taken...
CCS gets on panel.
Loss Recovery Insurance has appointed CCS Global Claims Consultants and Loss Adjusters to its panel ...
Capital ideas.
As Lloyd's capital structure undergoes a transformation, Robert C.B. Miller argues that its final shape is far from certain.
Life industry welcomes strong-arm tactics.
As this week's round up of financial results in the insurance sector clearly shows, the UK's life se...
Commentary - Stopping cases before they start.
A professional negligence pre-action protocol has now been drafted and comments should be sent to th...
Partnership offers after-the-event cover to solicitors.
Lawinsure, a subsidiary of HSBC Insurance Brokers, has teamed up with Eastgate Assistance to provide...
Appointment at Lawrence Graham.
London law firm Lawrence Graham has appointed Helen Loughlin as its new director of human resources....
Trouble in store after shop case.
Zurich Municipal is facing multi-million pound payouts because of government interference in local p...
IFA defends endowment mortgages.
An independent financial adviser has slammed the Consumers' Association and the Office of Fair Tradi...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Neil Clayton has been promoted from regional development manager to the new position of deputy sales...