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View From the Top: Facing Europe's new data protection laws
The European Union’s intention to harmonize data protection laws will have a significant impact on companies across the continent.
View From the Top: Facing Europe's new data protection laws
The European Union’s intention to harmonize data protection laws will have a significant impact on companies across the continent.
CEA warns of consumer detriment following ECJ ruling on sex
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has warned that there could be far-reaching implications for the price and availability of insurance cover if today’s opinion by the advocate general is upheld by the European Court of Justice.
APIL: Lord Young report will breed “carelessness”
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has released a damning statement ahead of Lord Young’s eagerly awaited health and safety review.
Postscript - five years ago: Fraud database set to launch
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news as this highlight from five years ago reveals
Career path & CSR news: Cunningham Lindsey picks five from 500
Cunningham Lindsey has picked five new trainees out of more than 500 applicants for the second year of its graduate recruitment programme. One of the graduates will be based in its agricultural property team while the rest will join the specialist…
Career path & CSR news: Crawford & Co sees first set of MBA graduates
The first cohort of 15 of its emerging leaders have now successfully graduated from Crawford & Company’s bespoke MBA programme. This group comprises eight from the UK and seven from the loss adjuster’s continental europe, Middle east and Africa area.
Career path & CSR news: Sterling recruitment scheme takes on four more graduates
Sterling has taken on four more graduate recruits for its 2011 training scheme.
Law report: Appeal dismissed over missing rainwater downpipe
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Network rail test cases over infrastructure damage
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Dual carriageway planting leaves council facing negligence charge
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Helphire profits dented by restructuring
Accident management assistance company Helphire has announced a pre-tax profit of £13.9m for the 2009/10 financial year – adjusted for the impact of a £13.2m restructuring of the group.
Case managers: Servants of too many masters?
Andrew Underwood looks at the role played by clinical case managers in the claims process for seriously injured patients and suggests how the system could be improved to benefit claimants.
Insurance Insight October: Exclusive online content now live
Insurance Insight October is now live with a review of the Portuguese general insurance market and a close look at rates across the continent, as well as the first in a regular View From the Top slot, and leading market commentary on European insurance…
Household - pricing pressures: Put your house in order
Household insurance is entering a make or break phase and brokers and insurers need to be disciplined, yet flexible, to remain competitive, says Craig Allen.
Legal Services Board backs Consumer Panel over referral fees
The Legal Services Board has today published proposals for improving the regulation of referral fees and arrangements.
News analysis - Fraud: Some distance to go
While fraud detection has increased over time, there is still much more the industry could be doing in its approach. Lorraine Carolan and Craig Dickson report on what is holding it back.
E&Y warns of 'black hole' investment in risk management
Almost half (41%) of global companies plan to increase their spending on governance, risk management and compliance in the next 12-18 months, but around the same number (44%) admit they find implementing these measures difficult.
BIS 2010 - News: Public sector can help fight against fraudulent applications
The public and private sectors should be working together to tackle fraud at the point of application.
CEA warns of consumer detriment following ECJ ruling on sex
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has warned that there could be far-reaching implications for the price and availability of insurance cover if today’s opinion by the advocate general is upheld by the European Court of Justice.
BIS 2010 - Introduction: The view from the hill
Anthony Gould outlines the key debating points from two busy days in Tower Hill.
Insurers tipped to be smartphone app leaders
The Insurance sector is one of the fastest to jump on the 'App bandwagon' creating bepoke Apps for smartphones such as Iphones and Google Android, it has been claimed.
North of the Border: animals acts: don't give a dog a bad name
As readers will be aware, north of the border, unlike in England the pre-action protocol for personal injury claims is entirely voluntary and has no statutory basis. Many insurers and claimants firms are signatories to the protocol and have found it…
Pair of insurers join anti-Jackson alliance amid ATE fears
Concerns over the future of the after-the-event insurance market have driven two insurance companies to become founder members of the Consumer Justice Alliance.