Claims
Equitas solution for Lloyd's Names
Equitas has confirmed plans for the final step toward achieving its objective of delivering finality...
AM Best turns gloomy on Mapfre subsidiary
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" of Mapfre Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Spanish (re)insurance giant Mapfre (Spain)...
Tightening of the reinsurance market expected - MMC
A further tightening of the market is anticipated as the Florida property-catastrophe reinsurance renewal comes to a close at June 1, with rates expected to be slightly higher than the 13-to-14% increase experienced at April 1, a panel of experts from…
New York Insurance Dept chief to resign
Governor David A. Paterson has said that the Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, Eric R. Dinallo will resign his position and become the Henry Kaufman Visiting Professor of Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business.
Argo brings over senior underwriter from Markel
Argo Pro, a specialty professional underwriting division of Bermudian (re)insurer Argo Group's Excess & Surplus Lines segment, said that Mark Brown has come on board as vice president of its environmental department.
AIG to sell shareholding in Transatlantic Re
Transatlantic Re has said that AIG and its subsidiary American Home Assurance Company have decided to sell their share in the US (re)insurance giant.
Pension cuts are unpopular
Scrimping on pension contributions is the most unpopular route to cutting company costs among both s...
Confusion reigns over dangerous dogs laws
Whippey v Jones (Court of Appeal - 8 April 2009)
Day workers still employed
R v Pola (Court of Appeal - 7 April 2009)
Transparency is needed
I write in connection with the headline story in Post, 14 May 2008. Let there be no mistake, for ma...
Pleural plaque case begins
Four insurance companies this week appeared at the Court of Session in Edinburgh to kick start their...
MoJ: Contingency fee clampdown
The Ministry of Justice has pledged to clamp down on contingency fee arrangements in employment trib...
Common sense over consumer protection
Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd (Court of Appeal - 2 April 2009)
Held in conjunction with Plexus Law
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
Rehabilitation aggregator could be solution
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
'Crash for cash' league table reveals hot-spots
Bradford, Blackburn and Oldham remain at the top of a league table of the UK's hot-spots for 'crash ...
CEGA fraud detection
Travel insurance claims handler CEGA Group Services has developed a fraud detection system that it c...
Rehabilitation awareness needs to rise
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
Exaggeration played down
Darg v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Venson Public Sector Ltd (Queen's Bench Division - 31 March 2009)
Questgate BI warning
Loss adjuster Questgate has warned the complex nature of business interruption cover will prompt bus...
The good, the bad and the ugly
Comment: Credit hire
Money rules for insurers claims ex-Apil president
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
Munich Re teams up with Marsh for new solar product
Munich Re, industrial insurance broker Marsh and photovoltaic producer Signet Solar have jointly launched a new insurance solution to cover the possible risk of a performance deterioration in photovoltaic modules.
Axa strengthens links with Papworth
Insurance giant Axa has referred more than 100 patients to Papworth's specialist vocational rehabilitation team since its partnership with the trust.