Claims
Controversial UK ruling saves insurers "tens of millions of pounds"
In a controversial ruling, the House of Lords, the UK's highest court of appeal, has decided to cut ...
Brokers, do your duty - to clients and reinsurers alike
Ben Crook examines a reinsurance broker's post-placement duty of care in the light of a recent high-profile film-finance case
Montpelier Re announces share deal
Montpelier Re Holdings has announced that WL Ross & Co. LLC has agreed to make a $100m investment in Montpelier through a private sale of 6,896,552 common shares at a price of $14.50 per common share.
New MMC tests badly needed
Repair costs for modern methods of construction are proving disproportionate to the size of damage, ...
Appointment at GAB Robins
GAB Robins has promoted Ian Finlayson to UK commercial director. Mr Finlayson will have overall resp...
Policy obligations must be fulfilled
Euler Hermes UK v Apple Computer BV (Court of Appeal - 4 April 2006)
Right turns
Defending Liability Cases
This is the modern world
CILA Claims Forum
ABI is softening over comp reforms
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers' president Richard Langton said he expected a major announcem...
Prisoner appeal overturned
Watkins v Home Office and others (House of Lords - 29 March 2006)
Appointment at Jelf Group
Jelf Group has appointed Helen Davis to its senior management team as group development director. Sh...
Barker puts clock back pre-Fairchild
The judgement in Barker was an "innovative response" to a unique situation, Brian Goodwin, partner a...
Roar from the crowd
Speaking to the Claims Club audience is often referred to by claimant lawyers as entering the lion's...
The Trades Union Congress welcomes announcement
The Trades Union Congress has welcomed the announcement from Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton...
Lloyd's proposals cut ties with Xchanging
Lloyd's has freed itself from an exclusive arrangement with Xchanging Ins-Sure Services by pushing f...
Second annual Rehabilitation First Awards
The second annual Rehabilitation First Awards have been expanded to reward excellence across the mar...
Zurich unveils two-strand rehab drive
Zurich has revealed that two separate routes to rehabilitation, split by injury severity, have been ...
Insurers lose Woollard v Fowler test case
This morning Judgment has been handed down in the case of Woollard v Fowler, a landmark test case on the issue of recoverability of the fees of medical reporting organisations in road traffic accident cases.
Aon says port premiums bounce after 05 Cat losses
Aon Marine has reported that property premiums have increased on average by at least 40% for global ports and terminals in the wake of last year’s Hurricane season, particularly those operating in catastrophe prone areas.
Rehab: medical advisory board to set benchmark
A medical advisory board is to set an industry benchmark for the delivery of rehabilitation services for personal injury cases.
New call centre for insurance supplier
TG21, the parent company of TOAD has just completed a £1/2 million upgrade of its London call centre. The new one hundred-seat facility was needed due to the continued expansion of the business.
Deputy editor named General Insurance Writer of the Year
Post Magazine deputy editor Lynn Rouse was named General Insurance Writer of the Year (Trade) at the...
ABI's hollow comments not enough for victims
The Association of British Insurers has pleaded innocence in the House of Lords ruling that robbed m...
Brokers' pen-pushing worry
More than 80% of brokers may be acting illegally because they are ignorant of complex employment law...