Claims
ATE market gets premium reprieve
Legal expenses insurers have been given a new lease of life after a Court of Appeal decision found i...
ABI boss quizzed over injury stats
An open letter to Nick Starling, director of general insurance at the Association of British Insurer...
Solicitor action not time-barred
Law Society v Sephton and Co (a firm) (House of Lords - 10 May 2006)
Commentary - Court rejects 'waiver by election'
In Bolton MBC v Municipal Mutual Insurance and Commercial Union (2006) (the mesothelioma 'trigger' c...
RBS Insurance counter-fraud manager to head up IFB
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has announced the appointment of Sue Jones as head of unit with effect from 23rd October. Ms Jones will be leaving her role as head of counter fraud at Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance, to take up the position.
Deloitte welcomes launch of IFB
Deloitte have welcomed the launch of the Insurance Fraud Bureau, which has been officially launched this week.
Crawford to double with SLS buy
Crawford and Company is looking to double its liability team, with the acquisition of Specialist Lia...
Surveying the scene scene
Professional Indemnity Focus: Asbestos Inspectors
Government's mixed messages bemuse
Insurers must be confused at the moment when it comes to the public pronouncements from the governme...
After-the-event insurers having to wait to hear outcome of case
After-the-event insurers will have to wait until late August at the earliest to hear the outcome of ...
The future's bright, the future's broker
Insurers in the UK spend a large amount of time, effort and money on the pursuit of customers, and I...
Amalfi forms claims administration operation
Underwriting agency Amalfi has formed a claims administration operation, Amalfi Claims Management, i...
DWP silent over plaques legislation
Lord Hunt of the Wirral has joined insurers in condemning comments from the government that compensa...
DWP announces mesothelioma compensation system
John Hutton today gave details of how the system for compensating sufferers of mesothelioma, the debilitating form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, would be improved and speeded up.
Commentary - Client confidentiality is paramount
Client confidentiality is a standard of paramount importance within the legal profession. Where ther...
Duty imposed in birth case
Farraj and Farraj v King's Healthcare NHS Trust (Defendant/Part 20 Claimant) and Cytogenic DNA Services (Part 20 Defendant) (Queen's Bench Division - 26 May 2006)
Different strokes
Damage Management: Cash settlements
The FSA urges firms to take initiative seriously
The Financial Services Authority has given firms that have failed to make satisfactory progress in i...
Industry alarmed by plaques debate
The minister for constitutional affairs caused the insurance industry alarm on Monday by suggesting ...
Appointment at DAS
Zoey White has joined the 80e department of legal expenses insurer DAS as a solicitor account execut...
Swansure Group completes purchase of Adminicle
Swansure Group, owner of D&D Homecare, has completed the purchase of third-party administrator Admin...
Claims body to launch
An industry association dedicated to promoting the skills involved in subrogation is set to launch t...
CJC in rehab rules summit
The Civil Justice Council is set to meet up with the three main UK-based case management bodies next...