Claims
QBE merges Lloyd's and non-Lloyd's PI management
QBE today announced with immediate effect, the management of the professional indemnity portfolios of QBE Insurance (Europe) and DA Constable Syndicate 386 will be merged.
FarmWeb Launches Safe Storage Service for Farmers’ Insurance Certificates
FarmWeb, the national network of agricultural insurance brokers, is to help farmers comply with legislation by offering a new service for the secure storage of Employers Liability certificates. The service, the first of its type in the UK, will be…
Asbestos decision: ABI believes government open to reform
Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the ABI, met with John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions this afternoon in the wake of the UK government's announcement to amend the Compensation Bill.
Government mesothelioma decision does nothing to make system fairer
The government’s decision today to amend the Compensation Bill to change the system of making claims for mesothelioma has prompted criticism from the Association of British Insurers
Apil calls for insurers to follow NU lead in suspending plaques cases
APIL and Norwich Union have reached an agreement to put pleural plaques cases on hold pending a crucial House of Lords judgment which could affect thousands of claimants.
Stressed out
Rehabilitation
Getting back to work can be healthy choice
Rehabilitation
MPs demand cowboys' names
The government has officially announced its interim plan for the claims management sector to be regu...
Trio of cases exposes limit of limitation
Commentary
RSA puts spin on internet to aid recovery
Rehabilitation
Law firms need to step up management of business risks
Law firms need to step up their management of the day-to-day business risks in the run-up to their p...
Top of the agenda
Rehabilitation
Phoenix Liability Services opens for business on 1 June
A new liability adjuster, Phoenix Liability Services, opened for business on 1 June, formed by five ...
Conference Report: 'Rehab farming' transparency warning
Rehabilitation
Comp Bill/Barker decision promised
The government failed to say this week whether the Compensation Bill would be amended to include a p...
Conference Report: Benchmark needed
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation First conference
Rehabilitation
Corpore proves rehab reduces employer liability claims by 80%
Corpore has today illustrated through a number of case studies how a proactive approach to absence management and rehabilitation can have positive results. At the AIRMIC conference in Bournemouth the company illustrated that between 2004 and 2005 one…
Prime Minister makes promise on Barker v Corus
Tony Blair said he is hoping to change the ruling in the case of Barker versus Corus that will stop widows receiving full compensation for their husband's deaths from asbestos. Last month's Law Lords ruling will affect thousands of widows, whose husbands…
High Court sanctions Cape’s £40m scheme of arrangement
The High Court today sanctioned Cape’s £40m scheme of arrangement. The scheme relates to Cape and 12 of its subsidiaries. The Court is still considering whether to sanction the scheme in relation to Altitude Scaffolding Limited, where only one creditor…
Axa in major pet insurance tie up
The RSPCA has unveiled a pet insurance policy which pays 20 per cent of every premium – double the amount that was paid to help the charity by previous pet insurance policies – at no extra cost back to the Society to support its work helping animals.
FSSC targets UK skills issues
The Financial Services Skills Council has launched the Skills Bill, an 18-month programme of work de...