Claims
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny appreciated Questgates' Chris Hall joining her in Birmingham for a chat on the local market, d...
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has appointed chartered insurer Ewen Gardiner to its insurance litigation practice. He has sp...
Survey claims EL premiums still rising
Research by the British Chambers of Commerce has claimed that the cost of employers’ liability compulsory insurance continues to rise, despite businesses responding to risk assessment requirements.
Primary Insurers hit hardest by US Hurricane says Fitch
International rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has said the damage caused by Hurricane Frances is likely to be a material loss to the insurance industry and a major loss to primary insurance companies.
Experian acquires risk modelling supplier
Intermediary Systems Limited, the risk modelling and analytics company for the insurance industry, has been acquired by Experian, for an undisclosed fee.
Insurer alarm as GPs lured in by claims-farming set
Insurers have criticised moves by personal injury lawyers to offer to share their fees with GPs in e...
Appointment at Homeowners Financial Administration
Third-party administration subsidiary Homeowners Financial Administration has made John Witcombe bus...
Directors fear for their jobs
Insurance IT directors across Europe are more worried about their job security compared with counter...
Axa halves panel
Axa this week stressed that it slashed its solicitor panel by 50% following a fall in the number of ...
Equitas reaches comprehensive agreement
Equitas has reached a comprehensive agreement to settle chemicals company Hercules' insurance claims...
'Common enemy' defence in nuisance survives
Arscott v The Coal Authority and another (Court of Appeal - 13 July 2004)
Playing by the rules
Solicitors' PI
Commentary - Trespassers need to prove duty of care
In two recent cases, the Court of Appeal has considered the question of liability to trespassers. I...
Lords overturns BCCI disclosure ruling
The long-running litigation between the Bank of England and the creditors of BCCI hit the legal head...
Introduction
Risk Survey
Equitas reaches agreement on asbestos insurance dispute
Equitas has reached a comprehensive agreement to settle Hercules’s insurance claims against certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London reinsured by Equitas.
Politics is part and parcel of insurance
Hiscox is a well run and successful insurer; however, I have to doubt the sagacity of its chairman (...
Boscastle: 12-month BI claims
Insurers look set to face business interruption claims of up to 12 months, after loss adjusters in B...
Appointment at Homeowners Financial Administration
Third-party administration subsidiary Homeowners Financial Administration has made John Witcombe bus...
Occupational hazard
Asbestos
PYV says legal practices have paid more for insurance
More than a quarter of all legal practices that have bought their professional indemnity insurance t...
Brokers plea for underwriting help
I am finding it increasingly difficult to find anyone working in insurance companies that can make a...
RJW to fight for Claims Direct brand
Law firm Russell Jones & Walker has hired a third-party law firm to protect its ownership of the Cla...
Axa halves legal panel
Axa has announced its revised panel for claims solicitors' services in England and Wales.