Claims
Slimline RSA sets 2010 goals
Only five years ago, Royal and Sun Alliance was a composite insurer employing more than 20,000 peopl...
Public purse mooted for claims after U-turn
The government has tabled proposals for a new Clause 3 of the Compensation Bill, effectively reversi...
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has promoted Allison Carr to junior equity partner. She specialises in defendant litigation f...
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…