Claims
Berryman launches unit
East Midlands law firm Berryman has launched a business defence unit within its insurance team, head...
Blurred vision
Directors' and Officers': US
Ad comparison is just a digression
Diarmuid McKeown's attempts to compare the advertising practices of the alcohol industry with the cl...
Section 14A ruling strengthens defence
Professional indemnity insurers will welcome a landmark judgement in the House of Lords last week, w...
Clarity disparity
Increased certainty on compensation payable for fatal asbestos diseases is what all parties seek. Lynn Rouse reports on a roundtable discussion focused on three recent cases
Appointment at Berryman
Berryman has made Jacqueline Lewis a senior solicitor in its private client team. Ms Lewis joins fol...
On the straight or narrow
With Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules under review, Ed Vinales finds out if claimant and defendant commen-tators are heading in the same direction with their calls for change
JLT expects only "modest improvement" in 2006
Jardine Lloyd Thompson today admitted it only expected a “modest improvement” in group fortunes during 2006 as it reported lower profits for the year ended 31 December 2005. Fees and commissions climbed to £484.4m (2004: £468.1m), while profit before tax…
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Berrymans Lace Mawer has made Alistair Kinley head of policy development. Mr Kinley will be responsi...
Call for ATE rules in Bill
A high-ranking Commons committee has re-iterated calls for after-the-event insurance sales to be leg...
Commentary - Party does not have to demonstrate retainer
Mr Justice Simon has ruled in Nizami and Kamuluden v Butt (9 February 2006) that in cases falling un...
Injuries are the trigger in mesothelioma case
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council v Municipal Mutual Insurance and Commercial Union Assurance Company - (Court of Appeal - 6 February 2006)
TUC launches awareness campaign
The Trades Union Congress launched an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos this w...
Lothbury UK acquires assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting
Broker Lothbury UK has acquired the assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting, including offices i...
Questgates buys RBSI adjuster
Loss adjuster Questgates has made its second acquisition in nine months, adding another regional off...
Happy to cause annoyance
I appear to be causing annoyance to some of my fellows in our industry. Only today I received a cal...
Asian focus for new Lloyd's report
Lloyd's has released new research giving the insurance industry clear guidance on key developments i...
US Grand Jury indicts ex-AIG executives by
A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, US has indicted three former senior executives of General...
TUC launches Action Mesothelioma Day
The Trades Union Congress has launched Action Mesothelioma Day, with an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos it claims could still be lurking in up to 1.5 million shops, factories and offices across the UK.
QuestGates to acquire Mayne Partnership
Loss adjuster QuestGates is to acquire specialist liability adjusters The Mayne Partnership, merging the company’s three offices, in Birmingham, Macclesfield and Worcester, into QuestGates’ existing operations.
Lord Hunt to speak at conference
Lord Hunt of King's Heath, government minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, is among the...
Questgates confirms acquisition plans
Questgates has confirmed plans to acquire a three-branch specialist loss adjuster. Chris Hill, Quest...
Captive audience
Product Liability
Legal case exposes liability gap
Local authorities are being forced to fund six-figure liability claims from the public purse due to ...