Claims
US asbestos moves to Senate but faces hurdles
US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter has said that he expects the Senate to take up ...
Health official demands improved risk management
The chair of the Health and Safety Commission has called for all sections of industry to continue to improve their control of risk.
Authorities set to turn their backs on insurers
UK local authorities are set to shun the insurance market in favour of creating their own captive in...
Zurich: PI is underpriced
Zurich Professional could be set to hike its solicitors' professional indemnity prices, claiming the...
Appointment at FMW
Victoria Shanks has been made account handler in the logistics and transportation team by Chelmsford...
Crawford and Company report growth in international revenues
Crawford and Company has reported that in the second quarter of 2005 international revenues, includi...
Path to Success: Vocational Rehabilitation
Elisabeth Skeet, vocational rehabilitation consultant at Unum Provident, reflects on her career to date
Weightmans appoints companies to panel
Law firm Weightmans has appointed AIG, Crawford and Company, Capita and HCML to a panel to provide b...
Merger creates top three player
Leeds-based E Witness has merged with Redditch-based medico-legal agency Medical Report Services to ...
Chester St claims continue to rise
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme reduced its payments by 14% to claimants of 27 insolvent ...
Insurers expect liability extensions boost
Insurers could face a massive demand for extensions in employers' liability and public liability ins...
Take on Trust
Stephen Verrall talks to Anthony Gould about the launch of the Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group and why the insurance industry should rally behind this charity, which is aimed at helping the UK's disadvantaged youth
Industry VAT paper out
The insurance industry has been given the chance to have its say on VAT exemption for insurance-rela...
QuestGates acquires Beachams
QuestGates, the specialist loss adjuster which recently set up international joint venture MYI QuestGates in conjunction with McLarens Young International, is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of the business of Beachams.
The claimant's view
Use a bit of imagination over premium stability, urges Tom Jones. To keep employers' liability prem...
London bombings could have long-term BI impact
Terrorist attacks that target human casualties over property damage will become harder to claim agai...
Christie's not to blame for inflated description
Thomson v Christie Manson and Wood and others (Court of Appeal - 12 May 2005) The Court of Appeal ...
Firm held to account over lease advice
Keydon Estates v Eversheds (Chancery Division - 20 May 2005) Keydon Estates was a small commercial ...
Standard and Poor raise review
News in brief
Appointment at FMW
Wayne Blundell has been made trainee account handler by FMW. Mr Blundell was previously an insurance...
NU launches new EL and PL pilot
Norwich Union has started a public and employers' liability claims pilot with its leading brokers. U...
Apil questions Compensation Bill
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has claimed the upcoming Compensation Bill must include steps to promote better education to reassure the public that they cannot be sued when genuine accidents happen.
RSA receives welcome ratings boost
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Insurer Financial Strength rating of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' and the Long-term rating to 'BBB' to from 'BB+'. The rating Outlook is Stable.
Appointment at James Chapman and Company
David Wynn has been made a partner in James Chapman and Company's personal injury department. He is ...