Claims
City law firm actively recruiting
Expanding law firm Bond Pearce, which has just set up in larger City headquarters in London's Gracec...
Rating agency Fitch maintains its negative rating outlook
Rating agency Fitch has said it is maintaining its negative rating outlook on the global reinsurance...
Working with the money men
Venture Capital
Appointment at QuestGates
Alan Dobson, senior liability director at GAB Robins UK and head of its environmental claims unit, h...
Risk Management - Risk and reward
Strategic Focus
QuestGates snaps up rivals' staff
The movement of senior liability adjusting staff from larger companies to smaller players continued ...
Foreseeability is key in injury
Pratley v Surrey County Council (Court of Appeal - 25 July 2003)
Outsourcing: Practice - Outsourcing at the wheel
Strategic Focus
Demands for collateral could have damaging effect
Demands for collateral to be posted against gross liabilities could have a damaging effect on the in...
Rehabilitation - Sugaring the pill
Strategic Focus
Striving for excellence.
Marc DonFrancesco says it is time for commercial insurers to break down the barriers and get real about service performance.
Wellington committed to aviation.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington said this week it is committed to aviation market, after posting interim ...
Garwyn's managing director David Johnson to retire.
Specialist liability loss adjuster Garwyn's managing director David Johnson will retire on the 31 De...
The ABI anti-fraud database to be operational by late 2004.
The Association of British Insurers expects the first phase of its industry-wide, anti-fraud databas...
Putting rehab on the insurance front line.
Rehabilitation First campaign conference: Revitalising the agenda Wednesday 1 October, London T...
South African insurer Santam records pre-tax profits.
South African insurer Santam, which owns Westminster Motor Insurance in the UK, has recorded a R330m...
Run-off looks good to Swiss Re
It is a major landmark for Swiss Re as Admin Re makes its first purchase outside the US
Elements of conspiracy
Many underwriters have been gripped by a recent case concerning those involved in the reinsurance of US workers' compensation cover
Appointment at Aon Re US
Aon Re US has appointed Lynn Halper as senior vice-president, based in its Connecticut office. Ms Ha...
Cutting through the contract
A recent US court ruling has created a stir in the insurance world by disregarding an underlying principle of reinsurance contracts
Lords oppose duty of care case ruling - John Tomlinson v Congleton
(House of Lords - 31 July 2003) The claimant, aged 18, went to the defendants' park which had a la...
Equity principle tested by case.
National Commercial Bank (Jamaica) Limited v Raymond Hew and Clifton Hew (as executors of the estate...
What the papers said this week.
THE INDEPENDENT The number of cases of the wrong type of blood being given to hospital patients r...
Mineworkers Pension Scheme joins Unclaimed Assets Register.
The Mineworkers Pension Scheme has joined the Unclaimed Assets Register, which is operated by Experi...