Claims
South African miners win Gencor reprieve
Lawyers representing 1600 former South African miners suffering from asbestos-related diseases have...
AMP denies UK exit
Australian insurance giant AMP has hit out at speculation that it is set to quit the UK life and pens...
Life can learn from general
Graham Spittles talks to Jane Bernstein about the UK's emerging rehabilitation culture and says that the claims process is key to success
Reach Personal Injury and Post Mag to hold seminar.
Reach Personal Injury Services and Post Magazine will be holding a half-day seminar on rehabilitatio...
Direct Line rules out further disposals
Direct Line has ruled out any further disposals, following the sale of the third-party schemes busi...
Sirius centralises UK insurance arm
Software provider Sirius Financial Solutions has brought all its insurance operations under one roof ...
Rehabilitation reviewed
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign began three years ago. Next week's update looks at how far the industry has come.
Events
2-3 October Institute of Risk Managers annual conference and dinner Robinson College, Cambridge...
Indie test case by year end
The possibility of multi-million-pound reimbursements to former corporate insureds of Independent Ins...
Networking as a contact sport
In an environment where employers value personal recommendation, it makes sense to build up your contacts. Heather White explains how to make a network work for you.
Appointment at Staffware
Business management process software company Staffware has made Lynne Gillon chief marketing office...
Appointment at Albany
Susan Howe has joined Albany RTA Group as operations development manager. She will have responsibil...
Shedding light on the recovery process
The faster an accident victim receives treatment, the greater their chances of recovery. And with the claims process being a key obstacle, the insurance industry needs to switch on to this idea, says Helen Hatchek.
One or two?
Last year's World Trade Centre attack brought the perennial 'occurrence' and 'event' question back into the spotlight. Giles Kavanagh and Ralph Bankes look at a recent aviation ruling in the UK and at the English courts' increasingly unified approach to…
Causal concerns
John Butler considers the application of socio-economic factors in the House of Lords' decision in the Fairchild v Glenhaven asbestos case.
Lawyer says he concedes on inflation.
Criticism of the legal profession and legal fees pervaded the conference, but of the few law firms p...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball, UK chief executive, Norwich Union As the current liability crisis deepens, there ...
Counting the cost of US claims.
Fraudulent claims cost US property-casualty insurers $27.6bn (£17.8bn) in 2001, John Swedo, vice pre...
Wilby rules out full merger.
Halifax-based broker Wilby has ruled out a full merger with independent financial adviser Yorkshire ...
Authorities beware when publishing reports - Lillie and Reed v
A recent court case ruling means local authorities must reflect carefully on the content of reports before they are published.
Appeal for industry-wide standards on data-collection and sharing.
"Those who don't share their data will begin to suffer as fraudsters seek the softest option," warne...
When is a definitive ruling definitive?
The never-ending saga over the not-so-new-anymore personal injury compensation regime continues apac...
Esure first UK insurer to sign up to personal injury database.
Esure is the first UK insurer to sign up to the CUE personal injury database - the new claims underw...
Don't spare the horses.
Competition is fierce in the equestrian market, and as claims costs spiral, those involved in the sector are not having an easy ride. Richard Adams takes a look at the current hard market and warns brokers to hold on tight.