Claims
Commentary - Trespassers need to prove duty of care
In two recent cases, the Court of Appeal has considered the question of liability to trespassers. I...
Lords overturns BCCI disclosure ruling
The long-running litigation between the Bank of England and the creditors of BCCI hit the legal head...
Introduction
Risk Survey
Equitas reaches agreement on asbestos insurance dispute
Equitas has reached a comprehensive agreement to settle Hercules’s insurance claims against certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London reinsured by Equitas.
Politics is part and parcel of insurance
Hiscox is a well run and successful insurer; however, I have to doubt the sagacity of its chairman (...
Boscastle: 12-month BI claims
Insurers look set to face business interruption claims of up to 12 months, after loss adjusters in B...
Appointment at Homeowners Financial Administration
Third-party administration subsidiary Homeowners Financial Administration has made John Witcombe bus...
Occupational hazard
Asbestos
PYV says legal practices have paid more for insurance
More than a quarter of all legal practices that have bought their professional indemnity insurance t...
Brokers plea for underwriting help
I am finding it increasingly difficult to find anyone working in insurance companies that can make a...
RJW to fight for Claims Direct brand
Law firm Russell Jones & Walker has hired a third-party law firm to protect its ownership of the Cla...
Axa halves legal panel
Axa has announced its revised panel for claims solicitors' services in England and Wales.
PI premiums up for legal firms
More than a quarter of all legal practices who have bought their professional indemnity insurance this year have paid up to 20% more than last year, according a research by broker PYV.
Dirty work
Legal Report
Solicitor and client need to be sure of obligations in the retainer
John Mowlem Construction v Jones (Court of Appeal - 30 June 2004)
Clause and effect
Legal Report
PI Direct reveals its capacity
Underwriting agency PI Direct has revealed that its capacity for the 2004 solicitors' season is bein...
Lawyers attack new civil court fees plans
Legal Report
Claims handlers use ultraviolet lights
Claims handlers at Allianz Cornhill have started using ultraviolet lights to detect fraudulent vehic...
Play was without intent
Blake v Galloway (Court of Appeal - 24 June 2004)
Change school practices or risk increased claims says Zurich
Stress levels in schools and colleges are escalating at an alarming rate, according to figures from Zurich Municipal.
ACE Europe launches new web tool
ACE Europe has launched a web based tool to enable oil and gas companies to gather more accurate and timely risk data for offshore employees.
US legal spat set to cost RSA millions claims newspaper
Royal & Sun Alliance may face liabilities of as much as $512m after losing the first round of a US legal battle over protection policies on loans to trainee truck drivers, according to a report in The Times newspaper. The insurer is set to appeal.
Appointment at AE Taylor Insurance
Manchester-based AE Taylor Insurance has appointed Justin Holder as an account handler in its commer...