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RAC seeks dialogue with market
Norwich Union's reaction to our recent report implies that the RAC is in some way acting irresponsib...
Education rights asserted
Abdul Hakim Ali v The head teacher and governors of the Lord Grey School (Court of Appeal - 29 March 2004)
No smoke without fire
Risk Report
Industry warned: what the BRTF wants, it gets
At last week's Post Magazine Claims Club seminar, the Better Regulation Task Force gave claims managers the inside track on its recent compensation system report; and the soon-to-be- published ABI/CILA claims protocol was given its first unofficial…
RSA issues stress warning
Following its industry seminar for UK risk managers and brokers on 'Understanding and Managing Stress in the Workplace', Royal & Sun Alliance has warned British businesses that ignoring the increasing trend in workplace stress claims would be at their…
Past president of the APIL calls on its members
The past president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called on its members to focus ...
Norwich Union expresses concern
Norwich Union has expressed concerns that there is inadequate rehabilitation for certain groups foll...
Study of GPs in the rehabilitation process
General practitioners are not part of a system that encourages the long-term sick and unemployed to ...
Commercial motor rehabilitation programme saves money
A commercial motor rehabilitation programme saved Zurich's UK business £1m last year, according to S...
DWP calls for co-operative effort
The government wants to lead on vocational rehabilitation to meet the UK's labour needs, according t...
Claims firms are given 18 months to self-regulate
The Association of British Insurers has urged the industry to push for reform of the personal injury...
Client money - it's not too hard
I feel that if a plain English booklet was issued with the Financial Services Authority's rules and ...
NHS not up to the job, says IPRS
The National Health Service cannot be relied on to carry out rehabilitation programmes, and the gove...
Compensation culture to blame
A director of a specialist rehabilitation centre believes the compensation culture is to blame for f...
ABI tells insurers: make rehab work
A recent Post Magazine rehabilitation Management Briefing saw the topic described as a "merry-go-round issue". The PM team reports
Weather - Study claims UK at risk from floods
A new study by the UK government has claimed that unless more resources are given over to flood defe...
Swiss Re calls for more research
Swiss Re has called for more research on the possible effects of the growing use of nanotechnology. ...
Appointment at Novae Underwriting
Liability specialist Novae Underwriting has announced the appointment of leading general liability u...
Making the headlines
As the WTC case has thrust reinsurance into the limelight, Henry Keeling says recoverables are also coming under close scrutiny
Utmost bad faith
Legal
MP calls on government to put pressure on insurers over 21 day renewal code
Brian Cotter MP yesterday called on the Government to make the 21 day renewal period for liability insurance statutory if insurers fail to abide by the code. The call came during an early day motion.
Apil warns over sending more personal injury claims to the small claims court
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has welcomed the Better Regulation Task Force’s report but warned sending more personal injury claims to the small court may not be the answer. o download of PDF of the Better Regulation Task Force's new paper(…
EEF welcomes BRTF recommendations
The manufacturers' organisation, EEF, has welcomed key recommendations from the Better Regulation Task Force report 'Compensation culture - exploding the urban myth' aimed at tackling the claims culture in the UK.