Claims
Capita takes on 1250 Aon staff
Capita Group has secured one of the largest claims outsourcing deals in the country, after taking ov...
Appointment at PI Direct
Specialist professional indemnity underwriting agency PI Direct has made Adrian Searle finance manag...
Employers' Liability - Working wounded
Liability
Comment - A mixed bag for EL
Liability
Bullying claims have reduced says Zurich
New figures released today show the total number of bullying claims made in 2003 is less than a quarter of those made in 2002. The quantity of claims has been rising steadily in recent years, and are responsible for eating into funds from stretched…
Department of Trade and Industry outsources miners' PI liability claims to Capita
The Capita Group ("Capita") is to manage the contract to administer all miners' personal injury liability claims on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry ("DTI") with respect to certain health conditions caused by working underground in British…
Office moves benefit Birmingham market
Birmingham has seen important office moves this month. Insurance technology provider Sirius is trans...
Insurers plan PR offensive
The insurance industry is preparing to fight public misconceptions about insurance fraud with one lo...
Merger boosts fraud plans
The Association of British Insurers' plans to build an industry-wide anti-fraud database moved a ste...
Provident in court defeat - Drake Insurance plc v Provident Insurance
(Court of Appeal - 17 December 2003) Mr Beach was injured by a car driven by Ms Kaur and owned by h...
Councils unite to fight dubious CFA claims
Local authorities are continuing to lose money as a result of an increase in spurious compensation c...
Compensation claims hitting local authority budgets
Local authorities' bottom lines are feeling the pinch as spurious compensation claims continue to increase. A new report published this week by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Zurich Municipal shows that 68% of councils have experienced an…
Merger will create second-largest US commercial insurer
The merger of The St Paul and Travelers, which will create the second-largest US commercial insurer,...
Insurers face new liability threat
Insurers were warned this week that there is no reason why the reduced causation test used for mesot...
Fraud Focus
The DVLA's new rules on car registration look set to make fraudsters' lives more difficult, says Jamie Taylor.
Appointment at Keoghs
Six new associates have been appointed by law firm Keoghs. Melanie Mooney , Lucy Walker and Mart...
Uncovering covers
Insurance Archaeology
Appointment at Forum of Insurance Lawyers
Andrew Underwood , a partner with national law firm Keoghs, has taken up the role of vice president...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has made two further senior appointments to its Terra Nova P&I team. Vivien Fr...
What the papers said this week
The Times A detective constable is in line for a payout of up to £100,000 after falling off a c...
Levene hits out at compensation culture
Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, outlined the dark clouds on the horizon — and called for action now to combat the growing compensation culture — in a speech today at the City Forum lunch. Mr Levene said: "Politicians in Whitehall and in Brussels need…
Flying the flag for change
Business
Beddis continues acquisition spree
Birmingham-based Insurance broker Beddis & Partners has acquired Wolverhampton-based BW Cooper (Insurance Brokers).
Equitas and Halliburton sign asbestos deal
Equitas and US company Halliburton have announced that they have reached an agreement on Halliburton's asbestos-related insurance claims.