Claims
Government steps in over Fairchild asbestos ruling
The government has stepped in to extend the compensation scheme for sufferers of respiratory industri...
Asbestos victims protest
Asbestos-related disease sufferers are today expected to protest at a meeting of Turner & Newall cred...
Stress threat abated by "realistic" ruling.
Liability insurers could save millions in claims, after the Court of Appeal this week clarified a fr...
Claimant's means should not be a guide for payout
(Queen's Bench Division - 23 November 2001). The claimant underwent a sterilisation operation that ...
Liability adjuster The Quest Partnership ...
Liability adjuster The Quest Partnership has continued to grow with the acquisition of VJ Adjusters....
Asbestos appeal test.
The Court of Appeal decision on mesothelioma compensation last year in Fairchild was labelled by Pos...
CIIG head to step down.
The founder and chairman of the Creditors of Independent Insurance Group Kevin Young is understood t...
Total recall?
In today's compensation-hungry society, manufacturers can not afford to ignore product liability and recall cover, should something go wrong on the production line. Jane Bernstein reports on this niche sector.
Commentary - Pitch battle for player safety.
In the last few weeks, the spectre of violence at football grounds has raised its head again. Howeve...
Compensation row moves to the Lords.
The House of Lords is to hear an appeal of last December's landmark employers' liability ruling, kno...
Loss adjusting fee cuts mean more fraudulent claims go unchecked.
Despite what they continually preach, insurers permit fraudulent claims to go unhindered. Insurer...
Floods return.
The Association of British Insurers this week called on the government to publish its long-awaited r...
Markel disappointed at 2001 performance
Markel Corporation sees some business potential in the gap in the US medical malpractice market left ...
Bodily injury studied again.
The International Underwriting Association of London has commissioned a third study into bodily inju...
Wellington's late launch.
Wellington Underwriting has delayed its plans to launch a new £400m ($577m) London-based insurer. ...
View from the top - Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance Over the past few months, much has been blamed on 11 ...
NFU faces £4.15m PI payout.
NFU Mutual was ordered to pay one of the largest ever personal injury awards by the High Court in Lo...
Callery appeal on.
Norwich Union has been given the final go-ahead by the House of Lords to appeal in the landmark Call...
Dealing with soft tissue injury claims - 21 March 2002 - CII
Building on Post Magazine's successful Rehabilitation First campaign, this technical masterclass, in...
Scottish Shipbuilders back-pedal on asbestos claims promises.
Government-backed British Shipbuilders is shrinking from its asbestos-related liabilities, despite p...
The claims struggle.
The insurance industry continues to struggle with claims processing and lacks the tools or initiativ...
RSA denial over "illegal" exclusion.
UK insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance has denied claims it acted illegally by excluding asbestos c...
AIA prioritises terror losses.
The American Insurance Association has set out its top priority for 2002 - to create a federal mecha...
Carroll berates lack of action on LMP 2000.
Tim Carroll, president of the Insurance Institute of London, and former chairman of the Internationa...