Claims
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.
Commentary - Tribunal fairness tested by courts
In two recently reported cases, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal have had to c...
Appointment at Walsh PI
Chartered civil engineer and loss adjuster Bob Paterson has joined Walsh PI Chartered Loss Adjuste...
Fraud software set to take off
The adoption of new Voice Stress Analysis software is expected to take off rapidly in 2004 as insure...
Broker buys out claims company chief executive
Australian-based claims specialist Wyatt Gallagher Basset's chief executive Peter Wyatt has sold his...
Fraudline set for roll-out
Cunningham Lindsey has helped launch a new campaign to reduce fraudulent claims against local author...
FSCS suffers EL defeat
Financial Services Compensation Scheme v The Queen on the application of Geologistics. (Court of Appeal - 18 December 2003)
Airport found not in breach
Andersen v Ringway Handling Services. (Manchester County Court - 9 December 2003)
Appointment at CNA
CNA has made several new appointments. Philip Dick becomes human resources director for global opera...
Cilla's payout plan raises insurer fears
Cunningham Lindsey is to be congratulated for doing its bit to stem the tide of fraudulent claims wi...
Groupama withdraws S&P rating for run-off subsidiary Minster
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had affirmed its 'A' insurer financial strength rating on U.K.-based Minster Insurance Co. The rating was simultaneously withdrawn at the request of the French parent company Groupama. Minster is a…
US P&C hit by reserve problem
The US property & casualty (P&C) market is suffering from a reserve deficiency of $46bn-$77bn at yea...
Hatch bill is still in limbo
US Senator Orrin Hatch's bill to create a trust fund to pay compensation to people suffering from as...
A question of ECD
A review of the main issues arising from a recent case concerning the understanding of a premium review clause, paying particular attention to extraordinary claims developments
Alternatives to D&O required
Risk managers are looking at alternate forms of cover due to the rising costs of directors' and offi...
Wrongful birth leads to conventional award - Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
(House of Lords - 16 October 2003) Mrs Rees sought sterilisation because she believed her very poor...
EL Report - Rising to the challenge of reform
The DWP report on employers' liability insurance vindicates the industry's need for long-term reform, says John Parker
Key concerns facing industry
The need to cut costs and address skills shortages were cited as the two main drivers for outsourcin...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has recruited Stuart Rouse as finance director to be based in London. He is a chart...
Scheme to cap outsourcing
The trend of insurers outsourcing jobs overseas is unlikely to accelerate due to moves outlined in t...
Looking back ... Eight years ago
Serial dishonesty in insurance claims is nothing new. Once again fraud against insurance companies ...
Broker network merger mooted
Irish intermediary network Source Brokers and UK-based Midland Broker Alliance have signed a referra...
Winners in the legal game of chance?
Review of the Year: Legal
Commentary - Case refuses to cap non-group litigation costs
The Civil Procedure Rules do not contain specific powers to make a costs cap order but it is now acc...