Claims
Crown Immunity upheld for negligent MOD claim - Multiple Claimants v
(Queen's Bench Division - 21 May 2003) Approximately 2000 former services personnel claimed the MO...
Appointment at James Chapman & Co
James Chapman & Co has appointed three assistant solicitors to its personal injury team. Wendy Fox,...
BTE market is far from stagnant
Helen Withers' statement that the before-the-event legal expenses market is stagnant contradicts th...
Recent asbestos cases suggest uphill battle for insurers
The scope of employers' liability insurance indemnity for asbestos claims has been reviewed in two ...
Councils' budgets hit by abolition of legal aid
Councils' budgets are being hit by the abolition of legal aid for personal injury claims and the co...
Diver fails with personal injury claim - Jamie Rhind v Astbury Water
(Queen's Bench Division - 16 May 2003) The claimant sought damages for serious personal injuries s...
Rehabilitation First campaign conference, Wednesday 1 October,
This event takes a fresh look at the issues facing everybody handling personal injury claims. The fi...
Relocation revolution.
Leeds is proving to be a viable option for those looking to relocate their skills to the North - and the city's insurers are going to great lengths to fill the industry's skills shortages gap by offering lucrative incentives to attract the right…
Appointment at DLA.
International law firm DLA has appointed Radd Seiger as a partner in its insurance group. Mr Seiger ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was out on the restaurant circuit again last week, finally catching up with the management at ...
Euro offshore outsourcing predicted to grow 18%.
Offshore outsourcing by European financial services companies - including insurers - is set to grow ...
Insurance fraud: strategies for better prevention and detection, Tues
The insurance industry is seen as a soft target for fraudsters, with millions of pounds paid out eve...
One-stop rehab shop start-up targets 500
New start-up Health & Case Management opens for business this week claiming to be the first indepen...
Appointment at Bradford Insurance Institute.
Ian Webster has been appointed Bradford Insurance Institute's 70th president. Mr Webster has worked ...
NU hole highlights lack of investigation expertise
The alleged £1.5m fraud unveiled at Norwich Union illustrates a widespread lack of expertise in the...
Fraud squad
The industry has a tough task on its hands when it comes to assessing the honesty of policyholders' claims, says Jonathan Swift.
UK court defines 'event'
A test case related to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent war (above), and backed...
Legal expenses launch
Midlands-based solicitors Blakemores has teamed up with Lloyd's insurer Euclidian to launch a new leg...
HSE fails to sidetrack claim - Thames Trains v Health & Safety
(Court of Appeal - 22 May 2003) On 5 October 1999, a serious rail accident occurred at Ladbroke Gr...
Roundabout case lacks direction - King v Department of the
(Court of Appeal - 3 May 2003) The claimant was injured when he drove his motorcycle at a safe spe...
What the papers said this week.
DAILY MAIL Financial services giant American Express is believed to be close to paying £300m for ...
Insurance industry incompetence wastes money
Insurance industry incompetence is wasting tens of millions of pounds in unnecessary litigation eve...
Calls to sanction the fraudsters.
John Baldock, UK director of investigation services at GAB Robins, called for the imposition of sanc...
Standards may curb failures
Supplier failure has been an all-too-common occurrence in the insurance sector recently. This may stem from a loss of experienced workers and the failure to develop vital forensic skills. Chris Wylde believes stricter standards could be the answer.