Claims
Hatton test applied in stress case
Foumeny v University of Leeds; (Court of Appeal - 16 April 2003).
Appointment at DAS
Elaine Moore has been promoted to prospects manager for Bristol-based legal protection company DAS....
Slow burn for faster processing
Despite the technological advances that now allow insurance functions - such as claims - to be carried out online, the industry seems reluctant to leave behind its paper-based systems. However, Mira Butterworth believes change is happening - albeit…
Access to Justice 2000 and Greystoke Legal Services in joint venture
Legal expenses specialists Access to Justice 2000 and Greystoke Legal Services have combined their ...
Legal firms need to move with the times
Anyone entering law as a profession is aware they will have to continue to learn and adapt to chang...
Medical evidence under legal scrutiny
Recent legal reforms have seen the evolution of medical evidence service providers as a cost-effective and efficient way of gathering the medical information necessary for the resolution of personal injury claims. But Lynn Rouse asks whether insurers are…
UK court produces 'definitive' ruling on 'event'
The UK's Court of Appeal today upheld a Commercial Court (re)insurance judgment in a ruling that coul...
Round one.
The High Court last week ruled that employers' liability insurance purchased from Royal Insurance an...
Industry must be mature in no win, no fee talks
Finally something is being done to address the no win, no fee legal system which, despite much satel...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery has promoted Sarah Cochran to partner. Ms Cochran joined the firm in November 2002, ha...
View from the top- Geoff Riddell, chief executive, general business, Zurich UK
One aspect of the economic cycle that underwriters always fear is the growing incidence of fraud and...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Martin Gill as fraud investigation director and Sco...
First Assist joins forces with ReIntra
FirstAssist Group, which was recently formed by a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance's healt...
Rehab website launched to link purchasers and providers.
A new website linking purchasers and providers of disability and rehabilitation-related services has...
Strength in numbers
All eyes are on providers of professional indemnity and directors' and officers' cover as an increase in the number and cost of class actions adds weight to these sectors' claims burden. Mira Butterworth considers the strain this could put on already…
Jet ski claim did not hold water.
Bankers Insurance Company v (1) South and (2) Gardner (Queen's Bench Division - 7 March 2003).
APIL to lead ATE best practice protocol push
The incoming president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, David Marshall, will today ou...
ABI widens net over windscreen fraud
The Association of British Insurers has launched a series of investigations into windscreen replace...
Rehabilitation First: Promoting Partnerships.
Wednesday 25 June - Villa Park Conference Centre, Birmingham Making rehabilitation a reality is th...
Reviews may signal more Axa reductions
Axa is currently embarking on reviews of its legal and loss adjusting panels which could see furthe...
Rubicon moves to bigger offices
Virtual insurer Rubicon is moving its London head office to give it four times as much floor space....
So-called "greedy" lawyers not to blame
Andrew White may well be correct in his assertion that legal expenses is due for a shake-up (Legal ...
A slice of the action
As solicitors look for independent ways to attract clients, some have formed groups to chase after-the-event business. So has this left a bitter taste in the mouths of liability insurers? Veronica Cowan finds out.
Asbestos: FSCS is key safety net
I read with interest the recent article about asbestos-related claims (Post Magazine, 24 April, p18...