Claims
Are legal services coming home to roost?
A recent trend has seen insurers imposing tighter constraints on their solicitor partners, with many now disbanding their legal panels altogether and bringing the function in-house for reasons of expense and control. David Fanning asks if this is wise,…
MIB costs drive is a great loss
As the industry is probably well aware, from 1 January this year, all of the Motor Insurers' Bureau...
Willis faces huge bill after film finance case
Broker Willis faces a multi-million-pound bill after the second film finance legal case in less tha...
Be sure you measure up
In the current environment, captives and their parent companies must pay more attention to corporate governance, says Tony Dowding.
Axa reinsurance revenue falls
The reinsurance revenue of the French group Axa fell 10.1% on the previous year's figure to EUR3.5b...
Ex-Amicus man in new venture
Former Amicus Legal sales and marketing director Richard Finan has joined forces with ex-Capita Ass...
Heath Lambert faces film payouts
The House of Lords has given insurers significant ammunition to proceed in their battle over severa...
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Blocked insurance claim is draining.
I am currently instructed on a case involving damage to underground drains. The drains in question s...
Cheque mate?
The recent conditional fee agreements saga is continuing to be played out in the courts, with a series of new rulings recently raising the game. Veronica Cowan looks at the moves being made to reach an amicable conclusion.
Appointment at Darwin Clayton (UK)
Tunbridge Wells-based broker Darwin Clayton (UK) has seen some changes to its board. Trevor Rawlins...
Commentary - Surveillance is admissible
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down the judgement of Jones v The University of Warwick (20...
Pressure points
Policyholders continue to see insurance fraud as harmless, so the industry must be more vigilant and tackle the issue as early on in the claims process as possible. George Moss gets a handle on fraud.
Russell Scanlan takes over FS Ulyatt business
Nottingham broker Russell Scanlan has taken over the personal and commercial general insurance busi...
Industry demands split funding for diseases
Funding for long-tail occupational diseases must be split off from other forms of employers' liabilit...
Success fees next as Claims Direct case ends
The long-running dispute between defendant insurers and failed accident management intermediary Cla...
Legal changes hinder PI progress
Retrospective legal changes are expected to be shown to have undermined insurers' efforts to tackle...
Grant Thornton: major loss aim
Professional services group Grant Thornton is to continue its push into the major loss market, with...
Scor maintains premiums with new strategy
Higher rates and a "strict approach" to underwriting helped the Paris-based reinsurer Scor to increas...
Driver liability is down to "knowing" - Akers v Motor Insurer
(Court of Appeal - 14 January 2003) The Motor Insurers' Bureau is obliged to satisfy a judgement o...
Getting the dates right
The abolition of the mutual Solicitors' Indemnity Fund has caused mixed reactions but the biggest shared concern seems to be over the common renewal date, says Veronica Cowan.
Lord Levene makes speech
Lloyd's chairman Lord Levene this week urged the industry "to get smarter about technology" in a sp...
Experts reject EL no-fault scheme
Stakeholders contributing to the governmental review on the UK's employers' liability system have s...
Equitable to carry on with action
Equitable is to press on with its action against former auditor Ernst & Young, despite having most ...