Claims
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...
QuestGates recruits for property claims push
Rapidly expanding loss adjuster QuestGates is preparing for a big push into the property claims mar...
Forthcoming Post Magazine conferences
Rehabilitation: promoting partnerships 25 June, Villa Park Conference Centre, Birmingham Insu...
Axa PPP Healthcare calls for greater use of rehabilitation
Axa PPP Healthcare has called for greater use of rehabilitation to curb the problem of long-term ab...
Case is broker "chink of light"
Individual insurance brokers have been provided with "a chink of light" regarding their liability i...
When minds meet.
Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz consider Canada Life v Guardian and the fine line between contracts that are void and those that are ambiguous.
When minds meet.
Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz consider Canada Life v Guardian and the fine line between contracts that are void and those that are ambiguous.
There is an alternative to raising premiums in the PL cover crisis
In the article Following EL into orbit? (Post Magazine, 10 April, p16) about the growing crisis in ...
Lloyd's Names refuse to give up
Lloyd's Names are determined to continue their legal spat against Lloyd's, despite losing their lat...
It's all in the wording
Brokers placing business interruption cover should check that the definition of gross profit they are declaring, as advised by their clients, is in accordance with the definition contained within the policy wording, says Henry Harris, or risk legal…
Facing up to claims reality
With asbestos-related disease claims expected for another 40 years, what, asks Lex Dowie, will happen to future claimants when the compensation pot is found to be empty?
Going to waste?
A new directive concerning the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment is likely to have a big impact on the way the insurance industry handles claims and its replacement goods strategies. Bob Still investigates.