Claims
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 ...
ABI: half admit fraud thoughts
The Association of British Insurers this week unveiled its latest research concerning insurance che...
Employers not always to blame - Wallis v Balfour Beatty Rail
(Court of Appeal - 16 January 2003) In this action, the Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of a ...
Motor dealer brings police 'reckless' case - R Cruickshank v Chief
(Court of Appeal - 13 December 2002) Cruickshank imported Japanese cars and subsequently sold them...
Appointment at DAS
Michael English has been promoted to operations manager at Ireland's leading legal expenses insurer...
Drake Insurance given leave to appeal case
The provisional liquidator of failed motor insurer Drake Insurance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, could ...
The FSA publishes consultation paper
The Financial Services Authority has published consultation paper CP 169 - Professional indemnity i...
RSA to head off further asbestos cases
Royal & Sun Alliance is looking to head off further litigation over asbestos claims, after it was r...
Zurich widens indemnity net
Zurich Professional is to offer its professional indemnity insurance to a wider group of profession...
Putting risk on the map' - Correction.
In the article 'Putting risk on the map' (PM, 30 January, p34), Ordnance Survey was incorrectly cred...
Appointment at RAC Auto Windscreens
Andrew Webster has been taken on as head of client management, insurance, at RAC Auto Windscreens. ...
Call for investigators' code
I write in response to the recent exchange of views on the subject of private investigators and the...
A marriage of inconvenience?
The benefits offered through third party administration are manifold but if it all goes wrong it can prove extremely expensive to terminate a contract. Nigel Frudd says considering the deal from all angles is the key to success.
A climate of change
This report is dedicated to the issue of weather-related losses, which not only have a devastating im...
Data reduces storm claims
Insurers' claims bills for storm-related damage have been cut by some 30% through the use of new data...
Database inflicts injury on fraud
Insurers have welcomed the launch of a new claims database that helps to identify fraudulent person...
Stepping up the rehab game
The Association of British Insurers has called for claimants' best interests to be at the heart of a national action plan to improve rehabilitation services for injured and ill workers. John Parker says the ball is now in the government's court.
Help at the end of a phone
Confidential employee helplines are being increasingly used as a way to address the problem of stress, though their very nature means there is no way to measure their effectiveness. Veronica Cowan asks whether they could still prove beneficial.
Race relations role clarified in court
In this judgement, the Court of Appeal has considered the scope of assessors appointed in race discri...
Rehab central
Rehabilitation is at the heart of the government's modernisation agenda, Nick Brown, Minister for Wor...
Asbestos victims go back to court
Two cases that could have massive implications for UK insurers came a step closer to being resolved t...