Claims
Hot on the heels of EL?
Capacity restrictions have bitten in the professional indemnity market and although cover is not mandatory for all trades, Chris Fletton wonders if this sector will follow employers' liability into crisis as a result.
Bulk purchasing is key to cost cutting
By executing bulk purchasing power and end-to-end claims handling, insurers could do much now, under the present employers' liability system, to reduce claims costs, argues Chris Hall.
EEF: link premiums to practice
The Government's review of employers' liability insurance should look at how to link employers' hea...
TAG ruling a blow to defendant insurers
The settlement of a quarter of a million cases originating in claims managed by The Accident Group ...
TAG to launch internal audit to fight fraud
The Accident Group is likely to launch an independent internal systems audit, following allegations o...
Taking industrial action
The acute unpredictability of long-tail industrial disease claims is sparking calls for fundamental reform. Simon Cradick and Steve Phillips evaluate the future threat of various illnesses to insurers, based on legal precedents and claims trends.
Micro Focus extends life of old systems.
Service provider Micro Focus, which helps insurers squeeze the value out of their existing hardware ...
Biba blames brokers' role
Mike Williams, chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, said brokers had to s...
India moves not the answer
The outsourcing of call centre functionality to Asia is a definite and worrying trend (India callin...
Changing face of replacement
I read with great interest the article, Brand and deliver (Post Magazine, 28 November, p21) on the ...
Authority falls foul of nuisance abatement rules
LE Jones (Insurance Brokers) v Portsmouth City Council (Court of Appeal — 7 November 2002)
Clarity sought on asbestos exclusion
Royal & Sun Alliance is facing thousands of asbestos claims made by staff working at Turner and Newall between 1969 and 1977. Chris Phillips gives the legal perspective.
Rubicon set to focus on rehab
The newly-appointed Rubicon claims director Ashton West this week indicated that rehabilitation wil...
Appointment at Smart & Cook
Smart & Cook (Scotland) has made two new appointments. Angus Fraser joins as an associate director,...
A need for transparency
It was suggested recently that a lack of standards in the investigation of fraudulent claims meant the industry's system was anything but transparent or effective. John Baldock gives an alternate view.
Disputed bus claims result in TAG talks
Claims management group The Accident Group has agreed to talks over its processes following accusatio...
RSA will never outsource claims
Royal & Sun Alliance is aiming to handle the majority of claims on a "once and done" policy, said H...
Pension apprehension
There is panic among pension providers as slumping equities result in a deficit in funds. Peter Falush examines how employers, the government and the insurance industry are planning to handle the crisis.
OFT decides on GISC rules
The Office of Fair Trading has decided that the remaining rules of the General Insurance Standards ...
Appointment at Amlin Underwriting
Amlin Underwriting has made Miles Taffs an underwriter in its aviation division. Mr Taffs began his...
Appointment at 80e
Stephen Vickers has been appointed as account executive at 80e, the after-the-event division of DAS...
Law firm Keoghs moves office
Law firm Keoghs has moved to a new 15,000 sq ft office in Coventry on the Binley Business Park. The...
Insurers next in A-level fiasco
The news that senior examiner and A level designer Roger Porkess has called for The Tomlinson Inqui...
Sixth edition of damages bible out
The sixth edition of the Judicial Studies Board's Guidelines on General Damages is published today ...