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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Appointment at 80e

Stephen Vickers has been appointed as account executive at 80e, the after-the-event division of DAS...

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