Claims
Stress case is lost in the post.
Young v Post Office (Court of Appeal - 30 April 2002).
Alexander Forbes restructs its UK retail business.
Alexander Forbes has restructured its UK retail business under the new name Alexander Forbes UK Corp...
Feeling the strain.
Stress is a growing problem in the UK and insurers are beginning to suffer the knock-on effects as claims rise. But the outcomes of several recent cases have reduced the pressure on the industry - for the time being, says Paul Hughes.
Appointment at James Chapman & Co.
James Chapman & Co, the insurance litigation firm, has taken on Tim Purrier to review all the firm's...
Folksam folds following review.
The UK arm of Swedish reinsurer Folksam International has become the latest member of the Internatio...
Heater firm gets a roasting on fitness of purpose.
Medivance Instruments v Gaslane Pipework Services and Vulcana Gas Appliances (Court of Appeal - 18 April 2002).
Insurance industry plays waiting game.
The insurance industry knows just what Sven-Goran Erickson is going through, as it plays its own wai...
Insurers can stop fraudulent claims going through the roof.
I read with interest your article on the problem of fraudulent building claims (Keeping a roof on fr...
UK Government extends Troika aviation insurance scheme
The UK Government-backed Troika aviation insurance scheme is to be extended for another month, until ...
Keeping a roof on fraud.
UK insurers are still struggling with the growing problem of fraudulent building claims. David Fanning considers the measures the industry has adopted to eradicate this problem and home in on exaggerated, dishonest and invalid claims.
Aon sells Unclaimed Assets Register to Experian.
Broker Aon has sold the Unclaimed Assets Register to data specialist Experian, the UK's largest cred...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball, chief executive, Norwich Union Insurance A major challenge facing the Insurance I...
Asbestos purse prised back open.
The House of Lords was this week urged by insurers to apportion compensation among insurers under the...
Lloyd's faces threat of mass capital withdrawal.
Lloyd's could face a serious withdrawal of capacity next year as members feel the cumulative effects...
Victory for natural justice.
No one in the insurance industry can be particularly surprised by last week's decision to overturn t...
Call for insurer justice.
Chris Phillips, who led the insurance industry's argument in the Fairchild, Fox and Matthews cases on asbestos-related compensation, analyses last week's ruling by the House of Lords and calls for justice for insurance companies.
Football match charity climax.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition reaches its climax on Thursday, when the final for th...
Clinical negligence appealed on proportionality.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Lownds (Court of Appeal - 21 March 2002).
APIL raises fears of ATE collapse.
The after-the-event insurance market may collapse if insurers win in Callery v Gray, heard last mont...
Fairchild ruling: the verdict
The House of Lords has over-turned the Court of Appeal's decision in the crucial Fairchild, Fox and M...
Appointment at Keoghs.
National law firm Keoghs has taken on a new partner to further strengthen its personal injury team. ...
PPB to pay out on Indie losses.
Following negotiation with the Policyholders' Protection Board and its successor the Financial Servi...
A medical diagnosis.
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign has raised the profile and stressed the importance of rehabilitation to professionals across the insurance industry, but what exactly does the term mean? Dr Edmund Bonikowski provides a full diagnosis.
The honest test to help in rooting out dishonesty.
Twinsectra v Frances John Yardley and others (House of Lords - 21 March 2002).