Claims
Legal bodies to slash costs.
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers are believed to be clo...
Bid to pin down PI.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers has announced a new initiative to help its members...
Unbeatable and unmissable.
Post Magazine is staging three topical conferences which will dissect the crucial issues affecting insurers in 2000. David Worsfold explains why you can't afford to miss these events.
ABI shake up.
The Association of British Insurers is to shake up some of its functions in the wake of deputy direc...
Rehab events coming your way.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company is staging countrywide road shows, focusing on the need for UK clai...
Marks sparks up pension.
Marks and Spencer Financial Services has added a stakeholder-friendly charging structure to its pers...
Government ready to offer earthquake cover.
The Taiwanese authorities are planning to set up a government-backed scheme to offer earthquake cove...
Expedient history.
The Claims Underwriting Exchange database is set for considerable expansion following the acquisitio...
Axa Re writes PI.
Axa Re UK has moved into the professional indemnity (PI) market. Its PI, financial risks and directo...
New century, new doctrine?
The place of the 100-year-old functus officio doctrine in modern litigation is being questioned. Peter Chaffetz and Laura Zimmitti report.
The correct time for action.
John Butler examines a case that questioned the role of policy provisions in determining when a cause of action accrues.
Correction.
The table of French reinsurers' profitability supplied by the Association of French Reinsurers (ARF)...
Unionamerica stands alone.
Unionamerica will continue to operate as a separate operation following its acquisition by St Paul, ...
Court victory for environmentalists.
The right of environmental groups to sue alleged polluters under the Federal Clean Waters Act has be...
GAB offers global web access to data.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is launching a self-service web-enabled reporting system that will allow it...
Axa suspends two legal giants.
Axa has suspended two law firms on its legal panel after an audit revealed they had abandoned compan...
Damages for loss of motherly love.
Earley v North Middlesex NHS Hospital Trust High Court 13 December 1999 A six year old boy w...
Exclusive - Eastgate gets head start in after-the-event cover.
Legal expenses specialist Eastgate Assistance has launched a pre-emptive strike on the after-the-eve...
Axa sees life in pensions
Axa Sun Life has reported new business figures for its life and pensions operation up 25% to £578m ...
Unions support back-to-work.
John Monks explains why the Trades Union Congress supports Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign and why failure to grasp the nettle of rehabilitation could sink companies, insurers and the welfare state.
A clear sign.
Joanna Makin asks whether the writing is on the wall for insurers of schools and education authorities as parents become increasingly likely to claim damages for a child's poor performance.
CGU results poles apart
CGU has reported that new life and pensions business increased last year largely on the back of the c...
Taiwan plans earthquake authority
The Taiwanese authorities are planning to set up a government-backed scheme to offer earthquake cover...
Court decision reversal exposes Equitable
The Appeal Court has overturned an earlier ruling which would have allowed the mutually owned Equitab...