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Medical evidence under legal scrutiny
Recent legal reforms have seen the evolution of medical evidence service providers as a cost-effective and efficient way of gathering the medical information necessary for the resolution of personal injury claims. But Lynn Rouse asks whether insurers are…
Appointment at Kennedys
Kennedy has recruited Alan Hart as a partner in the construction team. Mr Hart joins from Lawrence ...
Levene looks at challenges ahead
Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, has issued a call for more creative discipline in the European (re)...
Scor reports first quarter profit
French reinsurer Scor made a €31m net profit in the first quarter 2003, compared with a €7m profit a ...
Annuity & Life makes first quarter loss
Troubled Bermudian company Annuity & Life Re blamed its "downsizing" and large life claims for a $52....
Hartford sells P&C reinsurance business
Hartford Financial Services Group has sold the bulk of its property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance bu...
Jury still out on new reinsurers
It is still too soon to judge the impact on the (re)insurance market of the companies set up in Bermu...
Reinsurers criticised for poor disclosure
Current levels of corporate disclosure by the world's reinsurers were branded "lamentable" yesterday ...
UK court produces 'definitive' ruling on 'event'
The UK's Court of Appeal today upheld a Commercial Court (re)insurance judgment in a ruling that coul...
Why the compliance challenge is worth cracking.
The survival of the fittest has never been a more accurate metaphor for the UK's broking industry. But, while the writing is on the wall for some, many brokers are bullish about the future.
Norwich Union set to join insurance panel.
Norwich Union is set to join the insurance panel of Cobra, the newly-formed commercial broking allia...
ABI report falls short on panels.
Eight months after its original release date, the Association of British Insurers' document on compo...
Round one.
The High Court last week ruled that employers' liability insurance purchased from Royal Insurance an...
CIS retain Impact Plus Cup in charity football competition.
Co-operative Insurance won the final of the Post Magazine Charity Football Competition for the Impac...
Industry must be mature in no win, no fee talks
Finally something is being done to address the no win, no fee legal system which, despite much satel...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery has promoted Sarah Cochran to partner. Ms Cochran joined the firm in November 2002, ha...
Software Solutions Partners sees first-year profits of £2.9m.
Software Solutions Partners, which was formed a year ago following a management buyout of CSC's inte...
Appointment at Personal Touch Insurance.
Personal Touch Insurance has appointed Mike Allison as its new managing director, replacing Martin W...
Greece lightning?
With Athens playing host to the Olympic Games in 2004, Greece is experiencing an economic boom. Jeremy Golden asks whether the insurance market can seize the opportunity to boost its performance.
ABI report falls short on panels
Eight months after its original release date, the Association of British Insurers' document on compo...
Chief calls for unpredictable lobby
The insurance industry needs to be on the front foot with the government in order to enact significa...
Software Solutions Partners sees first-year profits of £2.9m
Software Solutions Partners, which was formed a year ago following a management buyout of CSC's inte...
Workplace violence is biggest risk for UK firms.
Workplace violence is the single biggest risk UK employers face, costing industry £7bn a year, with ...
£1000 shirt.
Ray Watson of Co-operative Insurance (left) is pictured with David Worsfold, editorial director of P...