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S&P downgrades ERC

Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has downgraded the counterparty credit and financial strength r...

A thorny issue.

Employers' liability is currently proving to be a bit of a thorn in the side for brokers. The market has become very tough as insurers implement a sharp correction to the low rates of recent years. Rachel Gordon looks at how intermediaries are dealing…

Competition v statistics?

As claims management becomes ruled by tick-box standards, Jeff Charlton argues that this lack of vision may open up the market to smaller insurers.

Learning from the past.

The high-profile collapse of Enron has brought the issue of directors' and officers' cover to the fore and, to ensure history does not repeat itself, Veronica Cowan says insurers should reconsider the information required in proposal forms.

At cross-purposes.

The construction risks connected with insulated panels will often vary between different types of panel - a point that some insurers are failing to appreciate. Mark Harris assembles the facts.

On the road.

A new government body set up to reduce work-related road accidents could lead to a major overhaul of corporate manslaughter legislation, with widespread implications for employers who could find themselves legally responsible for an employee's accident…

Death knell for lump sum awards.

The deadline for responses to the government's proposals on changes to the compensation system - particularly lump-sum awards - is next week. Victor Rae-Reeves warns that the industry must have its say to ensure a level playing field.

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.

Insurers must take responsibility.

John Tiner follows up his recent Breakthrough lecture at the Chartered Insurance Institute and outlines some of the Financial Services Authority's recent initiatives and ambitions, as it attempts to put the consumer at the heart of the financial…

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