News
Ex-PC loses stress liability claim.
Liability insurers were able to breath a sigh of relief last week, following the rejection by the co...
Industry faces Hepatitis claims.
Health insurers could face substantial pay-outs after it emerged this week that 20 people have contr...
Fusion recruits.
Fusion, part of Lloyd's vehicle SVB, has recruited another three senior development managers from In...
Ford claims fear.
The London market could be facing a multi-million-pound asbestos bill from car manufacturer Ford, af...
Kyoei to join Millea.
Kyoei Mutual Fire & Marine Insurance is to join the Millea Insurance Group being set up by three oth...
US and Europe must end trade rows.
Dean O'Hare, chairman and chief executive of Chubb, and policy adviser to President Bush, last week ...
Bupa and Old Mutual alliance spawns CareNet.
Bupa International and Old Mutual Healthcare have joined forces to distribute a new international he...
Silverbeck teams up with Highway.
Liverpool-based law firm Silverbeck Rymer has teamed up with motor insurer Highway Insurance to crea...
Wrong interpretation put on Fairchild.
As the solicitor representing one of the defendants in the case of Fairchild v Waddington and Leeds ...
Union hosts talks over asbestos.
The Trades Union Congress was due to host a meeting today between the Policyholders Protection Board...
Hitting out on safety.
Companies flouting Health & Safety law will face tougher penalties, the government said last week, f...
Barrister warning.
The Bar is bracing itself to pay thousands of pounds in compensation, as a result of a rise in compl...
ATE row: end in sight.
The Law Society, as predicted by Post Magazine last week (p2), has finally agreed to join the Associ...
Staking out the alternatives.
The government is doggedly spreading the stakeholder word, with the emphasis on giving the public control and choice over which of the pension routes to take. You only have to look to the US for a glimpse of the future, says Keith Sankey.
Industry rejects "complacency" tag.
I was surprised to read the response from Owen Tudor of the Trades Union Congress to my letter (Post...
Brit sees profit rise.
Brit Insurance Holdings subsidiary Brit Insurance has recorded a 65% rise in overall gross written p...
What the Papers Say.
Daily Mail They were stock market experts and she was a girl of four. But last week, the seasoned...
B&B go to Market.
Bradford & Bingley has launched a new intermediary division The Marketplace offering a range of insu...
Landmark case for professional indemnity cover.
The decision in Merrett v Babb last month is a landmark case about the liability of a professional, ...
CAT threat to long-term care.
A leading actuary has called on the government not to impose the Cover, Access and Terms standards t...
Continuous employment claim.
After almost 46 years of continuous employment in the insurance industry and, like so many others, h...
Unattended is uncovered.
Hayward v Norwich Union Insurance; Court of Appeal, 22 February 2001.
Keeping the wheels in motion.
Maintaining production is vital in today's manufacturing plants, where every second counts. Ian Calder stresses the value of business interruption cover for smaller businesses, which really feel the pinch when the wheels stop turning.
Equitable will sue.
Equitable Life has informed policyholders it is prepared to sue directors, advisers and regulators o...