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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...
Appointment at Keoghs.
Law firm Keoghs has appointed Kathryn Montford as associate. She specialises in employers' liability...
QBE cancels link up.
QBE Insurance Group has cancelled its joint venture with insolvent HIH Insurance and is to absorb HI...
AMA up and running.
The fledgling Accident Management Association, backed by a group of industry players, opened for bus...
PIA: pension payouts.
An estimated 25,000 people who were mis-sold a personal pension are to receive additional compensati...
SMG to buy as staff quit.
Leeds-based broker Smithson Mason Group this week played down the defection of six employees to riva...
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Camberford Law, the specialist schemes broker, has appointed Paul Cooper as an account executive, wi...
London market reform talks
A series of briefings on the LMP2001 reforms are being held in the London insurance market to help pr...
Debt provisions doubled as reinsurer fears mount.
Lloyd's syndicates have doubled their provisions for bad debt, as a result of "concerns over the sec...