Employers' liability (EL)
Charity insurance: Charitable status
Despite facing economic pressures, charities are being pushed into the spotlight as a natural fit to run services for the ‘Big Society’. Mark Ingram looks at developments in this sector.
Foil calls for health & safety change
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has demanded the government relax health and safety regulation and simplify the current complex regime.
Scor acquires 100% of the capital of Solareh SA
Scor Global Life SE, a subsidiary of Scor SE has acquired the remaining 50% of Solarah SA shares by purchasing shares from Solareh International.
Risk management: the issue of local v global
Companies are increasingly becoming global but as Tracey Clayton argues this does not always mean that having a global insurance programme forced on them is the best option.
Law report: Accident highlights dangers of accepting H&S responsibility
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Kennedys opens ninth international office
Dispute resolution law firm Kennedys has created an Irish operation through a merger with Dublin firm O'Hare O'Connor Walshe.
'Therapy drift' leads Axa to outcome-based model
Axa Insurance is looking to counter its concerns over rehabilitation 'therapy drift' by working with a provider's new outcome-based pricing model, which effectively offers insurers a money-back guarantee on results.
Interview - David Bott: In the Apil hotseat
With claimant lawyers facing radical change over the next year following the Jackson Review, David Bott has a turbulent introduction to his tenancy as the new Apil president. Leigh Jackson talks to the man whose job it is to steady the ship through these…
PI claims costs to rise to £9.7bn by 2014
A report by Datamonitor has found that costs faced by the personal injury insurance industry are likely to keep climbing for some time – rising from £8.4bn in 2010 to £9.7bn by 2014 – driven by the growth in the number of motor personal injury claims.
Law report: Defendants alerted to ongoing liability
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Government claims ELIB plans are 'not forgotten'
The coalition government has been urged to make a decision on the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau after maintaining a year-long silence on the issue.
Post magazine – 5 May 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
View from the top: invest in the long term
"It's tough out there" is probably the most overused phrase of the last year.
View from the Top - More to a market than hard or soft
While news of recent catastrophes makes sombre reading in the mainstream press, over the past few weeks the insurance media has covered the inevitable ‘market turning’ debate.
News analysis - deafness: bringing back balance
For the second time in as many months the Supreme Court has been asked to adjudicate in disease claims, this time on industrial deafness. Daren Charlton considers the implications that arise from Baker v Quantum Clothing.
EL insurers celebrate appeal victory
Employers' liability insurers have avoided claims worth "hundreds of millions" of pounds following a successful appeal in Baker v Quantum, law firm Weightmans has claimed.
EL campaigner stands for London election
The former MP and leader of the Access to Justice group Andrew Dismore has been selected as a Labour candidate for the Greater London Authority election.
Rehabilitation - state of the market: a long road ahead
The UK rehabilitation sector continues to strive to become mainstream. Lynn Rouse reports on remaining barriers and how the journey could unfold.
Legal update - jury trials: judge, jury and compensation
Personal injury claimants in Scotland have long enjoyed the right to a jury trial to determine liability and damages, but record-breaking awards over the past six months has seen their popularity with claimant lawyers surge. Julie Keenan looks at the…
Legal update - workplace safety: workplace suitability tested
Workplace regulation is tough on floors and traffic routes but less so on transient risks. Sarah Reynolds examines some recent cases.
Zurich welcomes Baker ruling
Insurer Zurich has backed a Supreme Court judgment overturning the Court of Appeal decision in Baker v Quantum Group Clothing.
Supreme Court allows insurer EL deafness appeals
The Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal judgment making employers liable for noise induced deafness caused by noise above 85 decibels from 1978 onwards.
Disease claims - occupational voice loss
Occupational voice loss is becoming a growing hazard, partly due to the rise in call centres. Paula Jefferson and Rachel Barbenel examine recent case outcomes and advise on avoiding and defending claims.
News analysis - Jackson: getting the personal injury balance right
Plans to abolish the recovery of success fees and ATE premiums mean the balance between claimants and defendants should be redressed. Andrew Parker analyses the immediate and long-term effects of Ken Clarke's announcement.