Employers' liability (EL)
Controlling claims costs: The spirit of co-operation
With higher settlements and as claims costs rise, Bob Rabbitts praises insurers, claimant and defendant lawyers, and rehabilitation providers, for putting their differences aside to work together to provide consensus.
Public sector spending cuts: Cutting costs
The government's rumoured spending cuts look set to hit the public sector hard. Sam Barrett examines the implications for insurance and risk management in the market.
Time to go back to basics on claims
How refreshing to see Adrian Brown, RSA UK CEO, openly express the view that insurers should actively seek to identify, recognise and pay claims that could properly fall under employers' liability policies issued, however long ago.
Engineering - air conditioning: Keeping it cool
With air conditioning no longer a novelty in the UK, Thomas Howe argues more care needs to be taken over refrigeration issues.
Allianz claims industry first with dedicated liability fraud team
Allianz Insurance is on course to make casualty insurance fraud savings of more than £10m, after setting up a specialist fraud team.
Plaques compensation scheme opens
The government’s pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme has opened for applications today.
Asda signs up Leeds law firm for liability work
The Leeds office of Forbes Solicitors has announced that Asda has become a new client of the firm.
Legal update - mesothelioma: Music and mesothelioma
With the high-profile death of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, mesothelioma fell under the spotlight once more. Neil Hackett examines the continuing difficulty in pinpointing exposure.
EL & PL: Building the wall
As fraudsters seek new areas to commit insurance fraud, Andrew Gillett reports on how the liability market is tackling this growing problem.
View from the top: Time to fight our corner
In my last View from the Top, I wrote about preparing for a new government and how it would be important for the industry to have an open and effective relationship with it regardless of the result of the general election.
Fraud Awards shortlist announced as ABI unveils latest detection figures
The shortlist for the 2010 Insurance Fraud Awards - recognising excellence and best practice in combating and preventing insurance fraud - has been announced today.
Postbox: Positive vibes from an insurer are welcomed
We are pleased for Allianz that it expects to make significant savings as a result of the new claims process for road traffic accidents.
DWF grows insurance team
Peter Blake, Nick Connolly, James Manning, Dan Verow and Sophie Mourmouris have all joined the London-baed insurance team of DWF.
Airmic calls on government to toughen EL insurance stance
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has urged the government to take a tougher stance on organisations that fail to buy employers' liability insurance.
Garwyn appoints Durham manager
Garwyn has promoted Iain Milne to the position of branch manager for Durham, supporting claims investigations in the North East of the UK.
NIG launches property product
NIG will launch its premier property owners product to a broker panel on the 6 July.
Law reports: Mesothelioma case underlines need for archive appraisal
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Start-up seeks to aid genuine claims validation
An initiative that aims to help claims handlers make faster, informed decisions to validate a claim or pass it on for further investigation, has been launched by Stuart Dennis, chief executive of fraud management company TCF Corporate.
Government makes plaques medical evidence pledge
The coalition government has pledged to consider compensating past pleural plaque victims if new medical evidence became available
Labour MP calls for government to reveal ELIB outcome
A newly elected Labour MP has called on the government to reveal the outcome of a consultation into the establishment of an employers' liability insurance bureau undertaken before the general election.
P&C assumptions may be torn up after Deepwater incident
Insurers and reinsurers are likely take a hard look at the assumptions used to price property and liability coverages for drilling platforms in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon loss, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Post in print - 3 June 2010
Post reporter Leigh Jackson gives a snapshot of some of the main news stories in this week's issue of Post.
ELTO success not dependent on FSA
The insurance industry has continued to back the formation of an Employers’ Liability Tracing Office, despite concerns about the future of the Financial Services Authority.
Employment tribunals - cost recovery: Getting your money back
When claimants take their employer to a tribunal and lose, costs are rarely awarded. Andrew McDonald explores why this recovery is becoming increasingly important.