Employers’ liability (EL)
Legal Update: A more level playing field?
Recent cases indicate a more robust court approach to vicarious liability, says Alastair Gillespie.
QBE's private prosecution sees fraudster jailed
A fraudster has been given a 12 month custodial sentence as a result of a private prosecution launched by QBE.
Video: Tackling the emerging threat of commercial lines fraud
Employers’ and public liability are areas that have increasingly become targets for fraudsters, amid a crackdown on personal lines fraud by the general insurance industry and the regulator.
Trade Voice: Taking cover is a must
Compulsory public liability insurance will improve safety standards while helping protect companies.
In Series: Liability and Collaboration: No more Mr Nice Guy
After years of running battles, the focus on fraud prevention has moved to the employer’s liability sector, with the industry keener than ever to show it is not a soft touch.
Calais Disruption: Heavy loads for hauliers
The recent migrant disruption at Calais has hit the haulage industry in the pocket. How do affected companies go about ensuring they are adequately compensated for their losses?
Robotics: Bad robot
Who is liable when an artificial agent develops an error in its code?
Europe: Can insurers navigate the Arctic waters?
Insurers have traditionally been reluctant to underwrite Arctic shipping: the risks of injuries and pollution have been high and unpredictable.
Legal Update: Who’s to blame?
Supreme Court to rule on intentional torts in vicarious liability cases.
Legal Update: Asbestos in schools
There is an increasing likelihood of mesothelioma claims coming from schools, says Lisa Fletcher.
Blog: Football season opens time of dilemmas for employers and insurers
The Premier League starts again tomorrow, opening a new season of potential scandals and dilemmas for employers and insurers.
Blog: Toxic fumes in airplanes?
Recent media coverage has put the issue of whether airplane passengers and crew can potentially be exposed to toxic cabin air back in the news. Could this result in new claims?
Blog: Sun damage - is there a claim?
There has been recent speculation that damages for failing to provide sun protection to employees working outside could be the next ‘big thing' if an employee develops a sun damage related problem. Lisa Fletcher takes a look at the law.
Claims portals show drop in new claims
All Ministry of Justice claims portals registered double digit reductions in the number of new claims submitted over the first three months of the year, after several months of consecutive increases.
Blog: ERRA Update - Scotland poised to reverse the impact of s69?
On 5 January 2015, Richard Baker MSP lodged a consultation document on a proposed Damages Claims (EU Directive on Safety and Health at Work) (Scotland) Bill.
Synthetic Biology: The dark side of DNA
For all the good that synthetic biology could do, concerns persist that in the wrong hands, it could also be a potent weapon.
Interview: Chris Voller - Keeping up with the digital revolution
More than doubling your workforce pretty much overnight would cause some people a degree of panic, but not Chris Voller, head of claims for Axa Insurance.
C-Suite: Singapore’s ambitious work safety goal
Collaboration is needed to help Singapore's government reach an ambitious national workplace fatality rate of zero by 2018.
Employers' liability MGA Concordia launches
Employers' liability managing general agent Concordia has launched facilitated by Ambant Underwriting Services.
Blog: Noise-induced hearing loss
Ian Hollingworth of ECIC looks at the reasons behind the recent explosion in deafness claims and asks how the industry should best respond.
Blog: ERRA Update - Scotland poised to reverse the impact of s69?
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 came into effect over a year ago. Brodies solicitor David Hennessy looks at the Act's impact and a bill proposed to reverse its effects
Legal Update: Personal injury claims for new employers
Khalid Mahmood examines transfers taking place under TUPE and what this means for PI claims
Blog: Bullying and harassment workshop 2015
Solicitor Mariel Irvine discusses a recent seminar her firm ran for insurers and employers on the successful defence of bullying and harassment claims
CMCs to blame for soaring PL and EL claims against SMEs, states Axa boss
A significant rise in the number of employers’ liability and public liability claims made against SMEs over the past five years is the result of “opportunistic” claims management companies shifting their focus from motor claims.