Legal expenses
ULR shuffles top level after senior departures
Legal expenses provider ULR has embarked upon a major management shake-up in the wake of two long-standing senior figures departing.
Aim targets brand development with sales appointment
Aim Legal Expenses Insurance Services has appointed Ian Meachin as sales manager - as part of a push into broadening the firm's reputation among brokers, intermediaries and the automotive sector nationwide.
Elite appoints new London boss
Legal expenses insurer Elite has named Mike Payne the general manager of its London office.
Legal expenses - Commercial cover: Two sides to the story
With the legal expenses sector about to undergo a massive shake-up, Jakki May looks at the changes, why some are welcoming them with open arms and why others
Arag launches divorce insurance
Legal expenses insurer Arag has teamed up with London law firm Prolegal to offer divorce insurance.
News analysis - ABS delay: Still waiting for a change
Last week it was confirmed the Solicitors Regulation Authority would not be approving alternative business structures this year at least. Amy Ellis asks what caused the delay.
Amicus to close Colchester office in efficiencies push
DAS-owned Amicus Legal is to close its office in Colchester, making 21 people redundant.
The claimant's view: referral fee reality check
In last week's Post, Laurent Matras proposed banning all forms of referral fees paid by lawyers and to replace them with a non-profit making organisation to centralise and allocate demand to supply.
Fusion enhances legal expenses offering
Fusion Insurance and DAS have strengthened their legal expenses offering for clients and brokers.
F&L quits ABI over Jackson support
Financial & Legal has become the latest legal expenses insurer to resign from the Association of British Insurers in protest against the trade body's support of the Jackson Review.
‘Dirty secret’ comes as no surprise to legal expenses group
The Legal Expenses Group has welcomed Jack Straw’s investigation into referral fees.
Alternative business structures: I bought the law
With the arrival of alternative business structures imminent, Amy Ellis looks at the pros and cons of the ability for those outside the legal sphere to invest in services.
Hastings eyes Aviva and Allianz in 2012 IPO push - Insurance News Now - 23 June 2011
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the news that the panel of insurers at Hastings Direct has more than doubled in size since an MBO 18 months ago. The firm is due to sign another five companies…
Elite rules out solicitors' PI move
Legal expenses provider Elite Insurance Company has ruled out entering the solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market due to the rules governing the assigned risk pool.
Lamp lines up ABS targets as Thai operation opens
Gibraltar-based legal expenses and private medical insurer Lamp is targeting $500m (£305m) premium in the first two years of its new Thailand operation.
Lamp lines up ABS targets as Thai operation opens
Gibraltar-based legal expenses and private medical insurer Lamp is targeting $500m (£305m) premium in the first two years of its new Thailand operation.
Post history - 15 years ago: LEI named as 'promising alternative'
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 15 years ago reveals.
Post history - five years ago: Expenses market fights back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
SMEs ignoring legal risks
Small companies risk going out of business if they continue to ignore the risks of legal action, First Assist Legal Protection has claimed.
Allianz confident over conversions
Allianz is targeting 200 brokers with its new add-on product, Pro Motor Rescue, predicting a conversion rate of between 15% and 20% on participating brokers' entire motor books.
DAS names legal services manager
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance has appointed Sue Renny legal services manager, with immediate effect.
Legal expenses - ATE: End of the road?
With the government giving the green light to implementation of Lord Jackson's civil litigation reforms, Leigh Jackson details the adverse reaction of legal expenses insurers and whether this sounds the death knell for the ATE market.
Claims Club dinner & awards 2011
Jonathan Swift, chairman of the judging panel and Post's editor-in-chief, welcomed guests to the 2011 Claims Club annual dinner at Grand Connaught Rooms, London by praising the hard work that the claims industry does and explained that in aiming to…
Fish eyes boutique growth after ex-Lockton partner hire
Private equity-backed broker Fish Insurance is set to make a play for boutique commercial insurance, following the hire of a former Lockton partner to spearhead a new division.