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Law report: Provoking an assault not contributory negligence
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: An inflammatory judgment on findings of fire fraud
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Consumer insurance reforms will make it harder to turn down claims
The first changes to consumer insurance legislation in more than a century will prevent insurers from "hiding behind" unrelated errors to avoid paying claims.
Law report: Defendants alerted to ongoing liability
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Bill set to overhaul consumer insurance law
The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill, which clarifies the law governing what consumers should tell insurers when they take out a policy, will change the relationship between consumers and insurance providers, in its first shake-up…
Solicitors’ Indemnity Mutual Insurance Association goes into run-off
SIMIA, the mutual insurance company for professional indemnity insurance above £1m to firms of solicitors based in England and Wales, has confirmed it is to cease taking on new business.
Greenwoods joins Telecoms fraud body
Defendant insurance law firm Greenwoods Solicitors has joined the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum, a body for the exchange of information and the promotion of a united effort against telecommunications fraud.
Baker quits post over Jackson frustration
Legal Expenses Insurance Group director Tony Baker has resigned from his post after becoming frustrated with the government's stance on the Jackson Review.
Coalition government: State of the nation: one year on
Last week's overwhelming 'no' vote in the referendum on the UK's voting system has only served to deepen divisions and highlight political polar positions within government, but how does the insurance industry rate the coalition's first 12 months in…
Elite threatens ABI withdrawal
Elite Insurance has become the latest legal expenses specialist to threaten withdrawal from the Association of British Insurers over the trade body's support of the Jackson Review.
Endsleigh faces High Court onslaught over claims costs
Endsleigh Insurance faces a £30m High Court showdown with Gibraltar-based Southern Rock and Markerstudy, over its alleged failure to provide "technically accurate" claims handling for the two companies.
Technology: Will the cookie crumble?
The revised Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive could see computer cookies swallowed up unless explicit consent is given for their insertion in users' computers when they visit a company's website.
Endsleigh faces High Court onslaught over claims costs - Insurance News Now – 12 May 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the potential £30m High Court battle facing Endsleigh following its alleged failure to provide “technically accurate” claims handling for Southern Rock and…
Post Europe: ADR generates mixed views
The European Commission looks set to impose some consistency among the patchwork of alternative dispute resolution systems that currently exist. Vic Wyman assesses what this will mean for the European insurance market.
ADR generates mixed views
The European Commission looks set to impose some consistency among the patchwork of alternative dispute resolution systems that currently exist. Vic Wyman assesses what this will mean for the European insurance market.
Legal update - unsigned contracts: invisible ink
Letters of intent have become accepted business practice while the finer details of contracts are worked out — but a recent court case has highlighted the pitfalls, reports Russell Behn.
Broking supplement - Private motor: The drive to succeed
Aggregators, question marks over referral fees and a squeeze on margins are all challenging those in the intermediated personal lines space. But, as Leigh Jackson reports, it is not all doom and gloom.
View from the top: kill the costs monster
I'm delighted the government is backing Lord Jackson's suggested overhaul of civil litigation costs — but the champagne remains on ice.
Legal update - motor fraud: overcoming the obstacles
Recent court guidance should help liability insurers overcome some of the hurdles in the fight against motor fraud. Roger Mackle reviews recent cases that have helped clarify matters.
In series - first-party fraud: banging the drum
The industry is slowly changing public perceptions that insurance fraud is a victimless crime. Jane Bernstein looks at recent initiatives and asks what more the market can do in terms of prevention?
Lawyers welcome joint RTA Portal funding proposals
Lawyers on both sides of the personal injury fence have welcomed proposals for the financial upkeep of the Ministry of Justice-supported road traffic accident portal to be shared.
Legal update - clinical negligence: substantial speculation
A recent future loss of earnings case saw the claimant awarded substantial damages for a business they had not even started. Clare Malpus reports on the insurer implications.
Legal update - expert witness: the end of guns for hire?
A recent case has stripped expert witnesses of the immunity they have always enjoyed. Philip Tracey reports on the implications of this significant decision.
Claims - controlling costs: inventive intervention
With motor rate rises slowing down and bodily injury claims growing, Tim Roberts questions whether current innovation and investment is enough to get insurers back on an even keel.