Legal
Blog: Enterprise Bill may drive PI for insurers
Other professional services providers take out professional indemnity cover but should insurers now be looking for similar protection?
Bluefin lodges High Court injunction against ex-CEO Bruce and GRP
Bluefin has suspended two current members of staff and obtained an injunction in the High Court against its former CEO Mike Bruce and specialist investment group Global Risk Partners.
Four Birmingham ghost brokers sentenced
Four Birmingham men have been sentenced after a ghost broker insurance scam was uncovered by Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department detectives.
Further defendants added in Gallagher court case
Arthur J Gallagher has expanded its legal proceedings against Alex Skriptchenkov and Portsoken Limited to include five more defendants.
Blog: A quiet end to ‘average'?
There are differing views as to whether no longer applying average is a wise move likely to mean more business or will it result in higher claims costs?
IFB joins SRA and insurer talks over 'consistent' approach to claimant firm fraud
High level discussions are taking place between the insurance industry and the Solicitors Regulation Authority towards establishing a consolidated process for submitting evidence of fraud perpetrated by claimant law firms.
Blog: Let's take low speed impact cases out of the ‘too hard to do' drawer
In court, the credibility of your witness is everything. But in low speed impact claims, the reliability of expert witness evidence is akin to the Wild West. The true facts of a collision are too rarely investigated and expert testimony is frequently…
Fundamentally dishonest pair added to IFR over £50k Axa claim
A fraudulent induced accident claim against Axa worth almost £50,000 has been thrown out after a Birmingham County Court judge concluded that the claimants were fundamentally dishonest in their testimony.
Legal Update: A brave new world
The Insurance Act will demand a change of underwriting culture to reduce the risk of litigation.
North of the Border: To decree or not to decree
A convicted party has a statutory right to prove they did not commit the offence they were convicted of.
Elite to stop writing solicitors' PII as falling rates take a toll
Unrated carrier Elite Insurance is withdrawing from the English and Welsh solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market.
Hefty FCA fines highlight importance of delegated authority chain controls
The £15.5m of fines handed to individuals and firms involved in the collapse of several unrated insurers operating in the solicitors' professional indemnity market have highlighted the need for all parties involved in the delegated authority chain to…
Naming of storms to potentially impact apportionment of claims
The Met Office’s new policy of naming storms that make landfall in the UK could have a significant impact on the apportionment of claims between direct insurers and their reinsurers in the excess of loss market.
Towergate appoints Stephenson Harwood partner as general counsel
Towergate has appointed Geoff Gouriet to its executive committee as general counsel.
LV boss O'Roarke to become chairman of Horwich Farrelly
Outgoing LV general insurance managing director John O’Roarke has been appointed chairman of insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly.
Marine expert Lovell joins Reed Smith in Singapore
Richard Lovell has left his role as head of shipping and managing partner at Ince & Co. to join Reed Smith.
Greater exposure for insurers following 'sexting' case
A legal expert has warned that the threshold for a successful civil ‘sexting’ claim appears extremely low, following a recent High Court case, and that insurers will be impacted.
Claimant law firm ordered to pay defendant's costs in landmark case
The solicitors acting on behalf of a fraudulent claimant have been ordered to pay all of the defendant bus company’s legal costs in a landmark case heard at Gateshead County Court.
SRA backs fraud taskforce call to review fining powers
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has agreed with the Insurance Fraud Taskforce recommendation to review its fining abilities in order to make tackling fraud more effective.
Parabis woes highlight importance of finding right ABS partner
The importance of insurers finding the right legal partner to enter into alternative business structure arrangements with has been highlighted by experts, after four such entities recently either changed partners or entered into run-off.
AA puts two-year-old ABS into run-off
The AA's alternative business structure, which started trading in December 2013, has entered into run-off following a strategic review.
D&O and Cyber: C-suite cyber risks take off
US legal influences continue to impact on the UK directors’ and officers’ market – and that now includes the growing cyber threat
North of the Border: The end of shopping?
Two cases were struck out of the English courts – the judge ruling they should be raised in Scotland.
BLM partner Hughes to chair Foil in Scotland
BLM partner Frank Hughes has been appointed chairman of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers in Scotland replacing fellow BLM partner Tony Murray.