Public sector
Health insurance - review of the year: Care crisis or opportunity?
The past 12 months have been tough for health insurance, with a record contraction in policy numbers. Amy Ellis examines recent market developments and asks whether 2011 will be brighter.
Local authorities cut back cover as spending review bites
Local authorities are already cutting their insurance spend as a result of the coalition government austerity measures, insurers have warned.
Law report: Slip ruling crucial as UK austerity drive kicks in
This law report was contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Legal update - effective surveillance: Surveillance strategies
Surveillance techniques are on the increase as a tool to prevent to fraud. Mark Wilcox reports on a recent case that highlights the need for such activities to be carried out by skilled professionals.
Cumbria “better prepared” following £276m floods
Communities and businesses in Cumbria have taken steps to better prepare for floods following the events of last year, research from the Environment Agency has revealed.
London authorities seek out joint motor insurer
A group of local London authorities has kicked off a tender process to establish a joint scheme for the insurance of council fleet vehicles.
Legal update - Occupiers' liability: No respite for the reckless
Various judgments over the past six years have laid the foundation for courts to back the coalition government's conviction that the state and private land owners should not be held responsible for the reckless risk taking of individuals while on their…
Law report: Limit to damages claim enforced to avoid conflict of council care duties
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Industry bodies heartened by private sector potential
The Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association have welcomed the prospect of greater private sector investment in flood defences following the government's decision to cut the budget.
Iprism valued at £50m as PE firm takes a stake - Post in print: 18 November 2010
Reporter Amy Ellis outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post, including how backing from a PE firm has led to Iprism being valued at £50m; Zurich coming under fire for 'bungled' staff consultation; Allianz's Andrew Torrance bemoaning new…
Heath Lambert adds to project risks division
The project risks division of Heath Lambert has confirmed a series of new hires and promotions.
Zurich unveils Torry as the new MD of its Municipal business
Zurich Municipal managing director Rob Allison has informed Stephen Lewis, chief executive, Zurich’s UK General Insurance division that he intends to retire in Spring 2011.
Interview - Ray Cox: True Brit
Brit may have taken its time in naming a new UK CEO, but now Ray Cox is in place he tells Jonathan Swift he is eager to build on his forerunner's legacy.
Insurers must fight public sector 'disabler' reputation
Zurich Municipal has urged the public sector to consider its long-term risk management plans in light of the impending government spending cuts.
Drennan raises Alarm over local council cuts
Risk management should no longer be simply seen as a "little silo" within local authorities, according to a senior public sector representative.
Interview - Adrian Colosso: The comeback kid
Having come close to going bust in 2005, Daniel Dunkley talks to Heath Lambert's chief executive Adrian Colosso about the challenges facing the firm as it continues to punch above its weight.
Spending Review 2010: Local authority funding cut 28%
Chancellor George Osborne has cut local government funding by 28% over the next four years but has vowed to give councils more financial control.
Environmental liability: The carrot or the stick?
The idea of a new compulsory insurance class appears to represent opportunity to some and a major risk to market stability for others. Ralph Savage reports on how compulsory financial provision for environmental damage is viewed and whether it could ever…
Law report: Dual carriageway planting leaves council facing negligence charge
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
View from the top: Cooperation is key to effective flood risk management
Three years on from the devastating 2007 floods, it¹s difficult to forget the images of people¹s homes and businesses under water and the resulting distress and damage to all involved. Last week¹s flooding summit was a timely reminder of the challenges…
Serial insurance fraudster given four year sentence
A fraudster who tried to scam the insurance industry out of £10.5m in claims has been jailed for four years.
Flood progress relies on government spending
The success of last week's flood management summit will depend on whether the government's axe falls on flood defence in its October spending review.
Stakeholders agree flood roadmap
Environment minister Richard Benyon attended a flood management summit and met with insurers to discuss how best to ensure that insurance is widely available for homes at risk of flooding.
Tree root damage claims cost over £37m
The public risk management association, Alarm, said that the issue of subsidence damage to property and the cost of related claims, where tree roots are seen as the main cause of the damage, is one that concerns many of its members, particularly those in…