Analysis
Out of time
Rob Withers questions whether insurers are practising what they preach when it comes to health and safety regulations.
Respiratory rulings
Placing too much reliance on experts who may not have used reliable tests to make a diagnosis for medico-legal purposes can harm a claimant's case, reports Chris Price.
To catch a thief
Judgment in the recent case against Moore Stephens raised two issues of particular interest. Suzanne Kearney and Richard Highley explain the implications.
Show your hand
A more open approach to claimants funding arrangements has benefited defendants and professional indemnity insurers — but full disclosure is what's needed, say Julian Miller and Tom Ataii.
Expense spared
With insurers seeking to cut costs, legal spend is an obvious target. Companies are now looking beyond the 'magic circle' firms, seeking fixed rate deals and even cutting outsourced work altogether, writes Victoria Riccalton.
Rough justice or a victory for freedom?
A European ruling on group actions looks set to change the legal expenses landscape. Leigh Jackson looks at the ramifications for insurers in the UK.
Protect your liquid assets
The wine cellars of high net worth individuals can be worth thousands of pounds - so why aren't brokers treating them in the same way as works of art or jewellery? asks Veronica Cowan.
Uncertain direction ahead
Beset by the global recession and a seemingly never-ending soft market, Tim Evershed reviews the state of and prospects for casualty lines.
Ignore creditors at your peril
A recent Scottish court ruling means that a significant piece of companies legislation in the UK has come under scrutiny with serious implications for schemes of arrangement, writes Simon Barnes.
Destination: France
Thomas Willkowei and Ralph Bunger of Global Re give a rundown of the French run-off market.
Run-off making tracks again
The run-off markets are far from spent, writes Jeremy Golden.
Making a splash
Roger Knight reports on the measures the insurance industry took to clamp down on those trying to defraud the system after the UK floods of 2007.
Local knowledge
With the annual cost of fraud estimated at £1.6bn, David Pickford looks at how local knowledge can help the fight against suspicious public liability claims.
In a bind
Ben Hobby asks whether technology can be used for the day-to-day management of binding authorities and, if not, what other tools are available to underwriters.
Policing the impossible
These days insurers will not turn a blind eye to clients that have failed to check the details of their sub-contractors' policies, says Ed Lewis.
Shining through the murk
With much higher rates of major injury than the average in all service industries, Daniel Dunkley looks at what the construction industry can do to combat this, including regulating gangmasters.
Unenviable positions
Brokers must keep up-to-date of the latest developments in the insurance market to be in the best position to obtain the most suitable cover for clients, argue Andrew Blair and Joanne Whyld.
Getting away with it
The recession has meant brokers are now spending more time challenging insurers on their customers' claims, but some see the current environment as a good opportunity to add value, as Ana Paula Nacif reports.
Access all areas
Last year's amendment of the Lloyd's Act 1982 was meant to pave the way for those brokers in the non-accredited regional community to do business in the London market. But, reports Edward Murray, the take-up of entry has been slow.