Analysis
Madrid blast impacts terror risk market
The Madrid bomb blasts could shake the terrorism risk market, according to AM Best. On 11 March a s...
Swiss Re streamline processes with Benfield
Benfield and Swiss Re are to use a centralised electronic messaging and routing system to standardis...
Repository roll-out for London market
The latest version of a market repository for electronic claims files in the London market is now av...
Chinese catastrophe atlas
Swiss Re and Beijing Normal University have joined forces to create a new atlas of natural disasters...
Clear water ahead?
Collateral and security
In a state over asbestos
New research in the US has highlighted some very alarming statistics concerning asbestos and suggests the impact of asbestos-related diseases is far from over
Making things clearer
Europe
US insurance industry facing regulation
The US Congress has threatened to impose compulsory regulatory reform on the insurance industry unle...
Record temperatures for 2003
The summer of 2003 was Europe's hottest for five centuries, according to new research by a team of s...
Rising from the ashes?
Regional Review
Workplace worries
Stress Claims
Supply Chains - Supply chain reaction
Claims Supplement
Skills Shortage - Talent spotting
Claims Supplement
Passenger case important for future claims against MIB
Pickett v Motor Insurers' Bureau (Court of Appeal - 22 January 2004) The appellant was rendered a p...
Product liability does not offer a guarantee
Pilkington UK v CGU Insurance (Court of Appeal - 28 January 2004) As sub-contractor to Tarmac, Pilk...
Tardiness not held against abuse victim
Taylor v Nugent Care Society (Court of Appeal - 19 January 2004) The claimant alleged he was abused...
Commentary - No fixed dates of knowledge for VWF
In Doherty v Rugby Joinery (UK) (2004) eight claimants developed vibration white finger after the us...
A captive audience
Excess of Loss
Outsourcing - Staking a claim.
Claims Supplement
Industry Bodies - United we stand?
Claims Supplement
Calling for last orders
Pubs & Clubs