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Editor's Comment: Time to shout louder
With the party conference season in full swing, insurers are hopeful that less government intervention, lower costs of regulation and a halt on the proposed insurance premium tax hike are areas the Conservative government might consider in its latest…
In Series: Liability and Collaboration: No more Mr Nice Guy
After years of running battles, the focus on fraud prevention has moved to the employer’s liability sector, with the industry keener than ever to show it is not a soft touch.
Calais Disruption: Heavy loads for hauliers
The recent migrant disruption at Calais has hit the haulage industry in the pocket. How do affected companies go about ensuring they are adequately compensated for their losses?
Robotics: Bad robot
Who is liable when an artificial agent develops an error in its code?
Burke becomes CILA president with SCOR's Clark serving as deputy
Crawford & Company’s head of global markets Benedict Burke has been officially unveiled as the next president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
SRA urged by insurers to be tougher on solicitors facilitating fraud
High level talks between the Solicitors Regulation Authority and insurers are being arranged amid criticism of the legal watchdog’s ability and appetite to effectively regulate claimant solicitors suspected to be facilitating fraud.
D&O insurers facing VW payout as emissions scandal rumbles on
The increased use of technology in motor vehicles has been highlighted as a grey area in determining where product liability falls, in light of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, which will likely see directors and officers' insurers on the hook.
Insurers told to embrace the connected home or lose out
Deutsche Telekom is calling on the insurance industry to seize the opportunity that the connected home represents, in terms of future growth, before the enabling technology is exploited by others.
Quindell will 'vigorously defend' claimant lawsuit
A claimant group has written to Quindell informing the embattled outsourcing company it intends to sue it for up to £9m before costs.
Virtual Trials: Court on camera
Could civil disputes really be settled online?
Legal Update: Turning the Tables
The Ogden Tables are not the only way to calculate future loss of earnings, says David Williams
QM Costs opens London office amid growth plans
Liverpool-based Legal cost solutions provider QM Costs has secured new premises in London.
AM Best Commentary: Feeling the pinch
A number of market conditions are placing increasing pressure on the UK non-life sector. What will insurers need to do in order to ensure profits remain strong?
Terry's motives questioned as ex-Quindell boss bags 14% stake in tech firm
Former Quindell CEO and founder Rob Terry has raised eyebrows at AIM-listed Imaginatik after snapping up a 14% stake in the technology firm.
Bicycles most common theft claim for Direct Line
Bicycles make up 17% of all theft claims handled by Direct Line, proving to be a more popular theft target than mobile phones or tablets.
UK motor market chalked up collective loss of £31m in 2014
UK motor insurers continued to struggle in 2014, posting a collective loss of £31m, according to analysis by the Association of British Insurers.
Volkswagen's coverage questioned as £4.7bn is earmarked for emissions scandal
Volkswagen is unlikely to be able to rely on insurance to protect it from exposure relating to falsified US emission tests in particular diesel models of its vehicles, loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey anticipates.
Foil backs personal injury court fees exemption
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has welcomed the UK government’s proposals to exempt personal injury claims from any planned further increase in court fees.
Man handed four-year jail term for £170,000 PPI fraud
A 31-year-old man was jailed for four years at Newport Crown Court on 21 September for defrauding £170,000 from 1500 people through an unauthorised payment protection insurance claim-back scheme.
Fraud Focus – Fraud: the bigger picture
Despite positive steps within insurance to stamp out fraud, other industries must follow its lead.
Insurers wary of increased costs following Enterprise Bill proposal
Question marks have been raised over a proposed measure in the Enterprise Bill that could see insurers pay general damages to policyholders that have suffered additional loss because of an unreasonable delay in payment.
Legal market consolidation tipped to continue despite insurers' concerns
Insurers' concerns over declining service levels are unlikely to quell an uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity in the insurance law market, as legal firms battle to obtain market share and establish more sustainable operating margins.
IFB to present business case to GIC in November
The Insurance Fraud Bureau is to present its business case to the General Insurance Council on 26 November with work to test the feasibility of identifying organised fraud networks in claims underwriting data expected to start this month (September).
Government to tackle late claim payments in Enterprise Bill
The government is clamping down on late payment of insurance claims with its proposed Enterprise Bill by introducing a contractual requirement on insurers to pay claims to businesses within a reasonable time.