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Pleural plaques: insurers consider appeal
Insurers are considering an appeal after a judgment handed down in the Pleural Plaques Test Litigation ruling in favour of the Claimants on liability, but revising the level of damages downwards.
A clear victory for justice over greed says Apil
The insurance industry’s failure in Grieves v others to overturn the law and abolish compensation for pleural plaques is a clear victory for justice over greed, according to Colin Ettinger, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Amicus pleased with verdict on pleural plaques
Amicus has said it will welcome today's high court judgement, which sees insurers fail in their attempt to shirk their responsibility to compensate up to 75% of asbestos claims.
Insurers fail in bid to stop compensation for pleural plaques
Insurers have failed in their attempt to evade responsibility for compensating thousands of victims of asbestos exposure according to a landmark judgment in a test case announced today in the High Court in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Insurers get behind rehab support plan
Insurers have largely welcomed last week's announcement by the Department for Work and Pensions that...
Bicma produces rehab guide
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Insurers expectant as landmark ruling nears
Norwich Union and Zurich are expected to find out today whether the long-awaited judgement in the la...
Appointment at SVB
SVB has employed Mike Roffey as head of its discontinued business unit to manage the run-off of liab...
Equitas agrees £45.5m to settle American Standard Lloyd's claims
Equitas has reached agreement with American Standard Companies to settle all its claims against unde...
IRM targets senior managers
The Institute of Risk Management has rolled out a new two-day training programme aimed at senior man...
Rewards cut absenteeism
The key to avoiding unnecessary absenteeism is in a well-designed reward package and management prog...
Commentary - Two decisions clear up employee negligence debate
The recent Court of Appeal decisions in T v Boys and Girls Welfare Service (2004) and C v Middlesbro...
Asbestos appeal may trigger cases
A court ruling in an asbestos case could stir up debate about the threshold between negligent and no...
Premex rebrands after trademark case
Medical reports provider Expedia Services has denied its name change to Premex happened as a direct ...
Argent Liability Adjusters launches pilot service
Argent Liability Adjusters has launched a rehabilitation pilot with RTW Plus, a specialist rehabilit...
Ace gets Vietnam green light
Ace has announced that it has been told by Vietnam's Ministry of Finance that its application to establish a wholly-owned life insurance company in Vietnam has been approved and expects to have a license by mid-year. Ace will immediately proceed toward…
Aon releases latest political risk map
Companies need to take a look at political as well as economic risks when they look at lucrative investment opportunities abroad, according to broker Aon.
Insurers and the insured in bad shape over obesity
The problem of obesity continues to grow in the western world, especially in the US, and the costs are starting to mount
US Senate may move on asbestos bill
The new head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Arlen Specter, has announced that he intends...
Oversight - NCOIL unveils new priorities
The newly elected president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) in the US ha...
Referee defends negligence claim for scrum injury
A rugby referee who was sued for allegedly failing to control the scrum properly in a rugby match, which resulted in a player being very seriously injured, has won his second defence in the Court of Appeal.