Claims
Appointment at Aon Re US
Aon Re US has appointed Lynn Halper as senior vice-president, based in its Connecticut office. Ms Ha...
Cutting through the contract
A recent US court ruling has created a stir in the insurance world by disregarding an underlying principle of reinsurance contracts
Lords oppose duty of care case ruling - John Tomlinson v Congleton
(House of Lords - 31 July 2003) The claimant, aged 18, went to the defendants' park which had a la...
Equity principle tested by case.
National Commercial Bank (Jamaica) Limited v Raymond Hew and Clifton Hew (as executors of the estate...
What the papers said this week.
THE INDEPENDENT The number of cases of the wrong type of blood being given to hospital patients r...
Mineworkers Pension Scheme joins Unclaimed Assets Register.
The Mineworkers Pension Scheme has joined the Unclaimed Assets Register, which is operated by Experi...
Insurers need to look beyond spreadsheets.
Businesses have been using spreadsheets for years to develop their annual budgets but according to r...
Investors told not to panic as Lloyd's ups 2001 reserves.
A number of Lloyd's insurers have had to increase their reserves for liabilities relating to the 200...
Quality control: a question of contracts - Expo Fabrics (UK) Limited
(Court of Appeal - 21 July 2003) On appeal in respect of a claim for the supply of cloth that was ...
Bupa: no reason not to insure A&E treatment
Bupa would offer insured accident and emergency treatment to its policyholders, as long as it could...
Appointment at Amicus Legal.
Colchester-based Amicus Legal has taken on Stuart Millar as its after-the-event marketing manager, w...
Access to Justice claims ATE market is alive and well
Access to Justice, the company formed to bring together after-the-event insurance providers Litigat...
A pain in the neck?
Recent research has cast doubt on the widely accepted causes of repetitive strain injury and other related conditions. Johnny Thomson asks what this means for the future of RSI claims and sufferers - and the measures insurers take to mitigate the risks.
Zurich Financial Services Group sells UK subsidiary.
Zurich Financial Services Group has sold its UK subsidiary Zurich Life Assurance to Swiss Re for $46...
Appointment at Combined Insurance.
Kingston-based Combined Insurance, the specialist provider of health and accident insurance, has rec...
Commentary - Conflicting rulings on DVT.
Air carriers are responsible for bodily injury to passengers on commercial and international flights...
Dublin insurer eases IFA woes.
Extra capacity is easing the crisis in the beleaguered professional indemnity market for independen...
Alarm carries out survey.
Councils across the UK are failing to deal with the issue of public sector claims fraud, despite pub...
Appointment at Keoghs.
Law firm Keoghs has expanded its marketing department with the appointment of Heather Dare as market...
Claimant falls foul of limitation date - Polley v Warner Goodman &
(Court of Appeal - 30 June 2003) Mr Polley had been injured during his employment. Proceedings wer...
Subsidence slips back onto agenda.
Loss adjusters are warning that soaring temperatures across the UK could see 2003 become a record-b...
Hang-gliding closures loom.
Almost 50 hang-gliding and paragliding schools in the UK could go out of business within 12 months du...
No second chance for failed cases - Barry Young (Deceased) v Western
(Court of Appeal - 18 July 2003) The claimant was the dependent of the deceased, who died in 1999 ...
Act now to stop cracks appearing.
The current warm weather we are experiencing could bring bad news for insurers regarding subsidence. However, Paul Stanley says with minimal expenditure, the industry could greatly reduce the financial impact of an 'event' year - but action must be taken…