Claims
Appointment at Keoughs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has employed Tim Percival to the new role of business development dire...
CRU's adversarial stance costing insurers dear.
Government agency the Compensation Recovery Unit has been accused of placing an unnecessary financia...
insurE-com set to launch new service.
Insurance business systems provider insurE-com is set to launch a new service that will offer data s...
Insurers battered by bad press.
Each weekend the Sunday newspapers are full of examples of unpaid/delayed/partially paid claims whic...
Professional Risks Insurance receives financial strength.
New London market insurer Professional Risks Insurance received a financial strength rating of A- fr...
The long-tail liability lottery.
Insurers are understandably worrying whether they have set aside enough capital to cover long-tail public liability risks in a sector where anything could happen. Richard Browne warns against leaving anything to chance.
... but questions remain unanswered.
Despite its length, the judgement raises more questions than it answered, argue Chris Phillips and Chris Gough.
Insurers to decide split on asbestos payments.
Insurers are due to meet "as a matter of urgency" to discuss how they will share the costs of compens...
Call for shake-up of UK EL insurance.
A health and Safety Executive report has called for a major shake-up of the UK's outdated employers' ...
Lloyd's shuns ATE.
Several Lloyd's syndicates have shunned the high-risk after-the-event insurance market ahead of today...
Insurers face EL facts.
Last week, the House of Lords gave their reasons for finding in favour of the claimants in Fairchild, Fox and Matthews, which will affect future mesothelioma claims. Boris Cetnik warns insurers to be prepared.
Guidelines on the reporting of fraud to be published.
The long-awaited joint guidelines on the reporting of fraud, agreed between the Association of Briti...
Research indicates potentially fraudulent claims has increased.
Research by Zurich Municipal has indicated the number of claims identified as potentially fraudulent...
Uncertainty set to return.
As the insurance industry waits for the House of Lords' final ruling on the after-the-event test cas...
US terror cover closer.
US government reinsurance of terrorism risk moved closer with the Senate's passing of a bill authori...
Case follows new path.
A recent decision in New York takes the follow-the-fortunes doctrine beyond its usual applications. Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz report.
Appointment at Keoghs.
National law firm Keoghs has made four promotions to partner and created two new associates. Newly-a...
EU mutual aviation cover moves closer.
The establishment of a European mutual aviation insurer moved a step closer on Tuesday, following a ...
Last call in Helpline row.
Insurer Allianz Cornhill has served a petition seeking permission to appeal the Clark v Ardington cr...
ISO takeover boosts anti-fraud offering.
Insurance Services Office claims to have bolstered its anti-fraud offering in the UK, with the acqui...
RSA to stick by TIG despite loss of deal.
Royal & Sun Alliance has stressed that it will continue to work with beleaguered software specialist...
Fraud articles tell same old story.
I read Michael Burnett's article (Industry must plug claims leakage now, PM, 7 June, p14) with incre...
Full details of judgement published today.
The full detail of the House of Lords judgement in the Fairchild, Fox and Matthews mesothelioma comp...
Tram ruling could derail insurers.
Public liability insurers could face a raft of multi-million pound claims, following a landmark case...