Claims
ATE: little hope for peace now.
In light of the almost complete failure by Norwich Union - with the support of the Association of Bri...
Insurers reject compulsory call.
Suggestions that insurers - rather than the government - should pick up the bill for foot and mouth ...
Insurers in the dock.
Martin Cockx, the solicitor who acted for Stephen Callery in the high-profile, after-the-event court case, has no sympathy for the defeated insurers, which, he says, tried to wriggle out of paying the additional liabilities Parliament intended they…
ICS: website launch.
Software developer ICS is launching its new internet browser-based application, e-claims iceCentre, ...
S&P warns on US asbestos risk.
The latest wave of asbestos liability claims has the potential to impact the US commercial lines mar...
Storm damage hits the roof.
I am currently acting on behalf of a policyholder, whose property suffered severe storm damage to th...
Chester St awards delay.
Victims left uncompensated following the collapse of Chester Street are unlikely to be paid until No...
Appointment at Experian.
Experian, the global information solutions company, has taken on Gillian Key-Vice as head of complia...
About face for make-up artist.
Linda McCormack, a consumer affairs spokeswoman for RSA, began her working life as a make-up artist, but as she is keen to tell Jane Bernstein, the insurance industry offers opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds.
NFU rejects insurance call
National Farmers Union chief Ben Gill, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, has rejected as unw...
ABI refocuses anti-fraud strategy.
Having recently arrived at my new desk, I caught up with your article "Cutting out fraud" (see below)...
Czech mates as Slovenska queue grows.
Czech insurance company Ceska Pojistovna has become the latest insurer to express an interest in the...
Sterilisation blunder costs hospital extra - Parkinson v St James &
(Court of Appeal - 11 April 2001) The claimant conceived her fifth child after undergoing a steril...
See you in court.
With no test case to rely on, the jury was out on surveillance, following the introduction of the Human Rights Act. The watchword is prudence, with solicitors exercising common sense in its use to guarantee video evidence stands up in court, writes David…
Bank's survey builds up structural problems - Frost v James Finlay
(Chancery Division - 25 June 2001) The claimant moved her borrowing to the defendant bank, in orde...
Result for Callery.
The Court of Appeal handed down judgement in the case of Callery v Gray on the reasonableness of aft...
Test case fails to set clear precedent
Yesterday's judgement handed down by the Court of Appeal in the case of Callery v Gray has failed to ...
Unique potential.
Business solutions provider Viant has warned insurers they may "miss the boat altogether" if they fa...
Pensions reminder.
Companies with five or more employees will get a reminder letter in August about how stakeholder pen...
RSA backs down over Ryedale hikes.
Royal & Sun Alliance has backed down on premium hikes in the constituency of Ryedale, following mount...
Stress claim falls at forseeability hurdle
An office manager who brought a claim against her employees for work-related stress has had her case ...
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No win, no fee is here to stay.
The Court of Appeal this week handed down judgement in the Callery v Gray and Russell v Pal Pak Corru...
ABI code is failing to work.
At the end of last year, when the Association of British Insurers' Claims Code was launched, I expres...