Claims
Husband's false claim taints entire policy.
Direct Line Insurance v Khan and Another; Queen's Bench Division; 19 December 2000.
... a City development broker.
Gareth Piggott is a development broker for City broker TL Clowes and is in the lucky position of being able to combine business with pleasure. He talks to Jane Bernstein about his role in the saddle as the company's face of motorcycle sport insurance and…
Insurers spared PI payout.
Insurers have been spared a £380m bill by a Court of Appeal decision that has kept the discount rate...
Hybrid warning.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers has expressed concern about the boundaries between...
Ex-PC loses stress liability claim.
Liability insurers were able to breath a sigh of relief last week, following the rejection by the co...
Ford claims fear.
The London market could be facing a multi-million-pound asbestos bill from car manufacturer Ford, af...
Wrong interpretation put on Fairchild.
As the solicitor representing one of the defendants in the case of Fairchild v Waddington and Leeds ...
ATE row: end in sight.
The Law Society, as predicted by Post Magazine last week (p2), has finally agreed to join the Associ...
Staking out the alternatives.
The government is doggedly spreading the stakeholder word, with the emphasis on giving the public control and choice over which of the pension routes to take. You only have to look to the US for a glimpse of the future, says Keith Sankey.
What the Papers Say.
Daily Mail They were stock market experts and she was a girl of four. But last week, the seasoned...
Keeping the wheels in motion.
Maintaining production is vital in today's manufacturing plants, where every second counts. Ian Calder stresses the value of business interruption cover for smaller businesses, which really feel the pinch when the wheels stop turning.
Appointment at Keoghs.
Law firm Keoghs has appointed Kathryn Montford as associate. She specialises in employers' liability...
Enter your success story for BIA 2001.
There are just three weeks to go to the deadline for the submission of entries for the 2001 British ...
Underwriting: finding a way in.
Along with other aspects of insurance, the traditional route to becoming an underwriter is changing. Richard Adams looks at how recruitment methods vary across the industry.
The big kick-off.
The Post Magazine Charity Football Competition kicks off in earnest today, with 24 teams entered to ...
RSA lambastes government over stakeholder regime.
Royal & Sun Alliance has lambasted the government's stakeholder pension regime, which will be launch...
Insurers back risk ranking.
Solicitors' professional indemnity underwriters have welcomed the Law Society's decision to rank sol...
Should insurers take the lead?
What is the insurance industry going to do about the asbestos-related disease legacy that means some...
Post Magazine shortlisted for Editorial Campaign of the Year.
Post Magazine has been nominated in the 2001 Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) Awards for Edit...
Design a Christmas card: win a TV.
The Insurance Charities will be launching its own Christmas cards this year - but it needs your help...
Claims Direct heading for £20m loss
No win no fee company Claims Direct has issued another profits warning, commenting that its recent ad...
ATE talks and court case go ahead in parallel
The Law Society has, as predicted by Post Magazine last week, agreed to jointly sponsor with the Asso...
Insurers escape flood bill.
The Association of British Insurers has backed the latest planning guidance from the Department of E...
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Major scandals have left the medical profession reeling. And with patients increasingly prepared to sue, specialist professional indemnity cover has come under the spotlight. Lynda Hardy-Maskell reports.