Claims
Rehab takes to the road.
The insurance industry is to take to the road to spread the word on rehabilitation to the legal prof...
And the nominations are ...
It was make-your-mind-up time for the judges of this year's British Insurance Awards last week, when they whittled down over 300 entries to the final shortlists. David Worsfold describes a day of head-scratching deliberation.
John & Others v Express Newspapers Court of Appeal.
19 April 2000 The Court of Appeal ruled a judge was wrong to have granted an order for disclosure...
Fraud director jailed.
The sole director of broker Denis Hilton, Andrew William Hill, was sentenced to six months in prison...
Fair play at BIA judging.
I was a judge for the British Insurance Awards 2000 and recently considered the submissions. I ha...
Appointment at Sun Life Financial Of Canada.
Four major appointments have been made by Sun Life Financial of Canada. Helen Davis joins from Ax...
The patient must always come first.
Rehabilitation of the injured has, quite rightly, become a key issue in the claims management world....
Darling at ABI.
Alistair Darling, social security minister, said that stakeholder pensions were never intended for t...
Ex-Lloyd's CEO admits he had liability fears.
A key figure at Lloyd's has admitted that he had "concerns" over the extent of US liability coverage...
Web monitoring.
Small businesses are worried about their obligations under the government's new stakeholder pension ...
Group to promote rehabilitation.
A new group, the Bodily Injury Claims Management Association, has been set up to promote rehabilitat...
Appointment at Bodymaster.
Bodymaster UK, part of Glass's Information Services motor claims division, has recruited Phil Lynn t...
House of Lords rules in Dimond v Lovell case.
The credit hire industry will be holding its breath today as the House of Lords rules in the Dimond ...
Ratings round up.
Martin Hindley, from ratings agency Standard & Poor's, details changes to company ratings. Consec...
High-tech - low costs.
Are claims replacement companies leading the way in new technology? David Fanning finds out.
RSA launches low cost pension.
Royal & Sun Alliance has launched a low cost pension as it aims to triple its group pension business...
Scot Equitable takes the high road to IFAs.
Scottish Equitable is to go on the road this month to tell independent financial advisers how it pla...
Solicitor had no right to see client in police station.
Julian Rixon and Rosslyne Rixon suing as Rixons Solicitors ('A Firm') Nicholas Wilson v The Chief...
Youell v Kara Mara Shipping Co, World Tanker Carriers Corp. & Others
A bulk carrier and a motor tanker collided off the Portuguese coast in December 1994. The bulk ca...
Quids in for those left out.
The government wants stakeholder pensions to appeal to the great unpensioned masses. Keith Sankey outlines the theory and asks if it will work in practice.
Liability in Crisis: insurance in the litigious age - 22 June,
One of the biggest issues facing the insurance industry is the explosion in liability, both in terms...
Lloyd's forecasting fails.
AM Best has assigned a negative outlook to its 'A' (excellent) financial strength rating of Lloyd's....
Ex-FOIL president heads legal alliance.
A new alliance of claimant and defendant solicitors is offering fixed price mediation and e-settleme...
St Paul set to cash in.
St Paul International is set to double its UK premium income following confirmation it is to take ov...