After-the-event (ATE)
Legal reforms: Damage to the system
While the Jackson reforms may reduce the cost of civil litigation, they could have unintended consequences for the insurance industry.
DAS ready for new legal world with three new ATE products
Legal expenses insurer DAS plans to launch three new after-the-event products in April in response to a raft of new legislation.
Laspo to leave law firms at risk of negligence claims
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, due to take effect on 1 April 2013, will leave law firms at risk of professional negligence claims, warned Elite Insurance.
Claims Club: Senior NHS member blames claimant solicitors for hike in negligence cases
Heightened interest from claimant solicitors rather than a decline in standards is behind the significant rise in clinical negligence claims lodged against the National Health Service over the past three years.
Keystone launches £1 post-LASPO legal cover
Keystone Legal has launched an after-the-event personal injury legal insurance cover renewal product.
Elite to refer Sabre to FSA over 'dirty tricks' letter campaign
After the event insurer Elite has confirmed it will be referring motor insurer Sabre to the regulator over what it describes as a “dirty tricks campaign” to convince claimants to cancel ATE policies.
Policyholders overlook legal expenses insurance
Policyholders are choosing not to buy legal expenses insurance when purchasing policies on aggregators, according to DAS.
Towergate win boosts Gable GWP 'by 30%'
Towergate Underwriting has entered a five-year partnership with listed insurer Gable Holdings, which will act as a cover provider from January 2013.
Allianz CEO Torrance blasts 99.1% COR as 'unacceptably poor'
Allianz UK's commercial lines combined operating ratio deteriorated to 99.1% for the first nine months of 2012 from 95.1% in Q3 2011 as the retail non-motor COR worsened to 101.7%.
Elite targets £3m premium with solicitors' PI proposition
Legal expenses provider and general insurer Elite Insurance has extended its specialist portfolio of services for the legal sector by launching professional indemnity insurance for solicitors.
Rising liability claims forces Allianz to reduce exposure
Allianz Insurance has linked an increasing number of unemployed people making large liability claims to a decision to cut its exposure in the liability market.
RICS proposes changes to PI contracts for surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has proposed changes to professional indemnity insurance arrangements for surveyors who carry out valuations.
Allianz makes string of new hires
Allianz has boosted its commercial and legal protection divisions with four new appointments.
Gable reports 37% profit growth amid unstable market conditions
Gable has reported a 37% rise in pre-tax profit to £3.7m in the year ending 31 December 2011.
Gable reports UK ATE growth
Lichenstein-based AIM-registered insurer Gable Holdings has reported accelerated growth across its European territories with UK growth in after-the-event insurance and the launch of a commercial combined product.
Motor claims: Senior Labour MP dismisses LASPO as a ‘Christmas Tree’ Bill
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill has been criticised for limiting access to justice for poorer claimants and disguising the abuses of insurers and claims management companies as a compensation culture.
Child abuse claims: Victims facing uphill battle for compensation
Local authority, church and legal expenses insurers have a role to play in sexual abuse litigation. However, government reform and a recent legal ruling may see this change.
ATE insurer Elite enters solicitors' PI market in dramatic u-turn
Legal expenses provider and after-the-event insurer Elite Insurance Company will be entering the solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market this year in a dramatic u-turn to its position last year.
Elite opens offices in France and Italy
Specialist legal and after-the-event insurer Elite is expanding its footprint in Europe by opening two new offices.
Interview - Don Clarke: Ready for the reforms
Incoming Foil president Don Clarke is all set to tackle the challenges ahead as he prepares to lead insurance lawyers through legal reform not seen in generations.
Legal expenses: Survival of the fittest
Legal expenses insurers must adapt their models quickly to survive the government’s reforms — or risk extinction.
Allianz celebrates legal partnership
Allianz Legal Protection has celebrated its 25th anniversary and has placed more than £1m business with specialist solicitors Roberts Jackson through the first year of partnership.
Comment - Civil litigation: You’re part of the problem
When the insurance industry launches a campaign to reform our “broken civil litigation system” it predictably wheels out dodgy statistics – including that complete nonsense of a report from Frontier Economics again — and dubious ‘facts’. It conveniently…
Abbey profits rise despite ATE drop
Legal and professional fees insurer Abbey Protection has announced half year results showing revenue and pre-tax profit up 6% with revenue at £18.3m (H1 2010: £17.3) and pre-tax profit at £5.0m (£4.7m).