After-the-event (ATE)
People moves - 1 September 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 1 September 2011 edition of Post.
Elite appoints new London boss
Legal expenses insurer Elite has named Mike Payne the general manager of its London office.
Legal expenses - Commercial cover: Two sides to the story
With the legal expenses sector about to undergo a massive shake-up, Jakki May looks at the changes, why some are welcoming them with open arms and why others
Amicus to close Colchester office in efficiencies push
DAS-owned Amicus Legal is to close its office in Colchester, making 21 people redundant.
Continentale selects investment management system
Continentale Insurance Group has selected Sim Corp Dimension as its future investment management system.
F&L quits ABI over Jackson support
Financial & Legal has become the latest legal expenses insurer to resign from the Association of British Insurers in protest against the trade body's support of the Jackson Review.
Legal update - Property surveyors: Surveyors under siege
The aftermath of the credit crunch has seen lending institutions turn on property surveyors in an attempt to recoup losses. Duncan Greenwood explores the potential to turn the tables back.
‘Dirty secret’ comes as no surprise to legal expenses group
The Legal Expenses Group has welcomed Jack Straw’s investigation into referral fees.
Editor's comment: Referral fees witch hunt
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later: public outrage at referral fees and the "gobsmacking" practice of insurers making money from passing on details of claimants to personal injury solicitors. Few, however, would have put money on it emanating…
North of the Border: review of expenses and funding of civil litigation in Scotland
Following the Jackson review of costs in England and Wales, the Scottish government has launched its own review of expenses and funding of civil litigation north of the border. This review was one of the measures recommended by Lord Gill's Report of the…
Phase two of Jackson needed claims law firm
The government has "stuck to its guns" with primary legislation needed to introduce the core principles of Lord Justice Jackson's review into civil litigation costs.
Elite quits over ABI's support of Jackson review
Elite Insurance is quitting the Association of British Insurers, claiming the trade body's support of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations in relation to legal expenses has made its membership "untenable".
Government embarks on 'no win no fee' regime change
The government will implement the bulk of Lord Justice Jackson’s review into civil litigation costs with the publication of its Justice Bill presented in the House of Commons by Ken Clarke this afternoon.
Post history - five years ago: Expenses market fights back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Legal expenses - ATE: End of the road?
With the government giving the green light to implementation of Lord Jackson's civil litigation reforms, Leigh Jackson details the adverse reaction of legal expenses insurers and whether this sounds the death knell for the ATE market.
Postbox: Backing reforms was not taken lightly
Your leader of last week 'Are some more equal?', coupled with the comments reported from Elite Insurance over the ABI's support for the recommendations of the Jackson Review, highlights the delicate balance a trade body needs to strike between…
Gable to review business as profit soars 76%
Gable is to embark on a “complete review” of the business in preparation for the implementation of Solvency II.
Baker quits post over Jackson frustration
Legal Expenses Insurance Group director Tony Baker has resigned from his post after becoming frustrated with the government's stance on the Jackson Review.
View from the top: Jackson is only the start
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance stands squarely behind Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs.
Amtrust provides Composite with new binding authority arrangement
Composite Legal Expenses is to combine elements of its before-the-event, after-the-event and assistance capacity requirements and consolidate them with Amtrust Europe.
News analysis - Jackson: getting the personal injury balance right
Plans to abolish the recovery of success fees and ATE premiums mean the balance between claimants and defendants should be redressed. Andrew Parker analyses the immediate and long-term effects of Ken Clarke's announcement.
Death knell for ATE insurance as jackson recommendations accepted
The government's decision to implement the Jackson reforms has sounded the death knell for after-the-event insurance, legal expenses insurers have admitted.
Post magazine – 31 March 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Law Assist announces partnership
Law Assist and Featherstone & Freeman Medico Legal Consultancy have entered into a new partnership agreement for the handling of clinical negligence claims.