Legal
MSL unveils new legal expenses policy
The firm has launched a new legal expenses policy for businesses, which provides up to £50,000 financial protection for legal costs per claim.
Markerstudy fraud investigator joins IFIG board
Markerstudy’s Andrew Davies has been named as a board member of the Insurance Fraud Investigators Group (IFIG).
CHO Helphire boss Richard Rose hails "significant" turnaround
Credit hire firm Helphire today said it expects its results for the year ended 30 June 2010 to show a strong recovery in performance as a result of the plan and to be in line with expectations.
Autofocus enters administration
Credit hire reporting company Autofocus has entered administration.
Law report: Violence at special school isnot analogous to contact sport
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Legal update - mesothelioma: Music and mesothelioma
With the high-profile death of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, mesothelioma fell under the spotlight once more. Neil Hackett examines the continuing difficulty in pinpointing exposure.
View from the top: Time to fight our corner
In my last View from the Top, I wrote about preparing for a new government and how it would be important for the industry to have an open and effective relationship with it regardless of the result of the general election.
BIS countdown - Sean McGovern interview: Getting to grips with government
Lloyd's general counsel Sean McGovern talks to Jonathan Swift about the incoming Solvency II directive and his role building relationships with the new government.
News comment - Law Commissions: Raising the stake
Richard Evans examines the Law Commissions' latest proposals for reform of insurance contract law with regards to the issue of fraud.
News comment - Lord Gill: Call and response
After two-and-a-half years, Lord Gill published his report into civil court procedure in Scotland. Carly Stewart details the recent response by Court of Session judges.
BLG hopeful of retaining Halliwells' insurer legal panel spots
Axa has confirmed that Barlow Lyde & Gilbert will take a place on its legal panel following the law firm's takeover of Halliwells last week.
Marsh: "grotesque" solicitors impacting whole PI market
Marsh has called for solicitors firms that fail to buy professional indemnity cover to be shut down — and labelled their continued trading as "grotesque".
Government accused of 'self interest' over Jackson
Legal expenses insurers have accused the government of serving its own interests following its decision to discuss the implementation of the Jackson Review this autumn.
Insurers concerned over double regulatory burden
The lack of detail concerning the regulation of the Lloyd's market could mean insurers there have more influence than others over the eventual shape of their replacement regime for the Financial Services Authority.
Beachcroft warns of cost of reform
Dan Preddy, financial services litigation partner at Beachcroft, has responded to publication of the Treasury consultation paper on financial services regulation.
Allianz backs “positive” Jackson Review consultation
Insurer Allianz has backed the government’s consultation on implementing sections of Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs.
CEA voices concerns over Neal Bill
The CEA has submitted a written statement to the US House of Representatives Subcommittee to express its concerns over proposals to change the US tax treatment of reinsurance between affiliated entities
Insurers are rightly concerned about new regulatory framework
This is according to Paul Edmondson of law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, speaking about the Treasury Consultation Paper on the new financial regulatory framework announced today.
Master of the Rolls welcomes Jackson review plans
Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger has backed the government’s decision to launch a consultation aimed at implementing the recommendations of Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs.
Government outlines Jackson Review implementation plans
The government is set to launch a consultation on implementing the recommendations laid out in Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs.
Guy Carpenter files suit against Lockton Re after client defections
Guy Carpenter has filed a suit in a bid to recoup brokerage fees after clients followed an employee to Lockton Re.
Beachcroft hails win in fraud case
A dishonest homeowner who exaggerated a contents claim, which was part of a larger claim for major repairs to his property after it was badly destroyed by a fire, has had the entire claim rejected at court.
The Reinsurance Power List 2010: Who's the daddy?
After the usual team debates, tears and tantrums, once again the Reinsurance team presents its annual Power List. We give you our opinions on who is hot and who is not in the reinsurance world and why they are a force to be reckoned with
Climate change litigation: the forecast remains unclear
Conflicting judgments in the US mean that no clear decision has been reached there to determine if companies are facing a barrage of litigation for polluting the environment, writes Fredric Bellamy, Mark Freeze, David Nelson and Angus Rodger