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Sport in the firing line
With litigation within the sports arena increasing, sports governing bodies must ensure that they are sufficiently covered by their risk management provisions and that they discharge their duty of care to those that participate in their sport Bruce Ralston explains.
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We answer your questions
Q: How will the recent House of Lords decision on the duties of local highway authorities to maintain the highway impact on insurers?
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At the cutting edge
With increasing pressure to reduce claims costs, law firms and insurers are looking at ways of reducing legal costs Michael Faulkner reports.
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Driving hazard
Slumbering drunks and jaywalking ducks are among the hazards drivers have to face on the roads Penny Lewis and Nick Bathurst look at whose side the law takes when motoring accidents involve living obstacles.
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Making Law taste better
De-regulation of the legal services industry could see supermarkets and other players opening one stop shops for insurance, conveyancing and other services We ask the experts how much of a threat these new players could pose.
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Stop press...Swiss Re leavers
Swiss Re leaversSwiss Re's Lloyd's client team manager Pat Murphy O'Connor is set to leave the company. Meanwhile, it is understood that the reinsurer's UK & Ireland client team manage …
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Stop press...Marsh CMS move
Marsh CMS moveMarsh client and market services (CMS) chief executive Patrick Mina will now report directly to UK chief executive Bruce Carnegie-Brown. The CMS practice handles Mars …
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Stop press...Howden PI division
Howden PI divisionLloyd's broker Howden has launched a specialist D&O and PI division for UK brokers. The division, called Howden UK, has a target of £75m in premium by 2007, said the...
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Where have all the networks gone?
There was a broker network boom in 2003, but few of the companies had the knowledge to live up to the hype, says Grant Ellis
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Minded to authorise
I can confirm receipt of the FSA 'minded toauthorise' letter on 30 April 2004.
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Watch this (shelf) space
The EU product safety law is an opportunity for the insurance industry, says Lord Hunt
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Accident by definition
Customers with personal accident insurance need an explanation of the extent of their cover, but it is not quite so straightforward as there are terms that need to be defined. Robin Wood explains
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Going Places
Linaker Malcolm Alexander has joined Linaker as development manager for the company's sports and leisure insurance division. Based at Linaker's head office in Bristol, Alexander wi …
