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Us D&O floods into Lloyd's
The collapse of WorldCom and Enron means Lloyd's underwriters must be more vigilant than ever, said a leading underwriter. US directors' and officers' (D&O) risks are now pouring into the London M ...
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Homes not at most risk
New study reveals one in ten commercial properties lie on floodplains by Christine Seib
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Product news
That sinking feelingClaims management services company InFront Solutions has developed a subsidence model to accurately identify risks down to individual addresses.The new system uses dig …
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Opening the floodgates
In dismissing the appeal by Norwich Union to the Court of Appeal's judgment in the case of Callery v Gray, the House of Lords has opened the floodgates to claims held up by the case, reports Christine Seib
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Troubled at the top
All is not well at R&SA, and the current climate of unease and solvency fears are not helping. Jason Woolfe reports
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A sense of self-regulation
The Callery judgment means the ATE industry will have to get its act together, says Lord Hunt
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Soothing troubled lawsuits
Mediation is a quicker, less expensive way of settling troublesome claims. But people still seem reluctant to employ it. Insurance Times and Weightman Vizards asked a round table of industry experts to comment
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The fear factor
Frank Furedi's speech at the recent Airmic conference has fired up a debate. Is the insurance industry becoming too risk averse? Rachel Gordon reports
