In the first case of its kind in the High Court, a judge has granted permission for proceedings to be served by Facebook. The case concerns a claim against a former employee of a firm of brokers alleged to have overcharged commission to clients. Proceedings were served at his last known address b

McFarlane picked to chair Aviva. UK-BASED composite Aviva is coming to the end of its 10-month search for a new chairman, with its board approving the appointment of Scots-born John McFarlane, ex-CEO of Australian financial...

Solvency II faces delay until 2015. Solvency II, the European Union’s far-reaching reform of insurance supervision and capital rules, is facing a considerable delay and is unlikely to be introduced before 2015, German insurance...

Days after Cameron launches an attack on the compensation culture the Transport Select Committee has recommended changes to the law to reduce the rising costs of whiplash injury claims. The Committee reports there has been a 70% rise in motor insurance injury claims in the past six years, despite

David Cameron has vowed to protect British businesses by “waging war” on the health and safety culture inflicting the UK. With many depicting a double dip recession on the horizon Cameron argues businesses need some respite from the “battle against a tide of risk assessment forms and fear o

Just in time to put a downer on the Christmas spirit the Court of Appeal has held that it was the responsibility of Father Christmas to keep his grotto clean and tidy and that he was responsible for an elderly lady tripping on a plastic icicle while she visited his grotto. Joan Dufosse, 73, was h

More than 500 of the insurance industry’s most influential figures were on hand to see Beazley pick up the Company of the Year prize at this year’s Insurance Day London Marker Awards, while its co-founder Nick Furlonge was named Industry Achiever of the Year.

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A senior Scotland Yard officer has warned motorists to beware of “cash for crash” insurance scams following the sentencing of six men charged with insurance fraud following three induced road traffic accidents totalling over £50,000. Only one of those charged received a custodial sentence, j

Senior figures to lead tech debates. Insurance analysts Kimberley Harris-Ferrante and Ca­th­erine Stagg-Macey, London Market Group chairman, Barnabas Hurst-Bannister and former Aon Global chairman, Dennis Mahoney, are among the...

Registration is now open for the 2011 Insurance Technology Congress, October 11-12 in London

IT spend tipped to increase at Insurance Tech Congress launch. GLOBAL INSURERS’ annual spend on IT will hit a massive $140bn next year, with the London market set to be the single most important entity contributing to this...

Ironshore Europe opens London Branch. IRONSHORE EUROPE, the Dublin-based arm of Bermudian specialty p/c group Ironshore, is to open a branch office in London. It will be headed by Paul Betts, most recently vice-president at...

UK insurers lead the way on social networking. UK INSURERS are pioneering the use of social media tools within the industry, delegates at the Acord/Loma insurance systems forum heard. Carriers in the UK are ahead of North...

ID Summit: Better claims perception would encourage more US business. MORE effective marketing of Lloyd’s claim capabilities could result in the market sourcing more business from the US and help change negative policyholder...