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Justice : asbestos victims won a major victory in court
Victims of asbestos won today a major victory after judges threw out a court appeal by insurance firms.
Axa, Aviva, RSA and Zurich had tried...
EU states ordered to change driving rules for impaired
The European Commission threatened Wednesday to take seven EU states to court for failing to pass laws easing the way for people with bad...
Legal system reform to better help genuine claimants and customers
Today’s Government announcement on civil litigation reform will put the brake on runaway legal costs and mean a better deal for genuine claimants and...
Scotland Bill delayed by income tax and national insurance merger
George Osborne's plan to merge income tax and national insurance threatens to delay the Scotland Bill which hands more powers to the Scottish Parliament,...
Cigarettes to vanish from shelves in England
Cigarettes will disappear under the tobacconist's counter from next year in England under new measures announced Wednesday.
Only temporary displays in "certain limited circumstances" will...
Taiwan brothers to pay $1.8 mln for rail crash scam
Taiwan's high court on Wednesday ordered two brothers -- one of whom is dead -- to pay $1.8 million over a train derailment they...
Approval for AXA APH and AMP poposal
AXA Asia Pacific announces that the Supreme Court of Victoria has today made orders approving the schemes of arrangement between AXA APH and its...
A Tory MP condemned the ECJ’s ruling
The court ruled on 1 March that insurers could no longer charge women lower car insurance premiums than men because it breached sex discrimination...
Sheila’s Wheels : Comment on the gender ruling
The ruling of the European Court of Justice will affect millions of women across the EU from 21 December 2012 causing premiums to rise...
EU court bans gender in calculating insurance price
Europe's top court banned insurance companies from basing prices on gender, ruling that making men pay more than women for life and car accident...
New arrests in insurance fraud investigation
Four people were arrested today as part of an investigation into organised crime in the north east region.
Those arrested are suspected of being involved...
Australia / lawyers : insurance companies may have to pay flood claims
The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said insurance contracts with homeowners are required to provide prescribed coverage under the Insurance Contracts Act.
"Prescribed coverage includes flood,"...
FSCS increase condemned by AMII
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) condemns the proposed 57% increase in this year’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy on its members...
Greek doctors strike against revamp
Greek doctors began a four-day strike Monday against an overhaul of health care dictated by the European Union and the IMF to aid the...
Using gender to determine an insurance premium
In a private letter obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, the association instructed its board members to prepare for a judgment by the European Court...
Global Fund takes steps after corruption scandal
The Global Fund Against AIDS, TB and Malaria said Friday it was reinforcing its financial safeguards after donor Germany suspended payments following allegations of...
US judge deals new blow to Obama health reform
A second US federal judge Monday declared President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional, sparking a fierce new showdown with Republicans who vow to...
Insurance rules challenged by banks
The major banks will this week begin their High Court challenge over new rules on the way complaints about controversial payment protection insurance must...
French minister pledges reform over diabetes drug scandal
France's health minister vowed Sunday to rebuild a more transparent health care system following a scandal over a diabetes drug that was linked to...
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