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  • Regulatory duties in handling commercial insurance claims - Once the banking sector is back on its feet, will the FSA’s next area of focus in the insurance sector be improving standards in commercial insurance claims-handling? (Kelly Evans)  (This article was originally published in the January 2010 edition of the Chartered Insurance Institute Journal Xpress.  Read more > 
  • Better, faster, stronger - The Lloyd’s market is seeking to further enhance and modernise its processes with a claims transformation project.  David McCarthy considers the proposed reforms, the pilot scheme about to commence and their potential impact.  This article first appeared in the 10 December 2009 issue of Post Magazine.  Read more > 
  • Rarely an easy way out of a contract for the insured - The financial crises has focused some policyholders’ attention on the question of whether they can cancel existing policies and obtain a return of premium.  These policyholders may be able to secure more cost-effective coverage elsewhere or have decided their existing insurance programmes need to be rationalised (David McCarthy and David Parker).  (www.idnewscentre.com)  Read more >
  • Madoff - A Market Changing Event - The Madoff and other recent alleged frauds have been compared to the WorldCom and Enron events... Global Reinsurance asked four industry players for their views.  Read more > 
  • Compliance Officer Bulletin - The FSA’s Changing Approach to Investigating and Punishing Regulatory Misconduct: Practical Implications for Firms and Individuals (Nathan Willmott and Polly James).  Read more > 
  • Are you being served? - Legally speaking, brokers have always acted for their clients rather than insurers, despite this sometimes being at odds with reality.  David McCarthy and Andrew Simpson report on proposed reforms to insurance law to remedy this situation.  This article first appeared in the 2 April 2009 issue of Post Magazine.  Read more > 
  • Directors in the firing line both sides of the Channel - The sheer scale of the ongoing financial crisis is causing a large number of parties to investigate avenues to make good their losses.  Marie-Christine Peyroux and David McCarthy warn that recent developments in the legal environments of France and England suggest company directors and officers are likely to find themselves the target of such lawsuits.  This article first appeared in the 17 April 2009 issue of Insurance Day.  Read more > 
  • The bigger they come, the harder they fall - As sure as night follows day, the Madoff scandal will have a major impact on insurance and reinsurance over the forthcoming year.  David Parker and Anthony Lennox. This article first appeared in the 15 January 2009 issue of Post Magazine.  Read more >   
  • Law Commission reform set to impact on disputes - By looking at how three recent cases might have been decided if the Law Commission’s recommendations had already become law, we can see the impact these proposals might have. Matthew Line. This article first appeared in the 19 December 2008 issue of Insurance Day.  Read more >
  • Welcome to our US legacy AIRROC roundtable 2008 - Anthony Lennox, roundtable member.  This article first appeared in the US Legacy AIRROC Roundtable supplement to the 24 November 2008 issue of Insider Quarterly.  Read more >

 

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Anthony Lennox

Anthony Lennox

BLP
Partner, Head of Insurance / Reinsurance
Jonathan Sacher

Jonathan Sacher

BLP
Partner, Insurance / Reinsurance

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