Liability
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No hard market on the horizon–Bowring Marsh
Global property and casualty rates show no sign of hardening and, barring a major loss, are expected to remain soft…
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Liability set to expand in Europe despite recent caution
Europe is moving ‘inexorably’ towards an increase in the breadth of legal liability and levels of compensation, along with a…
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Liability to expand in Europe despite recent caution
The breadth of legal liability and levels of compensation across Europe are likely to increase in due course, along with…
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Deepwater fund launched amidst controversy
A $20 billion compensation fund for economic victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was launched on Monday but immediately…
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Link between brain tumours and mobile phones inconclusive, says study
After ten years of research, conducted in 13 countries, and costing approximately €19.2m so far, the largest case control study…
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First AIRMIC Casualty benchmark completes suite
AIRMIC unveiled the results of its first-ever benchmarking study into the Casualty insurance market at its conference this week, which…
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French risk managers digest challenges posed by ELD
French risk managers are fast waking up to demands placed upon their companies as they attempt to meet new environmental…
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Spanish market broke too early on ELD deadline
Over the past three years, Spanish companies have been busy preparing to meet the tough requirements of a new environmental…
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First Environmental Liability Directive cases from European Court of Justice
On 9 March, in its first rulings on the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concluded…
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As environmental liabilities grow regulators look set to get busy
As environmental regulations and liabilities continue to grow in the U.K., beefed up by the implementation of the Environmental Liability…
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EU gathers oil industry for assurance on safety
EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger called a meeting of oil and gas production industry executives that operate in Europe and…
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U.K. insurers create new claims office to trace employers’ liability claims
The U.K. Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced the formation of the Employers’ Liability Tracing Office (ELTO) to help…
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ECJ confirms onus on polluter to prove not liable in first ELD ruling
Italian petrochemical case clarifies polluters’ responsibility as EC mandatory insurance system unlikely for now.
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Don’t let the politicians pass the ELD buck – Comment
There is no bigger supporter of cross-border efforts to try and save the environment from man’s rapacious appetite for natural…
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Buyers, insurers and brokers still grappling with ELD’s complexities
The Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) finally reached implementation in all 27 E.U. member states at the end of 2009, two…
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Companies should be hit with “punitive and significant” fines for manslaughter
The U.K. Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC), the body that advises courts on sentencing, has published a set of principles to…
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International game under threat over player liability
[LONDON] - The international football community is facing pressure to establish a coherent system to compensate their clubs if a…
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New Commission is expected to issue White Paper on class actions
[BRUSSELS] - The incoming E.U. Commissioner for consumer affairs and public health will probably decide to proceed with proposals for…