The Insurance Act 2015

The Insurance Act which comes into force on 12 August 2016 represents the greatest change to insurance contract law in this country in over a century The Act will sweep away certain provisions of the

Cyber security has become an increasingly important discussion point for those responsible for managing risk within legal service providers over the past twelve months With more and more publicity surrounding the vulnerability of technology risk

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A circumstance which lsquo MAY rsquo or lsquo IS LIKELY TO rsquo give rise to a claim While we always encourage clients to ensure they have a good understanding of their policy wording it is

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With fraud becoming an ever more common occurrence in the legal sector every firm should have robust procedures in place The UK rsquo s fraud prevention service Cifas recently reported that recorded fraud increased by

Over the past few months there have been several claims against law firms resulting from their involvement in property transactions The last financial crisis and its effect on property values meant that many lenders suffered

Neil Pointon a specialist in Solicitors rsquo PII from Howden Insurance Brokers explores the situations that could give rise to a claim against a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice COLP or for Finance and Administration

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Hyperion Insurance Group Limited Hyperion and R K Harrison Holdings Limited RKH have this year completed nbsp the merger of the two businesses following receipt of applicable regulatory and legal approvals Hyperion has acquired 100

Businesses of every size rely to an extent on information technology IT and data This results in an exposure alongside their clients to a potential financial loss if that data is mislaid stolen or rendered

Solicitors are risk averse by nature and the perceived risks of social media marketing can put a lot of law firms off However social media is becoming ever more prevalent in modern culture This head

Businesses are constantly exposed to the dangers of a cyber attack with hackers becomingly alarmingly sophisticated Here we list the key areas of concern for solicitors 1 Loss of client money For conveyancing solicitors Friday

The solicitors rsquo profession moved to the open market a very long time ago now and issues such as how the successor practice rules will apply in various circumstances ought to be fairly well established

Much to the surprise of the insurance industry and many financial commentators the summer budget has produced a rise in Insurance Premium Tax IPT from 6 to 9 5 effective from 1st November 2015 Heralded

The following example highlights the importance of giving very careful consideration to whether or not your business should be insured by an unrated insurer A solicitors practice found itself in the unfortunate position of struggling

Gary Jones is a Director at Totum Partners a recruitment firm that specialises in finding and securing individuals from traditional management sectors for the important new roles emerging in the specialised area of law firm

Howden Windsor the specialist Professional Indemnity Insurance PII division of Howden Insurance nbsp Brokers Limited has announced an exclusive arrangement with software provider Lexsure which nbsp could see law firms save thousands of pounds on

The following article is provided by Windsor Partners the leading professional indemnity insurance broker The Treasury has announced radical changes to tax legislation with effect from April 2012 which will affect all solicitors and others

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In spite of wide spread alarm in the months leading up to the October 2011 renewal it seems that nothing properly prepares us for the surprises thrown up in this most widely commented on of

Steve Ray of Windsor Partners explains the history and issues associated with the way Solicitors arrange professional indemnity insurance and how the market is developing This is a slide show and recording from his presentation

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Usually at this time of year insurance companies are starting to gear up for the annual bun fight that the professional indemnity market for solicitors has become nbsp Over recent years insurers have pulled out

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