In Plymouth & Southwest Co-Operative Society Ltd v Architecture, Structure and Management Ltd [2006] EWHC 3252 (TCC), [2006] All ER (D) 248 (Dec) the High Court
ordered professional indemnity insurers to pay the costs of an action directly, resulting in a payment well above the policy limit.
One of the
major professional indemnity insurers recently reported that over half of their personal injury related claims result from problems over time limits, and it wasn't very far behind in other fields, such as contentious employment.
The judgment will do nothing to quell the worry
amongst professional indemnity insurers (and some solicitors) that there is likely to be an increase in the number of professional negligence claims against solicitors arising from the way in which historic personal injury cases have been conducted.
Prior to joining Beale & Company, Andrew spent time on secondment at both an
international professional indemnity insurer and broker, handling solicitors and other professional liability claims and providing various in - house advice.
Errors in residential property and re-mortgages were the most common source of professional negligence claims in the 2005 — 06 insurance year, according to
professional indemnity insurer Zurich Professional.
Penningtons Manches and Edwin Coe, which are acting for the claimants, said Giambrone and
their professional indemnity insurers AIG now say there is no insurance money left for the claimants.
Those personal injury lawyers who think they can easily switch to clinical negligence are in for a nasty surprise — along with both their ATE insurer and
their professional indemnity insurer.
Further, in the opinion of the firm's
professional indemnity insurers, having employees more engaged in the business and having a stake in the outcome means that they will take risk more seriously.
as
the professional indemnity insurer for Ontario lawyers, we at LawPRO agree with this prescription, because healthy lawyer - client relationships help prevent the communication failures at the heart of many claims.
Canadian law societies and
professional indemnity insurers now regularly take to the internet to warn lawyers about colleagues who have unsuspectingly clicked on a malicious email attachment or website link and have, consequently, had their files locked by ransomware with an accompanying demand for payment in order for the files to be released.
Insurance claims defense: Triton Global is a multidisciplinary practice that integrates insurance claims administration, legal defense and representation, and claim investigation and adjusting for
professional indemnity insurers and policyholders.
What drove the repeated application of cold towels was the fear that we would be in constant touch with
our professional indemnity insurers, quite apart from writing weekly apologies to our clients about the fact that yet again we had incurred a costs sanction for some apparently unforgiveable (even if only marginally wicked) breach of the rules.
Further, they are liable to be regarded by the regulatory authorities, and
the professional indemnity insurers, as being as exposed as the equity partners.
Jo has also advised solicitors, insurance brokers, IFAs and
their professional indemnity insurers in defendant actions.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of insurance professional Simon Wright to head up our new Claims Handling department, which will provide flexible claims handling solutions to
professional indemnity insurers.
He has acted in numerous domestic and international litigation and arbitration cases, advising on claims involving insurance brokers, solicitors and
professional indemnity insurers.
Jo has extensive experience in advising professionals in the construction industry having represented engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and project managers and
their professional indemnity insurers.
He also represents solicitors and law searchers and
their professional indemnity insurers and has advised in respect of claims against insurance brokers.
Contentious matters Nadir has worked on include a dispute worth in excess of # 30m between a design and build contractor and
its professional indemnity insurers, and a fee claim in the United Arab Emirates between a design consultant and its employer worth in excess of AED 20m.
Nathan specialises in contentious construction matters and has advised a range of clients including architects, engineers, contractors, solicitors,
professional indemnity insurers and other commercial organisations.
Lasairfhíona also represents solicitors and
their professional indemnity insurers and has advised in respect of claims against insurance brokers and medical professionals.
We provide a comprehensive legal offering and act for insurers, contractors, subcontractors,
professional indemnity insurers and insurers on contractor all risk policies.
All three trained with the firm and specialise in advising architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, solicitors and
their professional indemnity insurers.
She also acts for architects, engineers, surveyors, accountants, solicitors and
their professional indemnity insurers in a broad range of claims.
She has considerable experience in acting for construction professionals, particularly architects and engineers and
their professional indemnity insurers, in a broad range of claims.
In recent years, David has developed a particular expertise in advising solicitors and surveyors, and
their professional indemnity insurers, in respect of claims by lenders, particularly where issues of fraud arise.
During his time at Beale and Company, James has acted for engineers, architects, contractors, solicitors, accountants, surveyors, approved building inspectors and
their professional indemnity insurers, in relation to a wide range of contentious matters.
He has advises a wide range of clients including architects, engineers, contractors,,
professional indemnity insurers, as well as other commercial organisations and professional practices.
Francesca also has experience advising solicitors and
their professional indemnity insurers in respect of claims involving fraud, breach of warranty and breach of trust.
His clients include both construction professionals and contractors, and
their professional indemnity insurers, as well as employers.
In accordance with the disclosure requirements of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009,
our professional indemnity insurer is QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited.
In addition Michelle represents construction professionals, including consulting engineers, architects and surveyors and
their professional indemnity insurers in disputes involving residential dwellings to large commercial developments.
Warren has a range of contentious experience, advising professionals including accountants, surveyors, estate agents, lawyers, architects, other professionals in the construction industry and
their professional indemnity insurers on defending claims and policy coverage.
He specialises in defending claims against a wide variety of professionals and
their professional indemnity insurers.
Legal experts warned that an immediate result of the Court of Appeal judgment handed down on Friday was that
professional indemnity insurers would ramp up policy premiums for surveyors.
Tara acts for professionals and
their professional indemnity insurers in a wide range of claims including claims against solicitors, architects, valuers, financial advisors, insurance brokers, engineers and surveyors.