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Spotlight on malicious complaints to professional regulators

09 April 2018

Medical, legal and other professionals are not without recourse when facing false or malicious charges laid against them with professional bodies. This is the lesson that can be drawn from a recent judgment of the Pietermaritzburg High Court, which comes as a warning of the potential consequences for anyone considering laying malicious complaints with the Health Professions Council or indeed any other professional regulator such as the Law Society.

Subcontractor required to provide own insurance held not entitled to project insurance (UK)

06 April 2018

Where project-wide cover was taken out for a construction contract for extensions to a school but the roofing contractor was obliged to take out its own insurance, it was held that the roofing contractor who caused a fire and a loss of £8.75 million was not entitled to the benefit of the project-wide insurance.

Financial Sector Regulation Act in force from 1 April 2018

04 April 2018

Most sections of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 2017 were brought into force from 1 April 2018. This step was anticipated as the first step towards the commencement of the new Insurance Act on 1 July 2018.

Short-term Insurance Act 1998: Proposed amendments to the regulations made under section 70 affecting premium collection

27 March 2018

The National Treasury has published draft regulations for comment by 23 April 2018 regarding the collection of premiums by intermediaries (short-term and long-term premiums).

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No cover for racing school accident even though exclusion not read by insured (US)

14 March 2018

What is personal lines business?

28 February 2018

Duty of disclosure: is the refusal to renew residential policy material to a commercial policy?

21 February 2018

Strict compliance with policy cancellation provisions is necessary

20 February 2018

Information Regulator makes first statement about unlawful processing

19 February 2018

UK chief executive fined £1.15 million over trust funds

06 February 2018

Insurance Act assented by State President

25 January 2018

Amended long-term insurance regulations

12 January 2018

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