Consumers duty to disclose all relevant information to insurance companies when buying an insurance policy has changed, following the first major shakeup of insurance disclosure in over a century.

Expert evidence, to support an accusation of negligence against a professional, will not always be needed in the early stages of a claim following decisions in two recent court cases.

Professional indemnity insurance (PII) provides professionals with essential protection against claims for negligence from clients and in many cases is a compulsory requirement of professional bodies.  Unfortunately some professionals have been misled into buying inadequate cover by under-qualified brokers or a poor quality online policy, warns Brunel Professional Risks.

A new trade association to represent the interests of managing general agents (MGA) is expected to be launched on 1 January 2012.