Holiday stab victim to sue.
Bosses warned over relying on insurance for health and safety protection.
Alan Boswell Group to continue Norfolk County Cricket Club sponsorship.
Halifax broker expands loss adjusting team.
Holiday stab victim to sue
A Sutton Coldfield holidaymaker is to sue a 13-year-old boy after being stabbed while on holiday in Tenerife, after his insurance company agreed to pay for a civil action against the teenager's family.
Mike Weaver, a 45-year-old radio communications specialist, was stabbed in the stomach on 30 May 2003 during a poolside row at a holiday complex in Los Cristianos.
The businessman was told the teenager, from south London, could not be prosecuted under Spanish law because of his age. The boy was arrested after the incident, but was released, as he was under 16, the age of criminal responsibility in Spain.
Bosses warned over relying on insurance for health and safety protection
West Midland firms, which rely on insurance policies as protection for poor health and safety procedures, have been warned to think twice by a Birmingham law firm.
Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that there were 226 employee deaths in 2002-03.
A report said fears were increasing that companies were ignoring health and safety law due to inadequate penalties.
A health and safety expert at Birmingham law firm Eversheds, David Young, said industrial sectors such as construction were increasingly likely to experience fatal accidents.
"Workplace accidents and fatalities are still high and some employers still need to wake up - insurance policies won't pay fines," said Young.
"The HSE or the local authority, where they are the enforcing authority, will prosecute almost without exception in fatal cases."
He added: "The HSE will do all it can to ensure that workers are able to operate in safe and hazard-free environments and prosecute serious breaches of the law.
"Employers need to continue to put health and safety at the top of the corporate agenda or find themselves on the wrong side of the law," concluded the report.
Alan Boswell Group to continue Norfolk County Cricket Club sponsorship
The Alan Boswell Insurance and Financial Services group is to continue its sponsorship deal with Norfolk County Cricket Club (NCCC).
The announcement was made at the club's annual general meeting.
Managing director Alan Boswell said: "We're very pleased with how the sponsorship worked out this year, and I'm delighted that the board has confirmed our decision to carry on supporting NCCC next season."
Halifax broker expands loss adjusting team
Halifax-based broker and risk management specialist, Wilby, has appointed a chartered loss adjuster.
Richard Walker joins Wilby from Smithson Mason Group where he was technical claims manager and loss adjuster.
Wilby managing director Phil Wilby said: "we are one of the few insurance brokers in the country to employ our own chartered loss adjuster.
"This means that, in the event of a serious claim, our clients will have the benefit of someone in house to `fight their corner' without the need for us to bring in an external, and often costly, loss adjuster."
