CMCs dealing in financial claims generate double the turnover of personal...
Claims management companies (CMCs) operating in the financial claims sector have generated more than twice the turnover of the personal injury sector for the first time, according to the Claims...
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Gemma Maroney explains how Hosted Telephony can help claims professionals deliver better customer service Insurance firms are often among the fastest adopters of technological advances, always keen to...
View ArticleBIBA repeats call for IPT tax break on telematics as motor insurance premiums...
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has once again called for an Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) break on telematics insurance products following news that that the cost of private car...
View ArticleFOIL welcomes “strong message” sent to fraudulent claimants in Zurich case at...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a claim which is fraudulently exaggerated can be reopened if new evidence of fraud comes to light after the settlement. In Zurich Insurance Company plc v Hayward, the...
View ArticleCompulsory sprinklers needed for warehouses, says ABI as average payout for...
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has ca;ed for sprinklers to be made a legal requirement in all new warehouses over 2000m2, as average pay outs for commercial fires break the £25,000 barrier...
View ArticleAnimals caused more than £500,000 worth of damage to over 50s vehicles last year
Animals are disrupting the daily journeys of motorists aged over 50, with more than £500,000 worth of damage being made to their vehicles last year, according Saga Car Insurance. Saga’s claims data has...
View ArticleKeoghs to expand large and catastrophic loss offering with new Southampton...
Keoghs has announced the opening of a new office in Southampton, further expanding the firm’s existing market-leading large and catastrophic loss offering. The announcement coincides with the...
View ArticleHCML takes on four new case managers
HCML, the rehabilitation provider, has bolstered its catastrophic injury case management service with five new appointments. Sarah Hinsley, Diane Moss, Susan Bidwell and Joanne Blackwell have all...
View ArticleExchange Chambers in credit hire “supercar” success
Exchange Chambers has successfully acted in a credit hire supercar case which it says has further clarified the rules under which the party-at-fault in a road traffic accident may be responsible for...
View ArticleHodge Jones & Allen expands PI team
Hodge Jones & Allen has boosted its personal injury team with the appointment of Louise Jukes from Prolegal Solicitors as a senior associate. Jukes specialises in critical injury cases where...
View ArticleOn Medical is given Tier One status by MedCo
On Medical has become the first medical reporting organisation to move from regional to Tier One status within the MedCo portal. MedCo’s decision to award On Medical High Volume National Medical...
View ArticleUK insurers miss out on £1.3bn market
UK insurance companies are potentially missing out on a market worth £1.3bn, according to new research. A new report commissioned by the independent data communications company REaD Group has found...
View ArticleuSwitch slams FCA for delaying requirement to publish details of previous...
uSwitch has said that is disappointed that insurers do not have to start publishing details of policyholders’ previous year’s premiums on their renewal notices until next April. The FCA has published a...
View ArticleHastings Group reports rise in profits as claims platform is extended
Hastings Group has reported a rise in profits in its six-month interim financial report. It has posted a growth in operating profit of 20% to £70.8 million, up from £59.2 million this time last year,...
View ArticleHudgell Solicitors moves into new Leeds premises
Hudgell Solicitors has moved into new premises in Leeds. The specialist personal injury and clinical negligence firm, which has its headquarters in Hull, has been in Leeds since 2010 and has now set up...
View ArticleNovum Law takes on five new solicitors as it eyes further expansion
Specialist personal injury firm Novum Law has appointed five new solicitors. The firm says extra demand from claimants has prompted its latest recruitment drive which is the highest intake made by the...
View ArticleHorwich Farrelly action finds football fan claimants to be fundamentally...
Horwich Farrelly has helped First Bus prove that two football fans were fundamentally dishonest in making personal injury claims against the company following a minor traffic collision. Claims made by...
View ArticleGovernment launches consultation on plans for CQC to assess cosmetic surgery...
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on proposals to allow the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to assess cosmetic surgery providers. The extension is proposed to also cover independent...
View ArticleIrish rugby player to sue Sale Sharks for clinical negligence over concussion...
Cillian Willis, an Irish rugby union player, is suing his former club Sale Sharks for clinical negligence after suffering two head injuries in a game in 2013 which forced him to retire. Willis, who is...
View ArticleSlater and Gordon posts billion dollar profit warning on Australian Stock...
Slater and Gordon has posted an A$1 billion profit warning on the Australian Stock Exchange. The bulk of the expected £586 million loss has been attributed to the first half of the financial year ended...
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