Government ignored concerns of Transport Select Committee on whiplash reforms
The Government pressed ahead with its reforms to RTA-related soft tissue injury claims despite the Transport Select Committee harbouring a number of misgivings about the changes. The chair of the...
View ArticleClaims sector braces itself for Philip Hammond’s first Budget
Claims professionals from both the claimant and defendant side are bracing themselves for Philip Hammond’s first Budget. The Chancellor is expected to raise taxes and be cautious when announcing the...
View ArticleMarketing: Turn up the volume
National versus local – can you really have it all? Nick Delaney looks at the marketing challenges for small and medium sized claimant firms In the world of legal services, business development budgets...
View ArticleBudget reaction: Chartered Insurance Institute bemoans lack of movement on...
The Chartered Insurance Institute has expressed regret at Philip Hammond’s decision to not use the Budget as an opportunity to address what it calls “the unfair levels” of insurance premium tax (IPT)....
View ArticleHilary Meredith Solicitors appoints army veteran Andy Reid as a community...
Hilary Meredith Solicitors has appointed triple amputee army veteran Andy Reid as a community ambassador for the firm. Reid is an author, businessman, key note speaker and fundraiser for military...
View ArticleHR Owen signs up Accident Exchange as its accident management provider
HR Owen has made an exclusive agreement with Accident Exchange to be its accident aftercare provider. The luxury car retailer has a bespoke arrangement with Accident Exchange to help provide what it...
View ArticleKeoghs helps enforce eight year bankruptcy for motor insurance fraudster...
Keoghs has successfully petitioned for two fraudulent claimants to be made bankrupt, which has led to one of the claimant’s bankruptcy orders being extended to eight years. With the standard length of...
View ArticleABI reaction to Discount Rate cut portrays insurers as shallow,...
The ABI’s attack on the cut to the Discount Rate has done nothing to improve public perceptions of insurers and left the impression of an industry that is shallow, self-interested and heartless,...
View ArticleMinster Law announces plans to move all Yorkshire-based staff to single-site...
Personal injury specialist Minster Law will move all of its Yorkshire-based staff to a single-site operation in Wakefield during the course of the next 18 months. The Yorkshire-based firm, which...
View ArticleKennedys’ updated virtual defence lawyer, KLAiM, now allows clients to...
Kennedys has released an updated version of its personal injury litigation tool KLAiM which allows users to call upon the services of a barrister without having to speak to a solicitor. KLAiM is a...
View ArticleNational Accident Helpline is to play “a more proactive role” in low value...
National Accident Helpline is to play “a more proactive role” in the entire conduct and financing of PI cases by setting up new Alternative Business Structures (ABS). In a statement to the London Stock...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal credit hire ruling hailed as victory for insurers
Horwich Farrelly has achieved a significant ruling over the issue of credit hire rates after the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the landmark cases of Clayton v EUI and McBride v UKI. The firm...
View ArticleClaim costs drive van insurance price rises
Rising claim costs are increasing van insurance premiums with average prices rising 14.1% in the past year to an average £1,344, according to new analysis from Consumer Intelligence. The insurance...
View ArticleEuropean Commission looks to force VW to compensate customers over diesel...
Efforts are under way in Brussels to force VW to pay compensation to some of its customers a year and a half following the diesel emissions scandal, according to the BBC. The European Commission has...
View ArticleNew evidence in A2J commissioned report shows no correlation between whiplash...
Access to Justice (A2J), the personal injury lawyer lobby group, has called on the Government to rethink its plans for soft tissue injury claim reform following the publication of a report which casts...
View ArticleSRA investigates referral fees in holiday sickness claims
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has contacted over a dozen law firms and demanded that they prove that they are not paying referral fees for holiday sickness claims work. The Law Society...
View ArticleNHS Litigation Authority to be renamed NHS Resolution
The Government has said that it will change the name of the NHS Litigation Authority to NHS Resolution from as early as this April, to reflect the body’s new focus on settling claims as soon as...
View ArticleFormer claims manager sentenced to five years for stealing £1.8m from...
A former claims manager has been sentenced to five years in jail after masterminding the theft of more than £1.8m from Indemnity Risk Solutions (IRS). Martin Turner, 50, has been found guilty by the...
View ArticleABTA launches ADR service to resolve travel claims worth up to £10,000
The ABTA has launched an independent Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme to resolve personal injury travel claims worth up to £10,000. The scheme offers travel companies and holidaymakers a...
View ArticleAllianz says it will honour electronic device travel insurance claims in wake...
Allianz Global Assistance has confirmed that it will cover UK customer travel insurance claims for electronic devices that are lost or damaged after being checked in with hold baggage on flights to the...
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