Thompsons Solicitors secures compensation for The Rowing Marine
A former Royal Marine who had to have his leg amputated after a car accident has obtained a significant sum of compensation with the help of Thompsons Solicitors. In 2014, Devon-based Lee Spencer, 48,...
View ArticleHart Brown secures a six-figure settlement in clinical negligence case
Law firm Hart Brown has secured a six-figure settlement in a clinical negligence case. The court has approved the settlement in the long running case, which was overseen by the law firm’s specialist...
View ArticleFirst4Lawyers: Competition is increasing in personal injury
Competition among personal injury lawyers is intensifying despite substantial consolidation in the market expected over the next 18 months, according to First4Lawyers. First4Lawyers, through a snapshot...
View ArticleLiverpool car park fire could cost £20 million in claims, says ABI
The Liverpool car park fire is likely to result in claims worth £20 million being paid out to motor insurance customers, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has estimated. Payments have already...
View ArticleExpress Solicitors success in Arriva North London case
Law firm Express Solicitors emerged victorious in the High Court last month in a case that could have significant repercussions for pedestrian Londoners and London bus drivers. In his decision issued...
View ArticleCMS appoints Tristan Hall in London
Law firm CMS has brought in Tristan Hall as a partner in the firm’s insurance and reinsurance team in London. Hall arrives from Sedgwick Claims Management Services. Associates Andrew Milne and Luke...
View ArticleBIBA launches new scheme for trade credit insurance
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has launched a new scheme for trade credit insurance through CMR Insurance Services. This new scheme provides BIBA members with access through CMR to...
View ArticleConsumer Intelligence hires Rajeev Aggarwal for advisory role
Financial services insight specialist Consumer Intelligence has appointed Rajeev Aggarwal to grow its insurance and banking advisory business as it looks to expand in 2018. He joins Consumer...
View ArticleClosomat enters personal injury market
Closomat, a provider of intimate care solutions for people with disabilities, is targeting personal injury case managers with what it calls “a viable alternative to dealing with the needs of...
View ArticleABTA: Holiday sickness fraud engineered
As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, ABTA has revealed. The British travel agent association revealed the new...
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Baby Harriet Hawkins case referred to CPS and HSE
A National Patient Safety Investigation into the maternity services at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (NUH) has concluded that the death of Baby Harriet Hawkins was “almost certainly...
View ArticleLSM promotes Franken-le-Clercq to claims leadership
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has promoted Renske Franken-le-Clercq to head of European claims for commercial and specialty business written in the insurer’s European branches outside of London....
View ArticleLars Vissing moves up the ladder at AGCS
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Lars Vissing as its regional unit London head of claims, starting in February. Vissing (pictured) will take over from Martin Henson, who is...
View ArticlePhysio banned after Keoghs investigation
Physiotherapist Adeyinka Adeshina has received an 18-month ban following a Keoghs and Mulsanne Insurance Company investigation into claims he treated a personal injury patient over the phone. The...
View ArticleThomas Miller appoints chief operating officer
Insurance services provider Thomas Miller has appointed Ann Haugh as its chief operating officer. In this newly created role, reporting to Thomas Miller’s CEO, Bruce Kesterton, Haugh will be primarily...
View ArticleLMACC gets new leadership
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has appointed Tony Rai as chair and Hannah Purves as deputy chair of the LMA claims committee (LMACC). Rai, who is head of London market claims at Hiscox, replaces...
View ArticleCyber is biggest business risk in UK, finds AGCS
A cyber attack was the top business risk for the UK in Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) latest Risk Barometer, as ‘hurricane’ events become increasingly common. Some 60% of more than...
View ArticleABI asks for urgent reform of CMC regulation
Urgent action is needed to reform the regulation of claims management companies (CMCs) to address widespread misconduct, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned. The parliamentary Justice...
View ArticleTownend becomes MD of UK general insurance at Aviva
Aviva has appointed Rob Townend as managing director of UK general insurance. Towend (pictured), who was previously UK claims director, takes over from Colm Holmes, who will become president and CEO of...
View ArticlePatient Claim Line sponsors Betfred Super League video referee decisions
Consumer medical negligence specialist Patient Claim Line has partnered with the Rugby Super League (Europe) in an innovative two-year sponsorship deal. Patient Claim Line, a consumer brand of law firm...
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