Allow pre-medical offers for certain claims, says Lloyd’s Market Association
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has called on the Government to permit pre-medical offers in certain circumstances as it digests responses to its consultation document on small PI claim reforms....
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Brown Turner Ross builds upon existing reputation of excellence with...
Brown Turner Ross, a longstanding law firm in the North West, is implementing the Proclaim Practice Management Software solution from Eclipse Legal Systems, the sole Law Society Endorsed legal software...
View ArticleCountdown begins with just over two years left to resolve PPI claims
Claims management companies may have thought they can handle PPI claims on their own, but with an expected deluge of claims before June 2019, the smart ones may need a little automated help, says...
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MedCo appoints new executive chair and announces change in structure
The MedCo board has announced a change in structure with the appointment of Martin Heskins as executive chair. Heskins (pictured below), who was formerly the general manager of the medical report...
View Article“Scandalous” personal injury reforms will hit the vulnerable hardest, says...
The most vulnerable people in society will be hit the hardest by the Government’s “scandalous” proposed reforms to personal injury claims, according to Hodge Jones & Allen. The London law firm has...
View ArticleMoJ cherry-picking DfT figures to push through small claims reforms, says MASS
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has accused the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of cherry picking figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) to support its push to reform the small claims...
View ArticleHCML and babylon agree partnership to try and ease UK’s back, neck and muscle...
HCML, the rehab provider, and babylon, a digital healthcare service, have agreed a partnership which they say will give employers more productive staff, fewer lost working days and better insurance...
View ArticleNick Lock made head of property claims at Allianz
Allianz Insurance has appointed Nick Lock as its new head of property claims. Lock has worked for Allianz for over 31 years and has held various claims management roles, most recently as major loss...
View ArticleBT announces crackdown on nuisance calls with new free diversion service
BT has said that it is “declaring war” on companies that regularly pester its customers with nuisance calls in relation to PPI and personal accident claims. As part of its “war” BT has launched a new...
View Article360Globalnet appoints Simon Yun-Farmbrough as executive chairman
360Globalnet has appointed Simon Yun-Farmbrough as its new executive chairman. Yun-Farmbrough was previously vice chairman of Fenchurch Advisory Partners, a corporate finance advisory firm which...
View ArticlePromotions at loss adjuster QuestGates
Specialist loss adjuster QuestGates has announced two significant internal promotions. Surveying services divisional operations manager, Dave Clare and Jon Mockridge, a senior adjuster in the...
View ArticleNHS Litigation Authority appoints Mike Pinkerton as non-executive director
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) has appointed Mike Pinkerton as a non-executive director. Pinkerton will step down from his current position as chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw...
View ArticleBIBA tells FCA to prioritise effective supervision over more red tape as...
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has called for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to prioritise “cost-effective supervision” following news of a 70% increase in regulation costs...
View ArticleGovernment urged to ban payments by lawyers to intermediary businesses in...
The Government should place a ban on payment by solicitors to intermediary businesses with respect to any personal injury case if it wants to stamp out fraudulent or exaggerated claims. John Holtom, a...
View ArticleVirtus targets major UK insurers with aim of giving give customers a much...
Virtus, a new independent validation and surveying service for property insurance claims, is targeting major insurers ahead of the likely surge in winter property damage claims. A subsidiary of...
View ArticleDWF rescues Triton
DWF has acquired Triton, the claims management company and saved it from administration. Triton works with insurers to manage their claims across the UK and globally, providing a complete claims...
View ArticleFletchers partners with Frenkel Topping to launch new financial advice...
Fletchers Solicitors has partnered with Frenkel Topping to offer a bespoke financial advice service to its personal injury and clinical negligence clients. Called Fletchers Financial Investment...
View ArticleBus operators face potential rethink over passengers’ rights following...
A Supreme Court ruling on a wheelchair claim that has given priority access over wheelchair spaces on buses to disabled people has left bus operators facing a potential rethink over passengers’ rights....
View ArticleCommonplace red flag events on labour wards no surprise, says Negligence...
A report from the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) and NCT, which has shown that half of women experience at least one red flag event during childbirth, has come as no surprise to the...
View ArticleFurther growth for Kennedys in Manchester with latest partner hire
Kennedys has made its second lateral hire of the year with the appointment of Paula Garvey as partner in the firm’s growing Manchester office. Garvey becomes the ninth partner in the Manchester office...
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