Accident Exchange
Axa offers “full and final” £1.5m Accident Exchange settlement
Axa has made a bid to settle all of its credit hire disputes with Accident Exchange through a global settlement.
Axa to offer settlement on Accident Exchange disputes
Axa is to make a third attempt to end all of its credit hire rate disputes with Accident Exchange through a global settlement, Post can reveal.
Axa concedes ahead of third Autofocus retrial
Axa has reached a settlement with credit hire firm Accident Exchange on a retrial on credit hire rates just hours before it was due to appear in court in Manchester.
Axa fails in first Accident Exchange Autofocus retrial before a judge
Axa has been made to pay Accident Exchange in the first retrial involving fraudulent Autofocus evidence.
Axa settles ahead of its first Accident Exchange retrial
Axa has agreed an estimated £30 000 settlement, ending the prospect of what would have been the first retrial for the insurer in its ongoing legal battles over Accident Exchange credit hire rates.
Axa blocked in latest Autofocus retrial bid
Axa has experienced a legal setback in the latest of its battles with credit hire firm Accident Exchange, just a week before an Autofocus retrial is scheduled to come to court for the first time.
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Axa denies complicity after Accident Exchange exhumes Autofocus cases
AE’s chief vows to right wrongs of ‘deceitful’ practices in targeted legal action
Credit Hire: Co-operation not combat
With concerns over credit hire at an all-time high after the collapse of Drive Assist, what is the future for credit hire organisations, and can they ever truly make peace with insurers?
Accident Exchange retrial possible in light of "fresh evidence"
Four test cases that found Accident Exchange had charged Axa excessive hire rates could be retried, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
Insurers await outcome of 'dishonest' evidence appeal in Axa case
Several insurers are awaiting a Court of Appeal decision on Axa's use of allegedly "false" Autofocus evidence before potentially resuming out-of-court negotiations with Accident Exchange.
Post magazine - 8 November 2012
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Axa and Accident Exchange head to court over Autofocus evidence
Three Autofocus test cases involving Axa are to be heard in the Court of Appeal in a three-day hearing in October.
Police to investigate Autofocus employees
City of London Police is said to be investigating seven former Autofocus employees who allegedly "doctored" credit hire rating evidence and lied about it in court.
DLG latest firm to support OFT's credit hire referral
The Direct Line Group has become the latest insurer to back the Office of Fair Trading's decision to provisionally refer the study into vehicle repair services to the Competition Commission.
ABI and Accident Exchange boss clash over 'scapegoating' of credit hirers
The director of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers and the chief executive of credit hirer Accident Exchange have exchanged heated emails after the ABI welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's decision to provisionally refer the motor…
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Friend or Foe: Q&A with Accident Exchange CEO Steve Evans
Steve Evans has spent four years bringing the activities of rate surveyor Autofocus to light, making him an unpopular figure in insurance circles.
Post magazine - 17 May 2012
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Williams denies Accident Exchange settlement claims
Axa boss David Williams has rubbished Accident Exchange's claim that the insurer is reluctant to reach a settlement over the use of Autofocus evidence.
NFU and Ageas pay Accident Exchange undisclosed settlements
NFU Mutual and Ageas have reached settlement agreements with credit hirer Accident Exchange over their use of Autofocus evidence.
Helphire cuts debt as drop in hires slows
Helphire said in a trading update it had reduced net debt by £7.9m, from £132.4m to £124.5m, in the first three months of the year.
ABI and credit hire firms establish working party for GTA portal
The Association of British Insurers and the credit hire industry have formed a working party to establish a general terms of agreement portal for road accident claims with hire charges.