Arag Legal Expenses
ARAG plc is an internationally successful, quality insurer, independent and family owned - providing access to justice since 1935. We provide an innovative and comprehensive range of legal expenses insurance and assistance products to brokers, underwriting agents and insurers.
Our products allow brokers to offer legal protection to businesses, families, motorists, and landlords and our range of assistance products include Home Emergency, Landlord Emergency and Motor Breakdown.
Black Friday risks for SMEs
Every year, around this time in November, news pages, inboxes and search results are dominated by the words ‘Black Friday’. This content highlights three key areas that could expose SME businesses to serious legal and commercial risks.
Day one benefits animation
With most insurance policies, if you don’t make a claim then you don’t get any real benefit from them. ARAG's Essential Business legal policy is different, it offers a wraparound legal service from day one. Watch this animation to find out more.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
As we move through the shorter winter days, many of us will find that it’s becoming harder to get outside. However, getting fresh air, is essential to our wellbeing and mental outlook.
Understanding the link between mental and physical health
Our minds and bodies are not separate so it’s no surprise that mental ill health can impact your body and vice versa.
Building bespoke partnerships - Lanyon Bowdler
In this video, last year's clinical negligence lawyer of the year at the Personal Injury Awards, Beth Heath of Lanyon Bowdler, talks about her experiences working with ARAG and a special scheme developed for lower value claims following the Shrewsbury &…
ARAG shortlisted for three more awards
ARAG has been no stranger to awards ceremonies this year, but even we were pleasantly surprised to hear that our work has been acknowledged with nominations in no fewer than three different categories in this year’s Personal Injury Awards.
Video: How mediation can be a quick way to resolve legal disputes
Litigation can be time consuming and stressful. This video highlights how mediation can be a quick way to resolve legal disputes quickly and effectively.
ARAG do's and don'ts animation: How to complete your claims form
This animation provides information for ARAG's customers on how to complete your claims form and some top tips to follow. Areas covered include employment claims, property claims and contract claims.
Our ARAG Day partner - Bristol Law Centre
In this video, Bristol Law Centre CEO, Karen Bowers, and ARAG MD, Tony Buss, talk about the partnership between the two organisations and how ARAG is helping the law centre in its work.
Video: ARAG Day 2023
A week of events leading up to ARAG Day 2023 has seen ARAG's support of Bristol Law Centre extended to include working with one of our local partner law firms, Ashfords LLP, to increase capacity at the law centre and provide legal advice clinics.
Long, cold winter looms for SMEs
This content highlights some of the challenges facing SMEs this winter and why managing legal risks whilst maintaining a healthy cashflow will be critical to riding out the economic storm.
Family-friendly policies and protection - changes you need to be aware of
The legal landscape around family-related employment protection is currently going through a considerable amount of positive change. This blog highlights the latest changes and the implications for businesses.
Tribunal compensation limits rise in 2023
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2023, which sets out the annual increases to the awards in the Employment Tribunal, has been published.
ARAG SE acquires D.A.S. UK
The ARAG Group and ERGO Versicherung AG, ERGO Group’s property & casualty insurer in Germany, have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of D.A.S. UK, ERGO’s legal protection insurance business in the United Kingdom.
Legal expenses insurance - a force for social good: ACSO whitepaper
Legal expenses insurance (LEI) offers huge benefits to policyholders, but it can sometimes be underappreciated or even misunderstood.
All things digital
ARAG has made considerable investments to stay at the very forefront of digital legal services. One of the most significant advances has been the creation of the next generation of the ARAG Legal Services website.
Extending access to justice against the tide
We’ve just passed ten years since the LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act) reforms were implemented, and it is hard to believe that we have also seen 10 appointments to the role of Justice Secretary, since that legislation was…
Government consultation on holiday pay for part year and irregular hours workers
The UK Government has issued a consultation into the calculation of holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers. Read this short blog to find out more.
Right to work checks - The consequences of getting it wrong
Employers are required to carry out right to work checks before employing an individual to ensure that the candidate they want to employ is legally allowed to carry out the work in question in the UK.
ARAG UK take to the water!
ARAG UK took to the water on June 11th as they participated in the Bristol Dragon Boat Race at Baltic Wharf.
Strong BTE growth pushes ARAG past £60 million mark
Leading legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has reported another positive result for 2022, the company’s 13th successive year in profit. Read this content to find out more.
Is litigation liability insurance now essential for executives?
As periods of financial distress can often lead to increased instances of non-performance of contract obligations, Edmund Tirbutt examines whether litigation liability insurance could be set for a boom.
Half-million tribunal backlog is a nightmare for employers and employees alike
The latest data released by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service make grim reading for anyone who may have to use the employment tribunal system in the foreseeable future.
LASPO's legacy is hard to isolate
LASPO certainly took the largest single bite out of the legal aid budget, it is just one chapter in the much longer story of diminishing access to justice.