Forum of Insurance Lawyers (Foil)
Conflict with Medco mooted as revised rehab code awaits summer launch
Draft proposals for the revised rehabilitation code have sparked calls for a “distinct pathway” to be established for low value whiplash claims so as not to conflict with the fledgling Medco scheme.
NIHL overcrowding leading to claims 'backlog' as new entrants flood market
The noise induced hearing loss arena is producing a logjam of claims and is becoming overcrowded with new entrants, according to members of both the defendant and claimant legal fraternities.
Blog: D&O - ‘The Times They Are A-changin'
Primary D&O underwriters have been living with over-capacity, broad cover, and low rates for a long time, but are there reasons to think 2015 could be the beginning of the end of this soft market for management liability risks?
Blog: D&O insurance - ‘The Times They Are A-changin'
Primary D&O underwriters have been living with over-capacity, broad cover, and low rates for a long time, but are there reasons to think that 2015 could be the beginning of the end of this soft market for management liability risks?
Blog: Fundamentally for the good
Nick Parsons looks at whether or not concerns around section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill were justified.
Motor insurers and SMEs in firing line as court fee rises are considered
Proposed court fee increases have been criticised by legal experts for countering the government’s aim of reducing the cost of litigation, amid concerns motor insurers and SMEs will be impacted by the changes.
Foil condemns MoJ court fees hike
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has criticised a Ministry of Justice proposal to raise court fees in order to subsidise other parts of the court service.
Post's Christmas Q&A
As the festive season is drawing to a close, Post caught up with some of the insurance industry's key players to talk miserable Christmas songs, Die Hard and Mr Blobby...
Post's Christmas Q&A
As the festive season gets well and truly underway, Post caught up with some of the insurance industry's key players to talk Santa slippers, mince pies and terrible Christmas presents...
BLM’s Murray appointed as chair of Foil in Scotland
BLM partner Tony Murray is to become chairman of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers in Scotland.
Review of the Year: Legal
Grabbing the headlines in the legal sector this year were M&A activity, closer ties between insurers and law firms and the ongoing fallout of civil justice reforms. Key figures from the sector give their views on 2014
Market Moves - 27 November 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Nick Parsons appointed Foil president
Browne Jacobson partner Nick Parsons has been appointed Forum of Insurance Lawyers president for the coming 12 months.
Interview: Nick Parsons: Stepping into the limelight
After six years as vice-president at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, Nick Parsons has assumed the role of president. He tells Post why he will not be a one-man band and shares his plans for the association
Blog: The rise and rise of chronic pain claims
Evolutionary advances in modern medicine bring greater understanding of some conditions - but they also bring greater challenges, especially in the personal injury claims arena
Insurers call for ‘fundamentally dishonest’ wording to be scrapped
House of Lords agreed to clause 45 of Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Law Commission drops third-party fraud project from reform programme
The Law Commission has confirmed strike-out legislation relating to third-party fraud will not be included in its 12th programme of law reform.
Scottish Independence: Decision time
As the referendum on Scottish independence edges closer, what would a ‘yes’ vote mean for the insurance industry?
Market Moves - 10 April 2014
Who has moved where in the insurance industry this week.
Foil names Northern Ireland executive representatives
Sean McGahan and Leonard Edgar have been appointed as Northern Ireland representatives to the executive committee of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers.
Foil warns contract law reforms lack detail
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has hit out at planned reforms of law governing contracts between policyholders and insurers.
ABI confident insurers will get behind its personal injury code of conduct
Code aims to combat perception of insurers exploiting PI claims.
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?
Medical panels debate heats up as both sides angle for places in working group
Possible £5000 limit and funding by insurers among issues up for discussion.