Legal
Avoiding a ‘compensation lottery’ from Court’s transgender ruling
The Supreme Court’s ruling that sex under the Equality Act means biological sex has left insurers uncertain over which Ogden tables to use for transgender claimants, which Tim Evershed discovers is raising fears of inconsistent compensation awards.
Die Hard: Who is insurance’s answer to John McClane?
Content Director's View: Putting aside the argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, Jonathan Swift asks if you have ever wondered who would be the insurance equivalent to NYPD cop turned terrorist plot spoiler John McClane?
Alps' Gap product; Westfield partners with Insurwave; Gallagher’s NED
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Scope of mandatory mediation will ‘inevitably’ expand
Ian Davies, head of liability at Kennedys, has told Insurance Post the scope of mandatory mediation in insurance litigation will eventually have to expand to reduce court backlogs.
Mazur ruling: A seismic shift for insurance?
A recent ruling at the High Court could give the legal and insurance industries another headache to worry about.
Banks, insurers and their lawyers face climate reckoning
The Prudential Regulation Authority is tightening expectations on how banks and insurers manage climate risk, which Laurence Besemer, CEO of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, claims will reshape what they demand from their legal advisers.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
AI that could hit insurers with wave of court cases wins backing
Artificial intelligence-driven claims technology capable of causing a surge in court-bound insurance disputes has won the financial backing of a law firm backing and is now being piloted with a major loss assessor, Insurance Post can exclusively reveal.
Broker commission not ‘on the radar’ as motor finance redress scheme announced
Following the announcement of a compensation scheme regarding the motor finance scandal, the CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority has said no similar scheme for broker commissions is on the horizon.
Professional Enablers: The Hidden Force Behind Claims Inflation
Jared Mallinson, partner and head of counter fraud at HF considers what is enabling high levels of insurance fraud, how the landscape is shifting, and what can be done to help tackle the issues moving forward.
The Credit Hire Ruling – Why it Matters
Nick Copley, head of claims for Alps, reviews the recent ruling that puts the cost of unsuccessful litigation in credit hire claims on the claims management companies.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
CII to adapt for AI-dominated insurance sector
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s CEO Matthew Hill has urged the sector to embrace artificial intelligence “not as a threat, but as a tool”. But warned professionalism, ethics and human judgment must remain central as the technology reshapes the…
Insurance Post’s Top 80 MGAs of 2025 revealed
Policy Expert is the UK’s biggest MGA thanks to an 8% swell in its customer base, reaching 1.6m policies for the first time this year.
60 Seconds With... ITIC’s Mark Brattman
Whether he’s channelling Father Christmas for professionals in a pickle or negotiating with insurers over coffee, Mark Brattman, claims director at ITIC, brings wit, wisdom, and a touch of Jean-Luc Picard to the world of claims handling.
Court decision creates transgender PI ‘compensation lottery’
Minster Law has warned that the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex in the Equality Act has created uncertainty for personal injury compensation calculations for transgender claimants, which could result in award differences of up to six…
Dealing with lost or damaged luggage
Losing your luggage after a flight can be a stressful and disheartening experience, leaving you without your essentials and unsure of what to do next.
What the law says your employer needs to do about stress
In today's fast-paced world, stress is an unavoidable part of life, impacting everyone regardless of whether they are working remotely or in a traditional office setting.
Allianz sponsors Rugby World Cup; Alps's motorhome product; Send's CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurance PR: SEC Newgate’s Vanessa Chance
Mastering motherhood, media strategy and meaningful causes: Vanessa Chance, director of communications at SEC Newgate shares a week balancing high-stakes insurance PR, event planning, and Glastonbury rehearsals with her daughter.
Styling shifts transform hairdresser insurance
Fiona Nicolson takes a closer look at why the increase in the number of independent and freelance hairdressers in the UK, as well as so-called co-working salon spaces post pandemic, has pushed up the price of hairdressers’ insurance.