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Verdict still to be reached on AIG professional indemnity case
A professional indemnity case between AIG Europe and private investors opened proceedings today.
Slater and Gordon cuts 640 UK jobs following huge losses
Slater and Gordon has cut 640 jobs in the UK and approximately 70 roles in Australia, in the wake of losses of A$1bn (£586m) in Q1.
Blog: Whiplash reforms - Last chance for collaboration?
In the old days, I had my own little names for the claims farming community – they weren't very complimentary. I remember getting severely reprimanded by our then chairman at one point, but when I explained the damage they were doing, I was quickly…
AIG court case against private investors continues
A professional indemnity insurance appeal brought by AIG Europe against private investors will be heard in the Supreme Court on Monday, 10 October 2016.
Tough attitude from ICO on Talk Talk breach highlights issue for data protection regulations
Insurance lawyers believe the Talk Talk data breach has highlighted important issues in time for the forthcoming 2018 data protection regulations.
Legal Update: What compensators can do when evidence comes to light late
Compensators can take steps to handle a claimant's lack of disclosure, even after making a stage-two offer.
Why the government's proposed limitations and banning of whiplash are a mistake
Headlines continue to scream out - compensation culture, crash-for-cash, ambulance-chasing lawyers.
Blog: Collateral lies ruling doesn't change anything
The Supreme Court judgment on 'collateral lies' is in keeping with established market practice across first-party personal lines claims.
Legal Update: The attack of the dangerous toys
Insurers need to fill the coverage gap for the new high-tech gadgets that may fail, explode and cause fires
Lawyers welcome SRA's decision not to lift ban on cold calling
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said it has no intention to lift the ban on solicitors’ cold calling.
CCPC issues summonses to Irish motor insurers as premiums continue to rise
Major Irish motor insurers and brokers have been issued with witness summonses from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Success of 'fundamentally dishonest' defence could 're-write' rule book for insurers
A landmark ‘fundamentally dishonest’ ruling could 'rewrite the rulebook’ for defending disingenuous passenger claims.
Law Superstore could spark 'competitive tension' between law firms
A new law aggregator could bring innovation to the insurance sector by allowing customers to shop around for legal services.
Legal: How technology assists concussion in rugby
Rugby players and coaches are now beginning to talk more openly and honestly about concussions suffered on the training ground or during matches. Concussion is no longer a badge of honour or an unspoken truth.
Week in Post: trampolining, brokers in the dark and cake
I was reminded of the insurance industry this surprising sunny bank holiday weekend when I was required to sign a waiver to accept and acknowledge my participation in Gravity Force trampolining could entail "known and unknown risks that could result in…
Blog: Insurance for autonomous cars - from concept to reality
It has now been 11 years since a team from Stamford University won a $2m (£1.5m) prize for developing ‘Stanley’, a fully self-driving car.
Solicitors' PI: Uncertainty ahead
Most law firms will seek renewal of their professional indemnity insurance this autumn, although an estimated one-third will renew their PII away from 1 October. The announcement that unrated insurer Enterprise has stopped writing new business leaves the…
Esure's Stuart Vann on why whiplash reforms need to stay on the government agenda
With parliamentarians heading back to work in the next couple of weeks and the Brexit decision two months behind us, attention now needs to turn to the deliverables the government signed up to in advance of the referendum and the subsequent change of…
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Blog: In defence of CMCs
All those involved in personal injury must work more closely together, particularly if rogue claims management companies are to be stamped out.
Are there too many roadblocks for rehabilitation to really work?
Getting injured people back on their feet through rehabilitation can be a win for claimants as well as insurer defendants but, when working within the naturally adversarial legal system, roadblocks can quickly spring up.
Legal: Catastrophic injury cases need greater transparency
Since 1999 there has been a continuous effort to make personal injury litigation more efficient and more economical but the same is not true for transparency.
Axa's David Williams on the unbearable intrusion of CMCs
With two-thirds of the population cold-called on a weekly basis, it’s time to take action
Insurance market prepared for Insurance Act finds Airmic survey
The Insurance Act has become official today and risk managers are confident insurers and brokers have prepared for the changes, according to research by the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers.