Personal injury (PI)
Reform needed to target industrial deafness claims, says Aviva
Aviva is calling for a significant shakeup into how industrial deafness claims are settled after reporting that 85% of such claims fail to demonstrate any link to workplace noise-induced hearing loss.
Insurers support mooted stress working party amid fears of claims surge
The creation of a working party to co-ordinate and develop management of workplace stress has been backed by insurers, following warnings the industry is in danger of “sleep-walking into an increasing flood of claims”.
Fundamental dishonesty clause criticised for 'unfairly targeting claimants'
Claimant legal bodies have slammed the non-amendment of the the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill clause
Neuro-rehabilitation: Fit for purpose
With changes afoot for the Rehabilitation Code, it is vital that all parties go back to basics and understand how best to navigate the issue
Bricklayer gets suspended sentence for bogus £200,000 claim
A bricklayer who attempted to a claim approximately £200,000 from Axa in a personal injury scam has been handed a six month jail term, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to contempt of court.
R&Q completes Norwegian portfolio transfer
Randall & Quilter has completed a portfolio transfer from Norway-domiciled captive Aker Insurance to R&Q's EU run-off consolidator in Malta.
China mandates injury cover for construction workers
China's government has said no construction permits will be given to projects which fail to provide workers with injury insurance.
Claims Club News: Periodic payment orders tipped to make up a third of insurers’ liabilities
Periodic payment orders could account for a third of insurers’ future liabilities amid increasing frequency in bodily injury claims, according to KPMG non-life actuarial partner David Brown.
DWF returns to Greenwoods to swoop for large loss PI team
Law firm DWF has recruited a specialist catastrophic and large loss personal injury team from Greenwoods to bolster its 1000-strong national insurance practice.
In Series - Personal Injury: Hear we go
As legal reforms make whiplash claims less profitable, claims farmers appear to be moving into areas such as industrial deafness. But will they see the same level of success?
In Series - Personal Injury: what next for PI?
Reforms have led to strong progress in tackling the whiplash epidemic, but the job isn’t done yet. What can parties involved in PI expect in the future?
Duplication inflating Claims Portal figures
The Claims Portal has warned that duplication is inflating the total number of claims registered with the claims portal, but cautioned it is unable to estimate the scale of the problem.
Personal injury claims on the up in motor as hearing loss claims rise too
Analysts predicting full year squeeze on profitability after Q3 results
In Series: Personal Injury: Is the tide turning?
While insurers are hopeful recent reforms have signalled a sea change in personal injury, making it more difficult to succeed with fraudulent claims, claimaint lawyers say genuine claimants will suffer. So who’s right?
In Series: Not out of the PI woods yet
Although recent reforms have made a difference to problems plaguing the personal injury sector, insurers say they have not gone far enough. So what more can be done?
Revised rehab code to be published by end of Q2 2015
A revised rehabilitation code will be published by the end of the second quarter of 2015 after the International Underwriting Association-Association of British Insurers Rehabilitation Working Party reported an “unprecedented” response for views on a…
Industry backs Jackson’s call for fixed costs to be extended beyond PI claims
Lord Justice Jackson repeats call for fixed costs on all fast-track cases
North of the Border: Changes to Health & Safety Act
Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Act 2013 amended section 47 of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 for accidents occurring after 1 October 2013.
ABI rejects claims it 'backtracked' on fraud figures
The Association of British Insurers has denied "backtracking" on claims about the level of motor insurance fraud in response to challenges from the Transport Select Committee to justify its figures.
Jackson urges government action to extend fixed costs
Lord Justice Jackson is urging government to apply his recommendation that fixed costs should apply to all fast track cases in order to halt a "serious lacuna" in cost management rules.
Hiscox launches personal accident insurance product
Hiscox has launched a personal accident insurance product for the UK market.
Third party injury claims down 10% say actuaries
Insurers have benefited from a 10% reduction in the frequency of third-party injury claims according to figures released by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Blog: Why PPOs don't need to be a pain
Cherry Chan takes a look at how insurers can understand the risk associated with PPOs
Rehabilitation: Rehab rethink
With the personal injury landscape now unrecognisable from the environment in which the Rehabilitation Code was introduced 15 years ago, a much-needed update to the code is on the way. So what can the insurance industry expect?