Personal injury (PI)
Law report: Education authority not vicariously liable for independent contractor
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Your say: ABI gauntlet thrown down...
An article published in the 3 November edition of Post started a bit of a debate between Auto Law legal director Lucy Bonham Carter and assistant director, head of motor and liability at the Association of British Insurers, James Dalton.
Law report: Slip on ferry ruling overturned
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Law report: Tough stance taken on contempt of court
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Interview - Don Clarke: Ready for the reforms
Incoming Foil president Don Clarke is all set to tackle the challenges ahead as he prepares to lead insurance lawyers through legal reform not seen in generations.
Travel insurer offers 15% discount to skiers wearing helmets
A travel insurance company is trying to entice winter sports participants to wear helmets, by offering a 15% policy discount to skiers and snowboarders who commit to using head protection.
Editor's comment: Coming back to bite
Confident words have a nasty habit of coming back to haunt you – as Admiral’s CEO Henry Engelhardt discovered to his cost this week. From stockmarket darling to deep disappointer inside nine months, the motor-focused UK insurer has certainly suffered a…
News analysis: Admiral’s claims woes worsen as quarter three results revealed
Admiral’s market followers suffered a painful dose of déjà vu last week when the motor insurer’s quarter three results underscored its rising exposure to large bodily injury claims, and it warned full year pre-tax profits would be lower than expected.
Phone app launched for motor claims
A start-up company of legal, finance, vehicle recovery and insurance workers has created a smartphone app called iAccident to collect claimants’ data at accident sites.
Rise of PPOs has tailed off in PI cases
The growth of Periodical Payments Orders that top up personal accident claims over time has tailed off according to a study by the International Underwriting Association.
View from the top: A better deal on motor
We have a problem. As an industry, claims inflation in motor insurance is racing ahead of average earnings increases.
Rehabilitation: Providing the carrot
While the use of rehabilitation has made great strides in the past few years, is a more co-ordinated approach with tangible incentives needed?
News analysis: Is data mining a major factor in the PI claims spike?
The debate over referral fees has had more press time recently than whether The X Factor is on the wane or not. And just like the blow-by-blow tabloid accounts of the TV show, its judges and its contestants, the insurance industry is starting to get…
Interview - Konsta & Payton: Let's get together
The high-profile merger of Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has impacted the legal and insurance industries. Michael Payton and Simon Konsta explain the differences.
GPs call on government to implement new guidelines on tackling whiplash culture
A group of GPs and insurers have called on the government to implement new guidelines on diagnosing whiplash associated disorder in an attempt to tackle what has become a whiplash culture in the UK.
Cost Advocates warns against MoJ fixed costs proposals
Costs law company Cost Advocates is advising caution on the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to set fixed costs limits on disputes in County Courts.
Talking head: Jack Straw
Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw has certainly made a name for himself this year with his crusade to outlaw referral fees.
Fraud event: Industry must drive forward claimant data-sharing portal
The technology is ready for a data-sharing portal between insurers and claimant solicitors to tackle fraud, but it is down to the industry to drive it forward.
Damages & asbestos: Contrast and compare
Two personal injury compensation disputes have used judicial review proceedings to challenge the substance of the law. Neither were successful but will they still have consequences?
NW England bodily injury claims largest in UK and America
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has welcomed the government decision to ban referral fees after its research found claims management companies (CMCs) pocketed almost £500m last year.
Claims event: PI lawyers unmoved as insurers call for legal claims costs reduction
Personal injury lawyers refused to bend to insurance industry demands for the cost of processing legal claims to be reduced, following the imminent abolition of referral fees, in a heated panel debate.
Family found guilty over compensation claim
The husband and daughter of a woman who lied about the extent of her injuries after she was hit by a bus in order to claim £1.5m in compensation, have been found guilty of contempt of court.
Law report: Ruling reinforces risk-taking stand
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Law report: Forseeability question formally laid to rest in harassment appeal case
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