All Insurance articles – Page 10
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OpinionWill PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies?
Liz Truss has made the closure of some firms inevitable, but it could have been worse.
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NewsAnalysts warn consumers will suffer as insurers hit by discount change
Government has pledged to make crucial announcement before the end of this month.
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FeaturePost-Brexit on the pistes: winter sports and EU law
Accident victims may struggle to get recompense if access to joined-up European laws is lost when the UK leaves the EU.
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NewsAsons pays £113,000 over ‘falsely and systematically’ exaggerated claims
Bolton-based personal injury firm settles dispute with insurer over costs in 65 claims.
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OpinionForensic MPs finally nail insurers over their PI spin
The debate over personal injury reforms is filled with rhetoric and self-interest. Today’s committee session was a breath of fresh air.
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NewsInsurance boss queries blanket increase in small claims limit
£5,000 limit should be implemented in stages, Association of British Insurers chief tells MPs examining personal injury reforms.
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OpinionDiscount rate saga drags on
The lord chancellor’s procrastination does not bode well. Insurers are stalling a long-overdue change.
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NewsTruss delays personal injury discount rate decision despite ABI defeat
Government says review of the 2.5% discount rate is taking longer than expected.
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NewsFirms unite to meet demand from international insurance clients
DAC Beachcroft in alliance with German, US and Australian counterparts.
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NewsEconomists say PI reforms will put 35,000 jobs at risk
Research commissioned by claimant campaign group says lawyers, insurers and medical companies will all be under threat.
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NewsInsurers lose High Court discount rate challenge
ABI accuses the government of ‘caving in’ to the demands of personal injury lawyers.
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OpinionThese PI reforms ignore the most vulnerable road users
All the attention is on potential fraud caused by car drivers – where is the much-needed protection for those on two wheels?
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NewsMinister shows no sign of budging over PI reforms
Debate also suggests confusion over extent of the consultation for reforming the sector.
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Opinion
Make sure you have insurance covered, solicitors
The brain haemorrhage I had left me unemployable.
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NewsWhiplash reforms treat victims ‘like an inconvenience’ – APIL
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says MoJ plans for PI sector are flawed and will not achieve their objectives.
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NewsBTE extension under review with backing from top judge
Sir Terence Etherton says before-the-event insurance could become the main source of litigation funding.
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Duo jailed for £150-a-claim bribery deal
Insurance worker would meet claims management company employee to pass on data.
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NewsInsurers threaten judicial review of damages discount decision
Parties challenge the level of discount applied to personal injury compensation payments.
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NewsWhiplash doctor sues for libel over insurer’s ‘guilty’ claim
Medic prepares legal challenge after Ageas released statement on court decision.
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NewsAutumn statement: ‘stealth tax’ places £40 premium cut in doubt
Insurers furious about another increase in IPT – and are already suggesting whiplash pledges could be affected.