All Insurance articles – Page 13
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Opinion
PI reform scandal
The government’s PI ‘reform’ is a final nail in the coffin for the vulnerable victim left standing alone against insurance giants.
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OpinionInsurers and whiplash – sultans of spin
The media is seemingly ignorant of the grievous impact of George Osborne’s reforms on access to justice for PI victims.
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FeatureInsurance Act: Flexible and fit for purpose
The Insurance Act 2015 revamps outdated and unsatisfactory legislation
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NewsInsurance lawyers worried about effects of Osborne’s PI plans
Significant changes to the system for compensating victims of accidents ‘can have unintended consequences’.
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OpinionInsurer lobbying pays off
Michael Gove hailed a ‘one-nation’ justice system, but the reality suggests otherwise.
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NewsClaimant lawyers to pay charge for every new portal case
New fee - as yet unspecified - likely to be introduced from December 2016.
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Insurer warns on phone fraud against firms
So-called ‘vishing’ frauds typically involve an individual phoning a firm’s cashier ‘to confirm recent transactions’.
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FeatureNoise-induced hearing loss claims
The prospect of fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss claims.
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NewsPII proposals could damage profession, City warns
Plans to reduce the minimum level of indemnity insurance cover would have only a ‘downside risk’, City of London Law Society said.
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FeatureCriminal law changes – part 2
New offences, including those related to improper use of police powers, private sexual photographs and juries.
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Opinion
APIL open letter to insurers
Let us collaborate to defeat needless injury, fraud and exploitation of the vulnerable?
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FeaturePII update: ‘soft’ options
As solicitors experience another benign insurance season, many are unhappy that the regulator has reheated proposals for reform.
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NewsChancery Lane censures SRA over ‘flawed’ PII proposals
Society says the regulator’s recent paper fails to address why last year’s proposals on indemnity cover had foundered.
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NewsInsurer takes dishonest £135k settlement case to Supreme Court
Court of Appeal restored full award after Zurich had successfully reduced it to £14,720.
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NewsInsurance giant blames PI for £14m profits dip
Claimant firms have 'worked out how to operate' under new regime, Esure tells press.
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NewsSRA in renewed call to lower PII minimum
Last year the regulator’s proposal to cut compulsory cover to £500,000 from £2m was blocked by the Legal Services Board.
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NewsHardship fund proposed for small firms seeking to close
Fund is one of several ideas advanced by the SRA to continue reform of professional indemnity insurance.
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FeaturePII Focus: adviser's view
Claims against solicitors are up dramatically. Learn how to be an attractive risk.