All Insurance articles – Page 19
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News
Admiral to emerge unscathed from fee ban
Insurance giant Admiral says it will offset the £15m lost through the referral fee ban through savings on the cost of claims.
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NewsSociety unveils new direct route to indemnity insurance
Joint venture with Miller will cover 1-4 partner firms and cut out brokers.
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NewsBroker offers online PII service
PII broker Lockton says online service will help smaller and medium-sized firms.
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OpinionInsurers’ pull-out plunges firms into crisis
Some practices face a scramble to find insurance cover
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NewsPII insurers cut back cover for 2013 renewal
Two major professional indemnity insurers are making significant cuts to their books
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Direct portal access due next month
Users of the expanded new claims portal will have to wait until the end of September for the more efficient method of registering a case.
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Iggy Pop, your boys took one hell of a beating
That noise you can hear is probably claimant lawyers parodying that Norwegian commentary.
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Government ‘must listen to reason’ on whiplash – PI lawyers
Lawyers today welcomed a parliamentary report on whiplash that ‘finally recognised the realities’ of the claims system.
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Law Report
Insurance
Financial Services Authority – Powers – FSA finding applicant general insurance broker in breach of FSA rules
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A car crash of a hearing
When insurers, lawyers and claims management companies are quizzed about who is to blame for the apparent epidemic in whiplash accident claims, it is obvious who will emerge as the culprit.
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Society guidance to stave off flood risk
The Law Society has published a practice note to help conveyancers protect the owners of an estimated five million properties at risk of flooding.
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Society intervenes in landmark PII case
The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority have been granted leave to intervene in a case that could have a major impact on professional indemnity insurance for law firms.
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Insurers attack high volume of whiplash claims
Insurers have decried the UK as the whiplash capital of Europe with nearly 1,200 claims made every day.
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Insurer blames personal injury solicitors for whiplash claims
A leading UK insurer has blamed claimant personal injury solicitors for a rise in whiplash claims despite a fall in the number of collisions. Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance, also suggested that law firms are partly responsible for spiralling motor insurance premiums. The Law Society has hit back at ...
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Law firms in the dark over Quinn PII payments
Law firms that took out professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies with stricken Irish company Quinn Insurance are still in the dark about when claims will be paid.