All Insurance articles – Page 6
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OpinionHostile approach towards PI claimants does not combat fraud
Claimants should be required to prove their cases, but this must be proportionate.
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NewsCourt of Appeal backs claimant injured on private land
Lord Justice Flaux says distinction drawn up by Motor Insurers Bureau is ’wholly artificial’.
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Law ReportReinsurance: scope of indemnity
Appellant reinsurer’s appeal allowed against arbitrator’s decision in indemnity claim case.
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NewsInsurer's failure exposes costs conflict as NHS defendants dig in
LAMP Insurance was a casualty of a wider dispute between claimant firms and NHS trusts.
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NewsInsurance policies in doubt after key ATE provider fails
LAMP Insurance seeks to enter liquidation, with policyholders told to find alternative protection.
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NewsInsurers stump up millions to lock claimant lawyers out of PI sector
Initial cost of the new-look RTA portal is revealed to conference of personal injury lawyers.
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NewsInsurers report falling premiums - partly due to reforms a year away
ABI says its members are delivering on premium promise - but long-term trends cast doubt on such pledges.
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OpinionIt’s about time the government helped the NHS, not the insurance industry
Efforts must be focused on allocating funds to our ailing healthcare system.
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News‘Fire sale’ firm now cash-rich and takes £15m investment
Four years after its sale by collapsed firm Parabis’ owners, Plexus Law takes £15m from private equity.
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News‘Unknown driver’ clarity after Supreme Court ruling in insurer case
Lord Sumption rejected the argument that an at-fault driver could be sued under a pseudonym or description.
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NewsSupreme Court backs insurer in 'unknown defendant' case
Judgment 'emphatically underlines' that current framework is fit for purpose.
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NewsVoice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners
Data anonymisation and online legal advice projects also receive government AI research funding.
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NewsSolicitors' relief at Raleys judgment on professional negligence
Court of Appeal ruling that a firm which admitted breach of duty was liable for ‘loss of chance’ damages to a client was overturned by the Supreme Court.
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NewsLASPO part 2: MoJ content that civil reforms have driven down costs
Review uncovers evidence that some personal injury firms may be overcharging their clients through inflated insurance premiums.
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OpinionWe're doomed. No, really, this time we are
The Global Risks Report has delivered its annual lugubrious message.
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OpinionWhiplash reform is done, but insurers have reason to fear
The claims industry is fleet-footed and adaptable - and the Civil Liability Bill is half-baked and flimsy.
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Law Report5 November 2018
This week’s starred digests include limitation, administration, vesting in trustee, and business transfer schemes post-Brexit.
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NewsJudge throws out claim that firm erred on retainer duty
Court rejects argument that even if issues were not part of retainer, it ‘should have been obvious’ to lawyers from involvement in negotiations that claimant needed to get advice about his rights.
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NewsCoA rules firm did not need to 'volunteer' advice beyond retainer
Judges say City firm had ’no legal duty to warn’ and so could not be held liable for any lost recoveries.
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