All Insurance articles – Page 9
-
NewsSix weeks to plead on PI discount rate
Lord chancellor offered comfort to claimant lawyers by saying victims should be paid damages that compensate them ‘fully’.
-
FeatureMIB gears up for new untraced drivers agreement
Motor Insurers Bureau updates agreement for accidents involving untraced drivers, including ‘hit and runs’ and motorcyclists losing control due to diesel spills.
-
NewsIndemnity insurers secure key PII Supreme Court ruling
Case brought by 214 property investors against their solicitors.
-
NewsBrowne Jacobson eyes top 50 with Beale merger
Combination with Beale & Company would create £82m firm.
-
NewsInsurers rejoice as Court of Appeal clarifies credit hire rates
Judge backs principle that basic hire rate is calculated by reference to the lowest reasonable rate.
-
News
Cut compensation for injured to fill national insurance void, insurers urge chancellor
Association of British Insurers says another u-turn - on the discount rate - will help to chancellor balance the books after today’s retreat on national insurance contributions.
-
NewsDirect Line puts 30 claims handler jobs at risk
Motor insurer responding to rapidly changing small claims environment.
-
NewsLawyers deny PI discount rate ‘conspiracy’ to hike fees
APIL backs Truss decision on compensation as chancellor Philip Hammond warns of potential costs to the NHS.
-
NewsRegulator told PII reforms must not threaten trust in legal profession
Battle lines set to be drawn over the potential reduction in professional indemnity insurance minimum terms.
-
NewsNew discount rate dooms Direct Line’s special dividend as profits sink
Disclosure comes amid speculation of a government U-turn on the surprise change.
-
NewsPI discount rate u-turn fear
Insurers immediately labelled the decision ‘crazy’, while claimant lawyers stressed the 'minus' formula is vital for clients with life-changing injuries.
-
NewsPI reforms will displace fraud but not reduce it, government warned
House of Commons transport select committee chair says reforms are not specifically targeted at the real problems.
-
NewsInsurers march on the Treasury to demand discount rate rethink
Media highlights cost to the NHS and motorists as insurers’ message strikes a chord.
-
OpinionWhiplash reforms: cover for insurers
We all know who will benefit most from RTA reforms – the spin is shameless.
-
News
News focus: Prison and Courts Bill
The Prisons and Courts Bill could have been worse for personal injury firms, but this didn’t stop them accusing ministers of ‘cravenly capitulating’ to the insurance lobby.
-
NewsCourts bill: claimants ‘extremely disappointed’ by PI reforms
Insurers tell lawyers to get off the ‘gravy train’ – but solicitors warn of dire consequences for victims.
-
OpinionWill PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies?
Liz Truss has made the closure of some firms inevitable, but it could have been worse.
-
NewsAnalysts warn consumers will suffer as insurers hit by discount change
Government has pledged to make crucial announcement before the end of this month.
-
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.
-
NewsAsons pays £113,000 over ‘falsely and systematically’ exaggerated claims
Bolton-based personal injury firm settles dispute with insurer over costs in 65 claims.