PPI claims company fined £350,000 by ICO for making a record 146 million nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a PPI claims management company £350,000 for making a record 146 million nuisance calls. The ICO said that Your…
Cargo theft accounts for a tenth of claims in the last decade for transport and logistics insurer
TT Club, the specialist transport and logistics insurer, has said that cargo theft has accounted for a tenth of claims that it has dealt with…
Express Solicitors group increases turnover to £16.75 million
Express Solicitors has had its best ever financial results for the second year in a row, with year-end figures increasing 12% from £12.3 million in…
Bush & Company expansion brings specialist services to seriously injured people in Scotland
Bush & Company is setting up a catastrophic injuries specialist service in Scotland. The company, which carries out specialist medico-legal and rehabilitation expertise to insurance…
Ex-RSA employee handed jail sentence for £280,000 insurance fraud
An ex-RSA employee has been sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment for making 82 fraudulent claim payments into his accomplice’s bank account worth…
QuestGates launches new real estate claims service
QuestGates has launched a new real estate claims service designed to provide a bespoke service for property investors and their property managers across the UK…
Hampson Hughes Solicitors warns fast food giants that their health & safety compliance measures must improve
Hampson Hughes Solicitors has warned fast food chains, such as McDonalds, of a possible influx in employees seeking legal action in relation to work related…
Mental health: Helping the vulnerable make claims
With so many people suffering from mental health diseases, the legal sector needs to be ready to do everything it can to support them when…
People, process and performance: the art of claims consulting
Adrian Gilbert is the managing director of SX3 a claims consultancy service he set up in 2014 with Laurence Besemer. Claims Media recently caught up…
NAO: Government needs to take a “stronger and more integrated” approach to reduce rising clinical negligence costs
The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that the Government needs to take a “stronger and more integrated” approach if it is to rein in…
SRA issues warning notice over holiday sickness claims
The sharp increase in holiday sickness claims has led the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to issue a warning notice that reminds solicitors of their duty…
Louis Browne QC settles amputee claim by Britain’s strongest disabled man
Acting on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, Louis Browne QC from Exchange Chambers has settled a serious injury claim by Mark Smith, Britain’s strongest…
Make mental health support a feature of more insurance policies to reduce claims, says support service RedArc
Insurers should be looking at ways in which they can build mental health support services into more of their income protection and health insurance policies…
Discount rate benchmark to switch from very low risk to low risk investments: expected to be recalculated to between 0-1%
The Government is set to change the way the Discount Rate is to be calculated, by benchmarking it against low risk investment returns, rather than…
MS Amlin is working with Imperial College to improve flood predictions in order to reduce claims costs
MS Amlin is collaborating with Imperial College to develop models that can deliver timely and accurate warnings about extreme weather that leads to flooding in…
Allianz announces its new head of claims technical
Allianz Insurance has appointed Lee Watts to the position of head of claims technical. In his new role Watts will take responsibility for the technical…
Assessing the asbestos lung cancer fault line
A fault line has appeared in asbestos lung cancer claims, following the recent Court of Appeal judgment in the matter of Department For Communities and Local Government…
Five ex-Allianz employees sentenced for leaking customer data to claims management companies
Five ex-Allianz employees have been sentenced for leaking customer data to claims management companies (CMCs). Sajaad Nawaz and Shaiad Nawaz approached former colleagues Kayleigh Underhill,…
Slater and Gordon to break away from its UK operations
Slater and Gordon has broken off all ties with its ill-fated UK business after it handed over operations of its UK division to its senior…
Insurance brokers urged to join Access to Justice whiplash campaign
The Access to Justice lobby group has asked BIBA, the brokers’ trade association, to support its campaign to amend the soft tissue injury claims system…
Many holidaymakers having travel insurance claims rejected after not declaring conditions such as high blood pressure
Many holidaymakers are having their travel insurance claims rejected due to their failure to declare pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure. MedicalTravelCompared.co.uk, the specialist…
Total group revenue at Irwin Mitchell increases by 6.3% thanks in part to strong PI results
Irwin Mitchell’s total group revenue increased by 6.3% to £235.2 million in its 2016/17 financial year, partly due to a strong performance by its personal…
Hudgell Solicitors marks 20th anniversary with intention to cement its position as one of the UK’s leading law firms
Hudgell Solicitors has marked its 20th year by outlining its intentions to cement its position as one of the UK’s leading law firms. Neil Hudgell…
Elderly medical negligence cases in jeopardy if fixed fees come in for medical negligence
Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations that there be a limit to legal fees where claims for damages are worth less than £25,000 will put elderly medical…
Regulator shuts down holiday sickness CMC after it is found to have encouraged claimants to fabricate evidence
The Claims Management Regulator has stripped a holiday sickness claims management company of its licence after it was found to have encouraged holiday-goers to fabricate or…
RSA to partner with Validus post successful trial to accelerate resolution of claims
RSA has partnered up with Validus to use its Verify portal in order to accelerate its claim resolution times. The decision to adopt Verify has…