Failure to follow up initial client enquiries costing PI lawyers, finds First4Lawyers
Personal injury law firms are missing out on significant amounts of business because of the way they handle incoming enquiries from potential clients, according to mystery shopping research by First4Lawyers
ARAG offers new solution for law firms
ARAG has joined with Guardian Legal Services and Affiniti Finance to provide an ATE legal expenses insurance and disbursement funding solution to law firms that handle only a modest number of clinical negligence and other personal injury claims
Woman sentenced for fake Manchester Arena terror attack claim
A woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for making dozens of fake medical claims, including in the aftermath of the terrorist attack that struck Manchester Arena last year
Audatex releases new digital motor claims management solution
Audatex has launched an end-to-end digital motor claims management solution. AudaENOL enables policyholders to initiate and drive the claims process
Marsh to acquire JLT
Marsh has agreed a $5.6 billion (£4.26 billion) deal to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Group
Clinical Negligence Debate 2019 date and location confirmed
The next Clinical Negligence Debate is set to take place on 28 February 2019 at The Midland Hotel in Manchester
Guidewire hires leader for new analytics and data business
Aon’s Paul Mang has joined Guidewire Software as general manager of its new analytics and data services business
Civil Liability Bill will mean ‘more reasonable’ pricing
The Civil Liability Bill, in its current format, will enable insurance companies to be more competitive and to deliver the services that the driving public needs, at more reasonable costs for all drivers, according to First Central Group chief claims officer Jonathan Guy
Simpson Millar snaps up EAD Solicitors in Liverpool
Simpson Millar has acquired Liverpool-based law firm EAD Solicitors as it embarks on its new £50 million investment plan following its acquisition
Private equity group pays £5.14 billion for Sedgwick
Private equity group Carlyle has struck a $6.7 billion (£5.14 billion) deal to buy claims management giant Sedgwick
XL Catlin launches new solutions for media and entertainment risks
XL Catlin has launched new insurance solutions to support the media and entertainment industry
Serial crash for cash fraudster sentenced
A crash for cash fraudster has been sentenced 22 months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years after he attempted to make fraudulent insurance claims for car crashes that he had deliberately caused
Third of young drivers not at fault, finds Nextbase
Almost a third of 18- to 25-year-olds involved in a car accident were either wrongly blamed or struggled to prove they weren’t at fault, according to dash cam maker Nextbase
IFED plans more workshops for insurers
The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) delivered the first in a series of regional engagement workshops in July, with at least three more being planned for the coming months
Civil Liability Bill amendments tweak rather than rework
Several amendments to the Civil Liability Bill were proposed as the House of Commons revisited the legislation on Tuesday
Civil Liability Bill suffers from ‘flaws in logic’
Writing for the ERS website as the Civil Liability Bill returned to the House of Commons, Barker pinpointed two “fundamental flaws in the logic” behind the whiplash portion of this legislation—that making it more difficult to bring personal injury claims will reduce their number.
Carpenters appoints new head of serious and catastrophic injury
National legal and insurance services provider Carpenters Group has appointed Carol Hopwood as head of serious and catastrophic injury
Civil Liability Bill returns to the House of Commons
The Civil Liability Bill returns to the House of Commons today, as trade groups and claims experts argue against watering down whiplash reform and warn MPs about potential, unintended consequences for the NHS
Block by blockchain: Karim Derrick on what it all means
In the first of a series of articles on blockchain in the insurance claims context, Karim Derrick, head of research and development at Kennedys, examines the definition of distributed ledger technology
Zurich launches a global start-up competition
Zurich has launched a new global competition to collaborate with the best start-ups and entrepreneurs in the insurtech space
Public backs reform to whiplash compensation, ABI claims
Most people back plans to overhaul the personal injury compensation system, with nearly nine in 10 thinking that legal costs in the current system are too high, according to a survey commissioned by the ABI
Allianz Partners launches innovation centres
Allianz Partners has established three new innovation centres to develop products and services in travel, health and assistance
MASS calls for means to make insurers pass on savings
MASS is calling on the government to go beyond its commitment to provide a means for reporting on the consumer savings promised by the proposed whiplash reforms, made during the passage of the Civil Liability Bill in the House of Commons
Decision promises big change to out-of-court settlements, says Zurich
Weightmans was instructed by Zurich to represent the Committee (for the time being) of Ramgarhia Board Leicester. The claim was handled by Steve Pickering, senior claims handler, in Zurich’s Leeds office
H&H Insurance Brokers launches new service for complex claims
H&H Insurance Brokers has launched a new service aimed at helping policyholders through complex claims. The rural and commercial insurance broker’s new Claims Assistance Service furnishes a policyholder with their own personal chartered loss adjuster in the event of a major loss or claim
Four family members sentenced for crash for cash claims
Four family members have been handed prison sentences for their roles in a series of crash for cash frauds worth more than £40,000