Discount rate change a mixed bag of risks and returns
The recent change to the personal injury discount rate means claimants are still worse off, but just not as much as they could have been
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BLM secures fundamental dishonesty ruling
BLM, on behalf of AXA Insurance, has secured a finding of fundamental dishonesty against an opportunistic fraudster
ABI slams ‘misleading’ discount rate impact assessment
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has slammed the UK government for how it went about setting the new personal injury discount rate
Frenkel Topping: New rate, new certainty
Mark Holt, managing director of personal injury settlement specialist Frenkel Topping and leading authority on the Ogden rate, reacts to the government’s decision to set it at -0.25%
NHS claims steady but costs rise, reports NHS Resolution
Clinical negligence claims against the NHS are falling as a proportion of the number of treatment episodes, but concerns remain about rising costs, according to NHS Resolution’s annual report and accounts
Clinical Negligence Debate 2020 confirmed
The Clinical Negligence Debate is returning to The Midland Hotel in Manchester next year. The day-long conference is taking place on 20 February 2020
More reaction to discount rate change
Reaction to yesterday’s change to the personal injury discount rate is continuing to pour in, with insurers, law firms, trade groups and other organisations split on whether the UK government went far enough
Discount rate of -0.25% comes into effect
Justice minister and lord chancellor David Gauke has set the personal injury discount rate at -0.25%. The new rate will be in place for up to five years
EQL launches AI physiotherapist
EQL has unveiled its debut product designed to act like a physiotherapist and provide a triage tool for multiple issues
Markerstudy secures crash-for-cash convictions
Markerstudy and its law firm, DWF, have secured convictions against a fraudulent claimant and the man who acted as a decoy to carry out a crash-for-cash scam.