Employees become owners of Hodge Jones & Allen
Hodge Jones & Allen is under new ownership, with its founder and other equity partners selling the business to an employee ownership trust
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DAC Beachcroft expects vehicle damage claims to rise
Insurers should expect more expensive and frequent ‘vehicle damage’ claims that cover the cost of a vehicle’s repair, storage and recovery and its ‘diminished’ value following an accident, according to the head of credit hire at DAC Beachcroft
1 Chancery Lane recruits seven-strong team
A seven-strong team of specialists is joining personal injury and motor insurance fraud chambers 1 Chancery Lane from 33 Bedford Row
Crash-for-cash trio sentenced
Three men have received prison sentences for their participation in a crash-for-cash conspiracy, which saw the trio deliberately cause a crash in order to claim for injuries and vehicle damage
Civil Liability Bill passes Lords as ABI Motor Conference speakers debate its effect
Experts at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Motor Conference in London yesterday backed whiplash reform to remove incentives for making spurious and expensive claims, but warned that there may be unintended consequences
Employers’ liability claimant in £700k fraud
A man who exaggerated a £700,000 employers’ liability claim after falling through a roof has received a suspended two-year custodial sentence
PI claims management company boss jailed for fraud
The boss of a failing personal injury claims management company who plundered its accounts as it was being wound up has been sentenced to 21 months in prison
FOIL elects James Heath as new president
Keoghs partner James Heath has been elected as the new president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL)
Opportunistic fraudsters the focus for IFED in nationwide clampdown
‘Opportunistic’ fraudsters, such as those who make ‘slip and trip’ claims or exaggerate the value of lost or stolen items, were the focus for the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) in a week long nationwide enforcement operation
B&M chooses Gordons for personal injury
Retailer B&M has appointed Yorkshire law firm Gordons to handle its nationwide defendant personal injury brief as the business continues to grow