25 July 2017

Government should settle discount rate between 0-1%, say claims managers

A poll conducted by BLM has found that UK claims managers want an increase in the contentious rate to between...

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24 July 2017

CMCs earned £6.3 billion over the last ten years

Claims management companies (CMCs) in the UK have earned just shy of £6.3 billion in the last ten years. A...

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21 July 2017

Government proposals for better combat compensation will result in servicemen and women being “shut out of the justice process”

Hilary Meredith has said that Government proposals for better combat compensation are in breach of the military covenant and will...

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20 July 2017

First4Lawyers: Fixed tarriffs and small claims rise will lead to “PPI-fication” of PI market

The Government’s decision to press ahead with PI reforms will lead to the “PPI-fication” of the personal injury market, according...

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16 July 2017

PI reform: The good, the bad and the ugly

Qamar Anwar on the new proposed PI sector reforms and how the Government could ensure that insurers pass on a...

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5 July 2017

Financial Guidance and Claims Bill a missed opportunity to ban CMC cold calling, says APIL

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said that the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill is a missed opportunity...

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3 July 2017

ABTA launches tool to urge MPs to force holiday sickness claims into fixed costs regime as fraud situation reaches “critical point”

ABTA has launched a tool for travel industry businesses and members of the public to email their local MP, urging...

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23 June 2017

Urgent action is needed says the Medical Protection Society as it projects clinical negligence costs rising to £2.6 billion by 2022

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said that the NHS could be paying out £2.6 billion a year in clinical...

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