2 August 2017

Grenfell Tower: assessing potential liability for buildings with flammable cladding

Barry Hembling on how to start assessing liability for buildings with flammable cladding in the wake of the Grenfell disaster...

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1 August 2017

Insurers branded hypocrites over reports of inflated repair bills

Lawyers have accused the insurance industry of hypocrisy after stories have emerged of drivers being overcharged for insurance cover due...

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31 July 2017

Mixed reactions as Lord Justice Jackson confirms scaling back from suggesting fixed costs for all claims up to £250,000

Lord Justice Jackson’s review on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) has been met with mixed reactions from the legal and...

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30 July 2017

InsurTech funding volume climbs to $985 million in Q2 2017 with claims management at the forefront of new technology

A 248% increase in InsurTech funding during the second quarter of the year has been driven by new entrants who...

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29 July 2017

BIBA says its new app can reduce commercial motor and fleet average claims reporting times by 90%

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has launched a smartphone app facility that can reduce the average commercial motor and...

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28 July 2017

Fletchers Solicitors increases headcount by 345% in five years

Fletchers Solicitors has appointed its 400th team member, meaning that the firm has increased its headcount by 345% since 2012....

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27 July 2017

What the whiplash proposals really mean for insurers

David Johnson on dealing with litigants in person, whiplash fraud and a potentially shrinking claimant legal services market In the...

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26 July 2017

Nearly half of personal injury solicitors failing to audit costs once budget has been approved by the courts

Nearly half (47%) of all personal injury solicitors at the UK’s top 200 law firms are ignoring their financial and...

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