Insurance Regulation

Latest Update from The FCA On Business Interruption Cases

LATEST UPDATE: 01.10.2020 FROM THE FCA Our objective throughout this case has been to achieve clarity for everyone involved as quickly as possible and that remains the case. We initiated the test case with eight […]

Legal

Thatcham Comment on Self-Driving Car Crash Case

Thatcham Research’s Director of Insurance Research, Matthew Avery, has shared his thoughts after the back-up driver in a self-driving Uber vehicle appeared in court on the 15th September, facing negligent homicide charges following a fatal […]

Insurance claims

Which? Battles Great Lakes Over Cancelled Wedding Insurance Claims

The latest from Which? who have taken on General Insurance/Great Lakes in a beef over wedding insurance cancellations. UK General Insurance is an insurance distributor backed by insurer Great Lakes, and underwrites wedding insurance for […]

Legal

Hotel Owner Takes Action on Refused Covid-19 BI Claim

A York hotel owner is one of dozens of business owners in the region fighting insurance companies that are refusing to pay out on business interruption (BI) policies due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jeremy Cassel, […]

Insurance claims

Legal; Thomson Reuters Launches New Online Case Judgement Database

Anyone who works in Claims will know how time-consuming it can be to trawl online for landmark case judgements on matters like BI, PI, car theft, medical negligence, property damage and a whole host of […]

Legal

PPI Claims? They Think Its All Over, But It Isn’t. Apparently There’s Fergie Time

NatWest Bank will be licking its wounds after losing a court case at Gloucester & Cheltenham on Friday 3rd July 2020 whereby it was held unfair for the Bank to charge secret commission for the sale […]

News

Business Interruption; Law Firm Allowed to Engage with FCA Test Case

The battle over refused Business Interruption insurance claims in the UK is hotting up, with upmarket law firm Mishcon de Reya representing many companies disgruntled at QBE, RSA and Hiscox in particular. If the FCA […]

Insurance Regulation

Mactavish Reaction to FCA Update on Business Interruption Claims

The FCA has today (10th June 2020) provided an update on its High Court test case concerning business interruption (BI) insurance, and published documents relating to this. However, Mactavish, the specialist insurance buyer and claims resolution […]