personal injury

Opinion: Setanta Levy Will Not Fix Ireland’s Broken Car Insurance Market

23 July 2018 // 0 Comments

Insurance-Edge Editor Alastair Walker takes a look at the reaction to the Setanta collapse in Ireland, the proposed two percent levy to cover the bailout costs, and the [...]

Robotics Will Transform Healthcare Insurance, Says UiPath’s Kulpreet Singh

24 June 2018 // 0 Comments

Here is a little think piece on the topic of automated systems and how they impact the Life and Healthcare Insurance sectors; Forward-thinking healthcare insurers are [...]

Deliveroo Offers Its Freelancers Free Insurance

8 May 2018 // 0 Comments

In a bold step that goes beyond what other companies in the on-demand economy are offering, Deliveroo has today announced that every rider will be able to benefit from an [...]

Motor Insurance: Connected Cameras Can Speed Claims Management Process

27 March 2018 // 0 Comments

Connected vehicle cameras are having a dramatic impact on the cost and life cycle of insurance claims according to Plexus Law, and could save the commercial fleet sector [...]

Personal injury lawyers ask Ministry of Justice; “what are reforms really for?”

12 October 2017 // 1 Comment

The Ministry of Justice will reduce the rights of genuine claimants further if they repeat the mistakes of recent flawed reforms, a leading UK injury lawyers group has [...]

Asbestos lung cancer victims who smoked may see claim values reduce

8 January 2015 // 0 Comments

"The case is of interest to insurers, as the 30% contributory negligence deduction is a higher deduction than those made in Badger (20%), Shortell (15%) and Horsley (20%). Bearing in mind the relatively high value of many such claims, the savings can be significant. [...]

Insurance lawyers warn of discount rate impact in public purse

28 August 2014 // 0 Comments

Insurance lawyers today welcomed news that the Government will address the issue of variations in the Discount Rate, but warned against any alteration which could hit the [...]

MPs call time on whiplash claims

31 July 2013 // 2 Comments

“The Government has claimed that the UK is the ‘whiplash capital of the world’, but without reliable data on road accidents we cannot say whether that statement is true or not,” added Louise Ellman MP, chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. [...]