News

ARAG Comment on Tribunal Backlog & Employment Rights Bill

Some comment and analysis from ARAG on the inevitable backlog of Tribunal claims, as everyone waits for the new legislation to proceed through both Houses of Parliament. Granting full rights from day one may be […]

Insurance Brokers

UK Govt Keeps Raking it In On IHT

Yep Inheritance tax receipts keep going up as more people hit the threshold. Here’s the latest analysis; HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released its monthly figures which show that inheritance tax receipts hit £6.3 […]

Opinion

NIS2 Deadline Fast Approaching: Insurers Need to Prep Now

Some insights on the NIS2 rules which come into effect in October this year, from Steve Harris, CEO at CloudClevr; UK companies should not be under any misapprehension that NIS2 will not impact them. Due to come into force […]

Motor Insurance

Thatcham Welcomes Automated Vehicles Bill

The latest from Thatcham Research, who are looking ahead to some clarification on autonomous vehicles and liability in the event of a collision. Here’s the word; Thatcham Research welcomes the introduction of the Automated Vehicles […]

News

Lithium e-bike Battery Regulations Need Sharper Teeth

(header image: London Fire Service, shows results of faulty e-bike battery charging) The word from Prestige Underwriting, who are backing calls for tougher regulation on the sale of lithium batteries online. Some battery packs are […]

Insurance claims

Credit Hire Bill For Almost 17K Led To Court Case

The latest case report from HF, this time looking at credit hire costs; In a landmark ruling, HF, leading legal advisers to the insurance and commercial sectors, instructed by esure, have successfully defended an appeal, […]

Insurance claims

Verisk Estimates Storm Ciaran Claims Bill Could Top £1.2bn

The extreme event solutions business unit of Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, estimates industry insured losses due to wind from Winter Storm Ciarán (also named Emir by the Free University […]