Insurance claims

Can You Claim From Councils For Pothole Damage? Maybe, Here’s Some Data

Some interesting stats from The Green Insurer, as the paltry amount in compensation paid by Councils for pothole damage has increased, but most drivers get the brush-off. Here’s the word; The number of drivers receiving […]

Legal

What Should I Do If the Insurance Company Offers Me a Settlement in Georgia?

A settlement typically includes compensation for medical expenses, property damage, lost wages, and sometimes pain and suffering. However, initial offers are often lower than the actual value of your claim. How you handle this offer […]

Liability/Casualty

Understanding New York’s No-Fault Insurance System: How it Affects Car Accident Claims in NYC

Navigating the bustling streets of New York City is no small feat, and with the high volume of traffic comes a higher risk of car accidents. This makes understanding New York’s no-faultinsurance system vital for […]

Insurance claims

ACSO Offers Comments on CRU Quarterly Data

The latest from ACSO, as the Compensation Recovery Unit releases data on the first three months of 2024; Commenting on the latest data from the government’s Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU), for the first quarter of […]

Insurance claims

Rethink Needed on PI Compensation, Says APIL

Some thoughts on PI compensation rates from APIL; Assumptions about how severely injured people invest their compensation do not reflect reality and must change ahead of the forthcoming discount rate review, APIL has warned the […]

ABI reaction to new Ogden rate
Insurance claims

Claims: Whiplash Payments Are `Derisory’ Says CILEX

Some thoughts on the whiplash compensation levels, from CILEX; Compensation awarded for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA) in whiplash cases is “derisory and unfair” and fails to fully compensate claimants, says CILEX (the […]

News

Another PPI Compo Saga Begins, as FCA Highlights `Write-Off Valuation’ Issues

The threat of a huge compensation bill looms as the FCA continues its investigation into the write-off valuations offered in the past by motor insurers. It’s one of those issues where everyone who has had […]

Motor Insurance

If You Swerve to Avoid Potholes, Are You to Blame For an Accident?

Here is a growing problem for insurers; how do you aportion blame when a driver swerves to avoid a large pothole but then collides with another vehicle? OK, the driver made the move, so if […]