Insurance claims

New Govt Needs to Tackle PI Claims Backlog, Make System More Accessible

The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has called on the new Labour Government to follow through on a pre-election promise to investigate the private motor insurance market after latest quarterly figures from the Compensation […]

Insurance claims

Six Million Dollar Man Has His Claim Denied, Loses 150K Interim Payment

This latest fraud case report from Keoghs and Hastings Direct is very good news, apart from the lack of prison sentence. The level of greed here was off the scale. He also provides ammunition for […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA To Take Action on Individual Involved in Kube Trading

Latest case report from the FCA, as they announce action on so-called Kube Trading; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched criminal proceedings against Lee Steven Maggs of Sittingbourne, Kent, for two counts of fraud […]

Legal

Water Company Faces Court Action Over Pollution

The latest press info from the UK Govt suggests that patience is finally running out with water companies, who appear to knowingly discharge polluting materials into rivers and the sea. Allegedly. For insurers there could […]

News

Pensions Regulator Takes Action Over Alleged Fraud

The latest from the Pensions Regulator in the UK; Nicholas Marks appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday 10 April 2024) charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position in respect of employees […]

News

Supreme Court Ruling on Mixed Injuries Should Unblock The Road on PI Claims

The Supreme Court has ruled today on a case involving compensation for mixed injuries, so whiplash plus other injuries. In the same way that someone’s State pension is often reduced because they have a private […]

Insurance claims

ACSO Comments as Some Cases Take 87 Weeks To Reach Court

Photo; Pexels.com How is the Civil Justice system dealing with injury and loss claims? As you would expect in go-slow UK, not very well. Commenting on the latest figures (for Sept – Dec 2023), published […]

Legal

Moving Motoring Offence Pleas Online Gathers Pace

As we move towards online magistrate level court hearings it will be interesting to see how many errors occur in wrongful convictions, incorrect licence points or bans, failures on fine and victim surcharge collection and […]