News

Simplyhealth Offers Phio, New Rehab Solution From EQL

Simplyhealth is now offering Phio, an award winning digital physiotherapy solution from EQL, to its Health Plan customers, to provide on-demand support for those with MSK injuries (joints, bones and muscle injuries). Health Plan customers can now access […]

Insurance claims

Serious Injuries in the Workplace Result in 800K Fine For Stateside Foods

The latest case report from the HSE; One of the nation’s largest producers of supermarket pizzas has been fined £800,000 after two workers suffered serious injuries at its factory in Bolton. Stateside Foods Limited produces […]

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 […]

Opinion

Insurers Should Review Reserves For Asbestos Claims, After Cancer Drug Trials

In this Opinion piece, Nicola Dawn, a Partner in the Insurance Team at Forbes Solicitors, looks at the potential impact of a new mesothelioma drug on asbestos liability claims. Mesothelioma is a cancer linked to […]

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 […]

News

Pattern Insurance and Upper Hand Team Up on Sports Cover

Some partnerships news fro you. Pattern Insurance and Upper Hand have launched a new partnership to give parents and athletes effortless access to accident and registration insurance. Here’s the word; Pattern Insurance and Upper Hand […]

Opinion

Medical Data Undermines Mixed Injuries ‘Epidemic’ Claim

Some thoughts on the issue of Mixed Injury Claims, from Matthew Maxwell-Scott at ACSO; Insurers have exaggerated the number of multiple-injury claims being made in the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal, according to new medical […]

Legal

Civil Justice System Continues to Bump Along at Snail’s Pace

The latest feedback from ACSO, after the UK Govt revealed stats on civil court injury and loss claims; The latest government data on court waiting times in England & Wales show continuing long delays and […]