News

Business Interruption; Law Firm Allowed to Engage with FCA Test Case

The battle over refused Business Interruption insurance claims in the UK is hotting up, with upmarket law firm Mishcon de Reya representing many companies disgruntled at QBE, RSA and Hiscox in particular. If the FCA […]

Legal

Covid-19 Claims: Markel Faces Legal Action By Gym Owners in The USA

Leading plaintiffs’ law firm Grant & Eisenhofer has filed suit against Markel Insurance Co. for failing to accept claims from franchisees of national fitness chain Anytime Fitness that were shuttered and lost business due to state-imposed COVID-19 […]

Legal

Legal: Horwich Farrelly Wins Inclusion Award

Horwich Farrelly, the leading specialist insurance industry law firm, has won a prestigious national award for its role in helping break down the barriers young people with disabilities, including autism, face when trying to enter […]

Insurance claims

Will e-Scooter Trials Cause a Rise in PI & MIB Claims?

As government trials of rental e-scooter schemes get underway this month, aVenson Automotive Solutions survey shows two thirds of consumers welcome the acceleration of plans to accommodate alternative electric vehicles on the UK’s roads. 64% […]

Fraud

Fancy Trying a Fake Personal Injury Claim? You May Get Jail Time

A fraudster who submitted a false £4,000 personal injury claim has been handed an immediate 12-month prison sentence with no suspension following a successful private prosecution by Allianz Insurance and defendant law firm,Keoghs. The hugely […]

Legal

Law Firms Sign Joint Statement to Keep Wheels of Justice Rolling

More than 40 law firms, medical reporting agencies and rehabilitation providers, as well as a number of major insurers, have signed up to the ACSO/ABI-sponsored Statement of Intent. The statement, which was extended for a […]

Legal

Legal: Global Insurance Law Connects With Molitor

Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) announced today that the independent Luxembourg law firm MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour has become a member of their legal network. The addition of MOLITOR enlarges the network to 16 members, […]

Insurance claims

easyjet Data Breach Highlights Need for Watertight Cyber Insurance

International law firm PGMBM have issued a class action claim in the High Court of London on behalf of easyJet customers impacted by a significant data breach – with a potential liability of £18billion, or […]