Arc Legal Expenses
Arc Legal expands presence in Northern Ireland
Arc Legal Assistance has partnered with Open + Direct to provide its Northern Ireland customers with family legal protection products.
Arc Legal strikes schemes deal with e-Underwriting
Arc Legal has struck a deal with e-Underwriting to provide two legal expenses schemes for its household and property owners portfolios.
Arc Legal in SME deal with Swinton
Arc Legal Assistance has signed up to provide Swinton Commercial with a legal expenses policy geared towards protecting SMEs.
Arc slams MoJ employment tribunal fees proposals
Arc Legal Assistance has called on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to rethink proposals to charge individuals fees of up to £2,000 or more to bring employment tribunal cases.
LEI providers challenged to manage conflicts of ABS
Arc Legal Assistance has challenged legal expenses providers intending to develop alternative business structures (ABS) to prove they can manage the “inherent conflicts” the situation throws up.
Arc claims market first with new maintenance product
Arc Legal Assistance has launched a specialist cover to enable individuals to pursue defaulting maintenance payers.
Arc claims first in legal expenses claims technology
Arc Legal Assistance has launched what it claims is the first UK iPhone claims App for legal expenses policies.
New LEI product tailored for smaller landlords
Arc Legal Assistance has teamed up with Swinton Commercial to launch a commercial rental guarantee product for semi-professional landlords.
Referral fee income to stay
Legal experts have predicted that referral fees in personal injury cases will continue to exist in some form even if the Government decides to implement an outright ban on their use.
Arc wins Aviva contract
Arc Legal Assistance has been appointed by Aviva as provider of its household and travel legal expenses to a significant proportion of its personal lines customers.
Arc adds car cloning cover
Arc Legal Assistance has developed cover for vehicle ID theft, which is available as part of its Motor Legal Protection (MLP) offering, in response to concerns over the impact of ‘car cloning’.
Reportage: The legal expenses landscape
Louise Meeson asks what is on the horizon for the legal expenses sector following the implementation of the Ministry of Justice reforms and explores the implications of the Jackson proposals.
Insurance Race Day: more than just horsing around
The third annual Insurance Race Day is proving a hit with industry movers and shakers keen to mix high-level networking with a spot of racing fun.
News review: January
Towergate Underwriting (TU) outlined plans to grow the business through the launch of a network of regional underwriting centres. The move was a precursor to taking the model to an international market. Chief executive Clive Nathan confirmed TU's first…
Legal expenses sector argues problems are specific to Das
Legal expenses providers have hit back at the assertion by Das chief executive Paul Asplin that the UK model "had run its course"
Jackson review deals blow to legal expenses
The proposals contained in Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs could, if implemented, revolutionise the legal expenses market and have a devastating impact on the after-the-event (ATE) market
Jackson report stokes controversy
Emmanuel Kenning summarises industry reactions to recommendations that could shatter the after-the-event insurance market
Arc wins Axa deal
Arc Legal Assistance to provide motor legal expenses insurance cover for Axa Ireland