Legal expenses
Legal expenses: Referral fee free?
Martin Friel looks to the future and imagines a legal expenses market where referral fees no longer exist. What would this mean for brokers and how would the sector adapt to accommodate this change?
Viewpoint: Justice for all will disappear
It is all too easy to point at the manner of Lord Young's recent departure from government as the Prime Minister's enterprise adviser to suggest that he was out of touch with the real world. Some commentators had already made the observation back in…
Arag warns of difficult times ahead for claimants
Arag has warned that radical reforms to the legal aid system and civil litigation could leave many claimants in a significantly worse position.
Jackson consultation silent on referral fees
The Government said it was waiting for the Legal Services Board review before it made a decision on whether to abolish referral fees.
Risk management/claims: Lord Young slams 'unnecessary' low-hazard risk assessments
Lord Young has called for a stop to low-hazard health and safety risk assessments as part of his review into UK compensation culture.
APC launches fast food insurance offering in Ireland
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC is launching a bespoke takeaways product designed to cover single or multiple shops and fast food franchises trading in Ireland.
PB's DAS Little Book of Business Law 2010 (Autumn edition)
Retirement law changes and a rise in employment claims: we keep broker business managers up-to-date
Broker claims debate - roundtable: A case of too many cooks?
The friction between brokers, insurers and accident management companies is well documented, but what has come under less scrutiny is the underlying reason for this tension. Martin Friel reports on this special roundtable debate.
29% of chief executives have no worries
Survey finds some surprises in the attitudes of chief executives, but further down the chain there is deep concern about redundancy.
News Analysis - Insurance 360: Arag voted best legal expenses insurer
Arag has been voted the best legal expenses insurer by brokers in a survey by PB's sister research unit Insurance 360.
Legal expenses first as Aim launches products on CDL
Aim Legal Expenses has claimed to be the first legal expenses provider to target the broker market with an online offering.
MSL policy gets makeover
MSL Legal Expenses has revamped its legal expenses policy for businesses, which provides up to £50,000 financial protection for legal costs per claim.
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.
Abbey increases profits in first half
Abbey Protection has announced an 11% increase in pre-tax profits to £4.7m for the first six months of 2010.
NIG launches property policy
NIG has launched its new Premier Property Owners product to a panel of up to 40 brokers.
APC launches second product in Ireland
APC has launched a new office product specifically designed to cover Ireland’s traditional and home based businesses.
Arag service comes out on top in legal expenses insurer questionnaire
Brokers have voted Arag the best legal expenses insurer (LEI) in terms of overall service in a survey by Insurance Age's sister industry insight unit Insurance 360.
Jackson consultation slated for leaving brokers in dark
Experts have criticised the Government's Jackson review consultation, claiming it has left the industry "in the dark" on key measures.
Government to consult on how to implement Jackson Review
The coalition Government has announced a consultation on implementing the recommendations laid out in Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs.
Employment tribunal claims soar
Figures released by the Tribunals Service show that 236,100 employment tribunal (ET) claims lodged in the year 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010, an increase of 56% from the previous year.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Legal expenses: Five go forth
Fresh from surveying broker readers, Insurance 360's Peter Joy lifts the lid on the service provided by the UK's five leading legal expenses insurers — as their brokers experience it.
CEOs lack commercial cover awareness, says ALP
Nearly one in four CEOs don’t know what claims or eventualities their business is covered for under their commercial insurance policy, according to The Protection Gap survey commissioned by Abbey Legal Protection (ALP).
First Assist and Morgan Cole join forces
First Assist has signed a deal with Morgan Cole which it claims makes it the first law firm in Wales with delegated authority to provide after the event (ATE) insurance in commercial cases.
DAS confirms Canadian launch date
DAS UK Group has confirmed that its new Canadian subsidiary, DAS Legal Protection Insurance Company , will start writing business in Ontario on 5 July, followed later this summer in Alberta and British Columbia.