ARAG Legal Services
ARAG plc is an internationally successful, quality insurer, independent and family owned - providing access to justice since 1935. We provide an innovative and comprehensive range of legal expenses insurance and assistance products to brokers, underwriting agents and insurers.
Our products allow brokers to offer legal protection to businesses, families, motorists, and landlords and our range of assistance products include Home Emergency, Landlord Emergency and Motor Breakdown.
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The RAG, Issue 16 - November 2017
ARAG's bi-annual news bulletin covers the latest developments impacting the legal expenses insurance field. Inside this issue: whiplash & discount rate reforms delayed; getting data privacy right; Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) outcome; innovation workshops.
Important news - Employment Tribunal fees will be scrapped
UNISON have won their Supreme Court challenge against the imposition of Employment Tribunal fees. This short article briefly outlines what the decision could mean in terms of cost savings and claims volumes, as well as the potential implications for legal expenses insurers and policyholders.
Background to the Insurance Distribution Directive
The EU’s Insurance Distribution Directive is designed to make it easier for firms to trade cross-border, create a level playing field and strengthen policyholder protection. This article provides an overview of the IDD and the implications for parties involved in the insurance distribution chain.
May 2017 edition of The RAG
ARAG's bi-annual news bulletin covers the latest developments impacting the legal expenses insurance field. Inside this issue: Tribunal Review – fees are here to stay; what whiplash proposals mean for LEI; what’s next in ATE; consultation on fixed costs in clinical negligence claims.
Reforming the soft tissue injury (‘whiplash’) claims process – A point of view
The Government’s consultation “Reforming the soft tissue Injury (‘whiplash’) claims process” provoked much commentary from insurers and professionals who work with personal injury claims. In this article, ARAG’s Lesley Attu sheds light on the proposed reforms and considers the implications.