Case Law – Personal Injury
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Case Law – Personal Injury
Whiplash reforms shift insurers’ legal ‘buying criteria’
The 2021 whiplash reforms were implemented with the aim of reducing the substantial cost of motor insurance claims and car insurance premiums. This article highlights why three years on, motor insurers’ “buying criteria” for legal partners is shifting towards organisational sustainability.
Building bespoke partnerships - Lanyon Bowdler
In this video, last year's clinical negligence lawyer of the year at the Personal Injury Awards, Beth Heath of Lanyon Bowdler, talks about her experiences working with ARAG and a special scheme developed for lower value claims following the Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Hospital Trust maternity scandal.
ATE for personal injury & clinical negligence
What is after the event (ATE) insurance? This short video infographic highlights how ATE insurance enables individuals who have been injured through no fault of their own to protect themselves against the cost of their litigation if it isn’t successful.
£2 billion and counting
Cases insured under an ARAG ATE policy have now recovered more than £2 billion in damages for victims of personal injury. This blog highlights ARAG’s deep commitment to delivering access to justice and its capacity for accepting the accompanying risks.
Battles worth losing
This blog highlights why one landmark clinical negligence case exemplifies ARAG’s enduring commitment to providing access to justice, backing the judgment of our solicitor partners and confident approach to risk, perhaps more than any of those that have been won.
Podcast: What next for the OIC portal?
In the second of a two-part podcast series, Insurance Post content director Jonathan Swift is joined by LV claims director Martin Milliner and Carpenters Group director Donna Scully to discuss what needs to be done to raise awareness of the Official Injury Claim Portal.
Podcast: Reflections on the initial OIC portal data
In the first of a two-part podcast series, Insurance Post content director Jonathan Swift, LV claims director Martin Milliner and Carpenters Group director Donna Scully reflect on the initial Official Injury Claim data covering the first three-month period.
No news doesn't look like good news for OICS
For those unfamiliar with the full and tortuous history of the Civil Liability Act 2018, its much delayed implementation finally came about this year, with the launch of the government’s Official Injury Claim service. This blog discusses whether OICS is currently up to its task.
Uncertainty and principles
This first year and a half of the ‘Twenties’ has seen no let-up in the legislative and regulatory uncertainty to which the personal injury and clinical negligence sector has become so accustomed. Read this short blog to find out more.
Whiplash reforms - what have we learnt so far?
This opinion piece looks at the recent whiplash reforms in the UK, the effect it has had on the volume of personal injury claims submitted to the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) and four points which motor retail brokers should keep in mind.