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Editor's comment: Meritable but marred

After years of wrangling over questions of fairness, viability and necessity - not to mention extended periods in political limbo - this week we finally witnessed the creation of an insurance fund of last resort for mesothelioma victims.

North of the border: Encouraging signs for new guidelines

The recent case of Lydia Kelly v Upper Clyde Shipbuilders marked the first decision of a jury on bereavement damages since the Inner House laid down new procedural guidelines for jury trials in the case of Hamilton v Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) …

Editor's comment: Portal problems persist

The government's determination to stick to its self-imposed April 2013 deadline for vertical and horizontal extension of the electronic portal for personal injury claims has unsurprisingly prompted claimant and defendant groups to retreat to their…

Your say: Throw out partially false claims

Zurich is to be congratulated on fighting the good fraud fight through the Supreme Court and achieving a successful outcome in the case of Fairclough Homes v Summers, says John Freeman.

Your say: Poor pensioner treatment by CII

Nationally, this is a year of celebration. Having marked the Queen's Jubilee we are now looking forward to the Olympics and, for the British insurance industry, it is an occasion to celebrate the passage of 100 years since its most recognised educational…

Your say: Third-party injury spike is old news

An 18% increase in the proportion of third-party accidents involving bodily injury from 2010 to 2011, as identified by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' 2012 report on third-party motor claims and periodic payment orders, is indeed, as the…

Opinion: Your say; Embracing innovation at last

It was great to read Post’s article on PWC’s global CEO survey, revealing a “readiness” to embrace innovation in insurance (‘Insurance industry almost as innovative as technology and entertainment sectors’, www.postonline.co.uk/2185470).

Your say: Changing deafness climate

Tom Jones’s recent article (‘Selective insurer hearing’) suggests the insurance industry is turning on deafness claims in a ‘let’s bash the victim’ onslaught, with the prime aim of protecting funds at the expense of the injured.

The truth about telematics?

It is no secret that even those with the most tenuous link to the UK motor insurance market are obsessed with telematics – and the panacea it promises to all. You only have to flick through the pages of this week’s Post to back that up.

Your say: Specialists have their place

Dr Greenaway's opinion is a valid argument: where loss adjusters come into their own is as specialists, providing insurers with an independent professional and technical skill set that insurers do not possess.

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