Legal expenses
Fenchurch in Temple tie-up
New legal practice Fenchurch Law has agreed a deal with legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection to offer clients after-the-event policies on a delegated authority basis.
IGI awarded third consecutive IIP accolade
IGI Legal Assist has successfully met the accreditation for the Investors in People mark for the third consecutive time.
LEIG “concerned” at MOJ paper response time
The Legal Expenses Insurance Group has said that it is “concerned” that the recent Ministry of Justice defamation consultation paper only gave four weeks for responses.
Legal Expenses - Jackson Impact: Cheque mate
Would Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations on costs reform really decimate the after-the-event market? Veronica Cowan canvasses views from those affected.
Claims Club: Kinley - calculate the cost of Jackson to you
Alistair Kinley urged liability insurers to "run the numbers" on Lord Jackson's suite of proposals, designed to cut civil litigation costs, "to see if they work for you".
Litcomp agrees sale
Litcomp agreed the sale of the company to Torridon on Monday, following news that Torridon's £5.48m offer for Litcomp was unconditional last month.
Case provides welcome relief for schools
Educational establishments have avoided potentially "huge and costly" ramifications after the case of Henry Webster (& others) v The Ridgeway School was successfully defended, according to the law firm and insurer involved.
Postbox: No standard LEI outside the UK
Paul Asplin, chief executive officer of DAS Group makes some pertinent points in his recent letter ('European legal insurance model can work in UK', www.postonline.co.uk/1587832) but they may give the impression that there is a standard legal expenses…
Lit Comp gears up for expansion after sale
After-the-event insurance provider Lit Comp has been taken over, following a successful £5.48m bid by investment company Maven Capital Partners.
DAS to cut temporary staff after £10m loss
DAS has agreed a new call centre technology deal which could save the company almost £3.5m over the next two years — just weeks after revealing £10m losses for 2009.
Have your say: The Jackson Report
Do you think that the recommendations of the Jackson Review will be derailed - as Lord Justice Jackson himself fears - but a change of Government?
Arag: Jackson report could lead to “huge influx of spurious claims”
Arag has warned that qualified one-way cost shifting and the abolition of ATE insurance and Success Fee will have a negative impact on Access to Justice and will see a huge influx of spurious claims.
Torridon’s £5.48m offer for LitComp unconditional
LitComp gain access to £200m of managed capital resources.
European legal insurance model can work in UK
Helen Withers, managing director of Arc Legal Assistance, makes some bold statements in her recent letter ('European Model unworkable in UK', www.postonline.co.uk/1585923) that could lead Post readers into thinking that the standard model for legal…
News analysis - Jackson report: In decent proposals
Andrew Parker examines the proposals unveiled last week by the Jackson report and considers the implications they hold for insurers, claimants and the legal sector.
Pick of the week
New Zurich GI chief executive claims UK is ‘litigation heartland of the world’; Declan Treanor steps down from loss adjuster Garwyn following private equity backed MBO; Towergate in underwriting hub push; Jackson review causes legal expenses anger; LV…
Allianz: Jackson review will lead to return of underwriting-led pricing
Claims manager Roy Hebburn welcomes report
RBSI: Jackson review to lower premiums and cut costs
Jackson Review will benefit claimants in personal injury cases.
LEIG reveals Jackson review concerns
Group claims the report is a “step too far”
AMA accuses Jackson report of “reducing access to justice”
Accident Management Association slams Review of Civil Litigation Costs
Law firm reveals concerns over Jackson review
Addleshaw Goddard outlines civil litigation costs “reservations”
Change in recoverability of ATE premiums significant to Jackson proposals
Stevens & Bolton: Review not so good for claimants
Solicitors claim civil costs review benefits insurers
Thompsons: Insurers have got everything they lobbied for