Referral fees
Your say: ABI gauntlet thrown down...
An article published in the 3 November edition of Post started a bit of a debate between Auto Law legal director Lucy Bonham Carter and assistant director, head of motor and liability at the Association of British Insurers, James Dalton.
Interview - Don Clarke: Ready for the reforms
Incoming Foil president Don Clarke is all set to tackle the challenges ahead as he prepares to lead insurance lawyers through legal reform not seen in generations.
ABI Motor 2011: Government “out of touch” with seriousness of referral fee problem
In the absence of Mike Penning, parliamentary under-secretary of state for transport, John Woodcock MP, shadow minister for transport, suggested that there should be criminal prosecution for the worst offenders of referral fees.
News analysis: Admiral’s claims woes worsen as quarter three results revealed
Admiral’s market followers suffered a painful dose of déjà vu last week when the motor insurer’s quarter three results underscored its rising exposure to large bodily injury claims, and it warned full year pre-tax profits would be lower than expected.
Your say: Unpalatable truth
The article by Amy Ellis concerning so called ‘referral fees’ paid by contractors’ networks takes up a subject that has been central to the concerns of some in the loss adjusting profession for many years
Legal expenses: Survival of the fittest
Legal expenses insurers must adapt their models quickly to survive the government’s reforms — or risk extinction.
Data usage: Made to measure
Can insurers rise to the challenge of utilising multiple real-time data sources to maximise sales while minimising exposure?
View from the top: A better deal on motor
We have a problem. As an industry, claims inflation in motor insurance is racing ahead of average earnings increases.
Parliamentary debate on no win no fee an “utter disgrace”
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has criticised the lack of parliamentary time allowed to discuss no-win, no-fee proposals in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, during report stage.
Justice Bill clears the Commons
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill has been voted through by 306 votes to 228.
Building referral fee costs hitting industry for 'tens of millions of pounds'
Building referral fee costs, which have escalated over the past two years, are “like a cancer” costing the industry “tens of millions of pounds” a year, it has been claimed.
News analysis: Is data mining a major factor in the PI claims spike?
The debate over referral fees has had more press time recently than whether The X Factor is on the wane or not. And just like the blow-by-blow tabloid accounts of the TV show, its judges and its contestants, the insurance industry is starting to get…
Interview - Konsta & Payton: Let's get together
The high-profile merger of Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has impacted the legal and insurance industries. Michael Payton and Simon Konsta explain the differences.
Building referral fee costs hit industry for ‘tens of millions of pounds’ – Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including claims that referral fee costs that have escalated over the last two years to the point where they are now costing the industry tens of millions of pounds a…
Talking head: Jack Straw
Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw has certainly made a name for himself this year with his crusade to outlaw referral fees.
CSC threatens judicial review over referral fee ban
Solicitors for the Claims Standards Council have written to the government warning of its intention to commence judicial review proceedings if the government goes ahead with its proposed ban on referral fees.
Kennedys boss raises concerns over referral fee 'loophole'
Kennedys has warned that the proposed ban on referral fees, which is currently making its way through the House of Commons, includes a loophole that could allow referral arrangements in through the “back door”.
MoJ reaffirms ban on referral fees
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has announced that the banning of referral fees will be debated in the House of Common next week and, if passed by vote, will be added to Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill which is currently…
Labour front bencher admits concerns over Jack Straw's referral fee ban plan
The Labour Party is not wholly behind its minister Jack Straw’s proposal to ban referral fees it has emerged.
Claims event: PI lawyers unmoved as insurers call for legal claims costs reduction
Personal injury lawyers refused to bend to insurance industry demands for the cost of processing legal claims to be reduced, following the imminent abolition of referral fees, in a heated panel debate.
Claims event: Straw blasts 'made-up' whiplash injuries
Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw, pictured, has backed Ken Clarke’s proposals to make the payment of referral fees a criminal offence, while also branding whiplash a “made-up injury”.