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Directors and officers are walking a “managerial tightrope” as executive liability continues to increase annually, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising..

Online Published Date: 16 December 2016

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Tribunals

TUC highlights fall in employment tribunal claims

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Fraud

Council defends “fundamentally dishonest” claim

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Features

Insurance premium tax increases … again

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Monthly Quota

"Faking injuries or exaggerating the severity of injuries to secure insurance payouts is appalling cynical fraud and the majority of the public have no sympathy with those who engage in it. IFED have prosecuted a number of people tempted by the..

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Awards & Settlements

Seven-figure compensation for RTA victim

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Claims Management

UK disease claims management centre opens in Glasgow

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Whiplash

MedCo removes 134 “shell” companies

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Legal Reforms

Jackson LJ to undertake review of fixed recoverable costs

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Motor

All-terrain vehicles and children’s chest injuries

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NHS

Hospitals hosting adverts for personal injury lawyers

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Employment Affairs

Government scraps record disposal plans

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Marine

Shipowners’ liability under Antarctic Treaty highlighted

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WTC

Ruling on aggregation of WTC respiratory claims

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Mental Health

Employers urged to prioritise mental health in workplace

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Stress

Report highlights employee stress “time-bomb”

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Claims News

Fundamentally dishonest personal injury claims dismissed

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Government surprises market with whiplash reform

The government has finally announced its plans to crackdown on the “epidemic” of whiplash claims, surprising many in the market who had assumed the proposals had been shelved or delayed, partly because of Brexit and a new Lord..

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Health & Safety

HSE’s annual figures for health and safety at work

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