Industry news from the CSC

The Guardian

Proposals to ban 'no win, no fee' advertising on TV could embarrass government

19/08/2010

One man's compensation culture is another man's access to justice....

The Lawyer

Ex-miners take firms to court over 'inadequate compensation'

18/08/2010

At least eight firms are facing legal action

Law Gazette

Miners in court over alleged undersettlement of claims

18/08/2010

The first known court actions against law firms for alleged undersettlement of sick coal miners' government compensation claims began this morning

BBC

Ex-miners claim injuries were under-compensated

18/08/2010

A group of former miners who suffered industrial injuries say they received inadequate compensation under a government scheme

Post

Controlling claims costs: The spirit of co-operation

12/08/2010

Bob Rabbitts praises insurers, claimant and defendant lawyers, and rehabilitation providers, for putting their differences aside to work together to provide consensus

Post

Time to go back to basics on claims

12/08/2010

How refreshing to see Adrian Brown openly express the view that insurers should actively seek to identify, recognise and pay claims that could properly fall under employers' liability policies issued, however long ago

Insurance Times

Fraud 'enablers' convicted

12/08/2010

Two brothers who ran North West Claims have been convicted following an Insurance Fraud Bureau operation

Insurance Times

Claims firm Parabis buys MIA

12/08/2010

The purchase will allow MIA to offer enhanced third-party claims services

Firm must pay for asbestos victim's hospice care

11/08/2010

Foster Wheeler ordered to pay for the care of a worker who died of mesothelioma

BBC

PPI compensation could reach £2.7bn, says regulator

11/08/2010

Two and three quarter million people could be reimbursed after being mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance