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Class actions
Greenwashing to be one of biggest sources of class action claims
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Fraud
HF secures fundamental dishonesty finding over tinnitus
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Directors & Officers
UK D&O market seeing increased competition and rate reductions
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NHS
Urgent action needed on race inequalities in NHS
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Personal injury
UK personal injury market revenue increased 3.5 per cent in 2022
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Road safety
Call for collision data and medical information sharing
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Fifth consecutive year of increase in European product recalls
European product recalls increased for the fifth consecutive year in 2023, recording 12,498 total events, according to Sedgwick brand protection’s “2024 European State of the Nation Recall Index” report. This represents an 18.5 per..
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Awards and settlements
£48,000 settlement for injured skip lorry driver
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Extensive evidence of second-hand trauma amongst claims handlers
A report exploring the second-hand trauma experienced by claims handlers when dealing with distressing claims has been published by the 2022/23 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) New Generation Programme Claims group.
The study gathered..
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Environment affairs
Warning over UK’s lack of preparedness for extreme heatwaves
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Sexual harassment
Quarter of female union members experienced sexual harassment at work
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Motor
Has MoJ “has lost its grip on civil justice?”
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Low value motor personal injury claims in 2024
Keoghs has looked to predict the outcome of key impact events affecting claims management in the low value motor personal injury claims space and their effect be on operations and indemnity spend for compensators. “Without the proverbial..
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Violence at work
50 per cent increase in levels of retail violence and abuse
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Tobacco update
Consultation on smoking and vaping command paper
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Mental health
One in five working adults took time off work over poor mental health
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Case update
A recent Supreme Court ruling will have a significant impact on future claims brought by secondary victims for psychiatric injury, according to the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). The ruling was in the cases, Paul, Purchase and Polmear Paul and..
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Legal reforms
ACL disappointed with fixed recoverable costs regime
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Whiplash
Call for evidence for statutory review of whiplash tariff
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Liability market
Aon appoints head of professional services group
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Marine
P&I clubs sought further price improvements at February 2024 renewal
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Food safety
Food Standards Agency publishes annual survey
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Chemicals
Reduce the use of chemicals of concern with Global Plastics Treaty
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Occupational cancer
Drug breakthrough for treatment of mesothelioma
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Disability discrimination
Disability discrimination ruling against university
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Discrimination at work
Neurodivergent employees in harassment/discrimination at work
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Menopause
New guidance on menopause in workplace from EHRC
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Product safety
European Parliament backs stricter rules on children’s toys
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