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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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