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Streamlining mesothelioma claims: a step too far?

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 3 2013

The consultation is intended to cover the Government's agreement, made in July 2012, with the Association of British Insurers to speed up the process

Clock ticking on discount rate consultation

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

Compensators need to ensure the UK Government is aware of all the evidence when considering any possible changes to the Discount Rate. With the

Reinsurance: scope and effect of claims control clause

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 25 2013

Defendant insurersreinsureds provided all risks cover for the construction of crude oil storage tanks for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). When one of

Counter fraud: Jackson’s collateral damage?

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 11 2013

Recent figures released by the ABI tell us that insurers successfully identified £1 billion worth of fraudulent claims in 2011

World Trade Center attacks two events, not one

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 21 2013

This decision should not come as a surprise. The High Court has merely removed any remaining uncertainty in the reinsurance market by confirming that

Limitation considered

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 21 2013

St Anselm Development Company Ltd v Slaughter & May (A Firm) 01.02.13 High Court considers when a cause of action accrued in a negligence claim

Claimant’s injuries: importance of documentary evidence

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 20 2013

Goodman v Faber Prest Steel 05.03.13 Court of Appeal orders re-hearing where Judge accepted Claimant's account of symptoms following accident and

Mitigation costs - issues to consider

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 20 2013

The decision in Standard Life v Ace and others 2012 opened the way for insureds to argue that mitigation costs coverage could provide much broader

Periodical payments: latest developments

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 19 2013

PPOs are used by many compensators in high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims to fund a claimant's future heads of loss, usually

Implementation date of extended Portal confirmed

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2013

The Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling MP, has confirmed the extended Portal scheme will apply to claims up to £25,000 and to EL and PL claims from the