New research has revealed that insurance brokers have to fight harder to get claims paid during the economic downturn due to the stricter policy interpretations and anti-fraud systems by insurers. In the research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), 67% of broker respondents said that they had to get tough with insurers on behalf …
The recent economic crisis has had a huge effect on many industries, but the financial and insurance sectors have possibly been hit the hardest. The latest consequence of the recession on the insurance industry, in particular, has been highlighted by a recent survey by the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA). It reveals that insurance companies …
Google has revealed that a class action lawsuit filed by disgruntled users of the company’s email service and their Google Buzz social networking application has now been settled for £5.5 million ($8.5 million). A corporation used to defending lawsuits, it is likely that Google covered the costs of this settlement using the company’s professional indemnity …
Today a new regional National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday for new businesses came into effect. New business set up outside London, the South East and East of England will be eligible for a holiday worth up to £5,000 for up to the first ten employees they hire in their first year of business. This means …
According to legal information provider Sweet & Maxwell, the number of defamation lawsuits has risen dramatically in the last two years. It also said that the increase has been led by celebrities suing the press for libel. The latest figures by Sweet & Maxwell reveal that the number of defamation cases reported in UK courts …
As a corporation, Google has faced numerous lawsuits and legal disputes over the last few years. It is therefore likely that the internet giant already has a comprehensive professional insurance policy in place to cover the costs of fighting the latest allegations. Google is currently facing a class action lawsuit over connectivity problems with their …
Businesses operating in today’s ‘compensation culture’ are at increasing risk of being sued, over everything from personal injury and illness to defamation and breach of contract. Not every business –especially small-sized enterprises – can afford a team of lawyers to negotiate these legal issues, which is why choosing to protect yourself or your business with …
Apollo Group Inc. – the parent company of several for-profit educational institutions in the US such as the University of Phoenix – has revealed that it is currently facing a class action lawsuit over alleged ‘misleading statements’ made about the business by company executives. The complainants, who filed the suit in an Arizona federal court, …
A housing developer in Doncaster have been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay legal costs of £16,000 after a bricklayer was seriously injured in a construction accident at work. Anton Burrows, 24, was reportedly working as a member of a sub-contracted bricklaying team on the Strata Homes Suede Development site in Huddersfield when the incident …