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News 2021-02-11
Kennedys launches fourth edition of claims handling guide book
The fourth edition of our most popular guide for claims handlers has launched, helping empower insurers, third party administrators, corporates and their claims teams to become less reliant on their lawyers
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Blog 2021-02-02
The truth will out!
Last year brought many new challenges and obstacles. There was however, one constant; the Fundamentally Dishonest claimant. Here are some of our favourite “GOTCHA” moments from 2020.
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Blog 2021-01-26
Agreeing to disagree
In a recent article Martin Stockdale worked with colleagues across Kennedys in reviewing the recent report of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) Working Group on low value personal injury claims. Part of their debate and discussion focussed on reforms that address the fraudulent, or unmeritorious, claims. In this post he reprises their review of the main issues.
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Article 2021-01-25
The future of low value personal injury: CJC says no more reforms after the whiplash reforms
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has published its recommendations on what further reforms could be introduced for low value injury (under £25,000) injury claims. With a focus on resolving meritorious claims more quickly and with the costs reduced, as well as preventing unmeritorious claims, the group concludes that once the pending ‘whiplash reforms’ have been implemented, there should be no further substantive reforms – not least until the detail of recent measures is clarified.
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News 2021-01-13
Kennedys to open Leeds office with 36 strong insurance team
Kennedys continues to grow in 2021, with the acquisition of Langleys’ insurance team. This sees Kennedys opening an office in Leeds, our 12th in the UK and 42nd globally. The new office will be headed up by David Thompson formerly Managing Partner and Head of Insurance at Langleys.
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Article 2020-12-17
The 'desperation effect': Preparing for a rise in customer claims as a result of a Covid-induced economic downturn
The annual Claims and Fraud Summit from Insurance Post took place this year virtually on 18-19 November 2020. In this session video from the summit, Kennedys partner Martin Stockdale, Scott Clayton, Zurich Insurance and Stephen Dalton, Insurance Fraud Bureau discuss the anticipated challenges for insurance claims and fraud teams.
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Blog 2020-11-24
Stop the scams – COVID-19 claims
In this series we have highlighted and supported the IFB “Stop the scams” campaign. In this final piece we look at the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on insurance claims and fraud.
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Blog 2020-11-06
Crash for cash – stop the scams!
Crash for cash scams involve fraudsters who intentionally drive dangerously (such as slamming on their brakes suddenly and without reason), to cause an innocent motorist to crash into them so they can claim for compensation.
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Blog 2020-11-02
Low speed impact; a look ahead from a Scottish perspective…
In a world of “where there is blame, there is a claim”, low speed impacts (LSI) or low velocity impacts (LVI) are at the forefront of road traffic insurers’ minds; a scenario where the pursuer (claimant) claims to have suffered an injury after being involved in a minor road traffic collision with another road user.
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News 2020-10-30
Kennedys’ apprenticeship programme expands into claims handling team
Kennedys’ claims handling team has taken on its first two apprentices as part of the firm’s pioneering apprenticeship programme which began in 2012 and this year sees 11 new apprentices join the firm.