compensation
ABI : UK compensation culture still needs reform
Further evidence of the need to reform the UK compensation culture comes today with an ABI-commissioned survey showing that three in four people have...
ABI : calls for an end to the UK’s whiplash culture
People claiming whiplash injuries should not be entitled to compensation unless there is objective evidence that they have suffered injury. This is one of...
PPI remediation guideline “impossible”, warns Charter
The PPI remediation guidelines that have been issued by the FSA will be impossible for UK insurers and other financial institutions to achieve without...
Hospitals ordered to remover personal injury ads
Hospitals are being told to remove a number of advertisments featured in NHS leaflets issued to patients.
The ads, which promote 'no win, no fee'...
Fake injuries and fraud on the rise : GPs
Over half of UK doctors have noticed an increase in the amount of patients attempting to make fraudulent claims, LV car insurance reported.
60% of...
Transport Committee calls for tougher restriction on compo claims
The Transport Committee has called for tougher restrictions for whiplash compensation claims, in an attempt to curb “the runaway cost of motor insurance”.
In their...
HSBC : fails to meet PPI complaint deadline
Banking giant HSBC confirmed yesterday that it was going to miss the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) deadline of 31 August, for dealing with complaints...
Europe : to raise farm aid offer after E. coli outbreak
The European Commission vowed Tuesday to put up more money to aid vegetable farmers reeling from a bacteria outbreak after EU states dismissed a...
U.S 9/11 rescuers agree 625 million dollars damages from government insurer
More than 10,000 rescue workers sickened by toxic dust and other debris after the September 11 attacks in New York on Friday accepted a...
FSCS has paid out £204m in compensation for 2009/10
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) annual report and accounts for 2009/10 has revealed that more than £204m has been paid out...
Justice : Spanish court issues landmark asbestos ruling
A Spanish court has for the first time ordered a firm to pay millions of euros in compensation to residents whose health was harmed...
AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche wants to quit
The chief executive of bailed-out insurance giant AIG is considering stepping down due to government compensation limits, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
At a...
Toni Braxton to sue her insurance company
London insurance officials have hit back at Toni Braxton after she sued them over the cancellation of a string of shows.
The Unbreak My Heart...
AIG paid an additional $900, 000 to the Central Artery Tunnel (CA/T) Project
Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office announced that American International Group (AIG) has paid an additional $900, 000 to the Central Artery Tunnel...
InsureandGo welcomes UN plan for increased lost luggage compensation
InsureandGo (www.insureandgo.com), the travel insurance provider, has welcomed plans by the United Nations to increase the compensation received by passengers if airlines lose their...
New AIG CEO Robert Benmosche will Get $7M Annual Salary
AIG (American International Group) said Monday that it agreed to pay new Chief Executive Robert Benmosche an annual salary of $7 million. The compensation...
New website PPInews.co.uk launched to compensate UK mis-sold consumers of Payment Protection Insurance
A new website at http://www.ppinews.co.uk has been launched to keep pressure on regulatory authorities, banks and insurance companies to compensate up to 12 million...
