2012 Personal Injury Claims Shortlisted

Our Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards 2012 submission has been successful in the Associated Industries category. Being shortlisted as a finalist is a real accolade as the number of entries this year has been extremely high, with the judging panel commenting on the high quality of submissions. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony…

Rainbow Trust Fun Day

Laird Assessors are holding a fun day today to raise money for Rainbow Trusts Children Charity. They have the Rainbow characters Bungle, Zippy & George as well as rainbow themed cupcakes and sweets. All staff have dressed up in rainbow colours in the bid to raise as much money as possible to support the incredible…

Laird Assessors take part in Charity Torch Relay

There are 95 companies taking part and the torch will travel 1,756 miles around the country from company to company, raising funds and awareness for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity gives individually tailored emotional and practical support to families that have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. We will…

MPs call on the insurance industry to abandon sharp practices

Transport Committee Select Committee Announcement 11 January 2012 SCA 117/2010–12 Curb sharp practices and impose tougher compensation threshold for whiplash say MPs MPs have called on the insurance industry to abandon sharp practices in the management of car accident claims to curb the runaway cost of motor insurance premiums. The cross party Transport Committee has…

Justice Minister stripped of powers

The justice minister, Jonathan Djanogly, has been stripped of his responsibility to regulate firms that “ambulance chase” the public following a Guardian investigation that revealed how he and his family could profit from controversial changes to Legal Aid he was piloting in parliament. Djanogly, the heir to a £300m family business, had failed to declare that his…

Frankfurt Motor Show

The Frankfurt Motor Show is one of the worlds most prestigious shows with manufactures often revealing new models and concepts for the forthcoming year. From hydrogen powered concepts, electric hybrids to lightweight supercars, Manufactures from Abarth to Volkswagen line up to show their models.

Insurer admits that premium rises are to boost profits only

The Insurance industry has cited referral fees and the so called ‘compensation culture’ for their insistence that motor premiums must rise. However it has been revealed by at least one insurer that the real reason is simply to increase their profits. The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation with regard to credit hire…