ATE Insurance Blog
ATE Insurance Blog
Will Jackson be the death of BTE Insurance?
18th January, 2013
Is it a surprise that the percentage of people who have a 'Before the Event' (BTE) Legal Insurance policy has been dropping over the last few years? During periods of recession, luxuries such as non-compulsory insurance often need to be jettisoned in a
More...Small Claims Court Rise Consultation - Why Bother?
20th December, 2012
So here we go again. The Ministry of Insurance Companies Justice has issued another consultation document, this time regarding their proposal to raise the Small Claims Court limit for some PI claims. Now if the Government hadn't already rejected a ris
More...The New Costs Regime - A Trip to the Dentist?
21st November, 2012
We all dread it, sometimes for weeks in advance. A trip to the dentist. The visit itself may not be that bad, but the dread of what might happen…….. Could it be that in a few month’s time we will see
More...Jackson Reforms - The End of Hold Harmless Insurers?
5th November, 2012
Don't worry. I am not talking about us here - we have never been so busy. Why is that do you think? Well, we are finding that some solicitor firms are finally waking up to the fact that their current After the
More...Rumour Mill
28th September, 2012
Howdee. We have been hearing various rumours on several subjects. Who knows, some of them may be true. Thought I would share them with you. First up are the Jackson reforms - we have heard a rumour that the implemenatation date may be
More...The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
8th September, 2012
So bye bye Ken Clarke. In his re-shuffle, our PM has announced that Ken Clarke will be put out to grass (otherwise known as 'Ministry Without Portfolio'). Cameron has also got rid of our old friend, the grinning Cheshire Cat (otherwise
More...Eid Mubarak
18th August, 2012
As many of you will know, Ramadan has come to an end and on Sunday, it is Eid. It is a time for celebration, for visiting family and giving presents to children - a bit like Christmas I suppose. Although Ramadan
More...The Portal 2 years on...
18th July, 2012
So at last we have some information about the Portal to see how things are going and in summary - not very well. Now here at Box Legal, we have history with the portal as we tried to obtain information from them about success levels
More...Part 36 Offer Cost Liability to Remain Post Jackson
15th June, 2012
Says it all really. I have been keeping quiet as things have been somewhat busy here at Box Legal. We are in the process of launching a number of new products including After the Event Insurance for the PIP Implant claims
More...Seeking redress for women affected by PIP scandal
12th June, 2012
Author: Fiona Hedges, Mercury Legal For over a decade PIP breast implants, also known as M-implants, have been produced and distributed worldwide by French manufacturer Poly Implant Prothese. It is estimated that over 500,000 implants were sold wo
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