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Last week I read a couple of interesting articles in Insurance Post regarding the proposed fee caps being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Claims Management Companies (CMCs). Insurers are wary of an influx of CMC-related claims following the proposed whiplash reforms, so this comes with little surprise.

As technology is continually advancing and becoming more integral with our lives, it’s likely that we’ll see a number of technological changes which will impact the Personal Injury (PI) market, from prevention to cure and several touchpoints along the way.

One of the first lessons we teach children is that when you do something wrong, you have to say sorry. Perhaps inevitably, as we get older and the mistakes and their consequences get larger, the apologies become more difficult but also more meaningful. Nowhere more is this the case than in clinical negligence disputes.

Allianz Legal Protection’s latest roundtable in London – hosted by senior business developers Mike Wildy and Tony Dyas – saw senior representatives from a number of law firms and industry bodies join us for a lively debate.

The life of a claimant personal injury lawyer seems to be as miserable as that of our prime minister; everywhere they turn there’s someone ready to make life ever more difficult.