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ARAG grows premium and reports profit for 2020 despite pandemic
Thursday, 8 July 2021Legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has reported a profit for 2020 and an increase in its premium under management for the year, despite the huge challenges presented by the global pandemic.
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Best Companies success boosted by ARAG’s pandemic response
Tuesday, 25 May 2021ARAG has credited the company’s response to the pandemic with making a significant contribution to its success in being recognised as one of the UK’s Best Companies to Work For at the Best Companies Live event, that was held on Friday 21 May.
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ARAG appoints Heather Wilmot to new senior claims role
Tuesday, 18 May 2021Leading legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has appointed Heather Wilmot to the position of Claims Operations Manager. In this newly created role, Heather will be responsible for the operational management of both Before-the-Event and After-the-Event claims functions.
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SMEs’ need for legal protection has never been greater
Monday, 17 May 2021The unique pressures that 2021 is placing on businesses have made legal expenses or employment practices liability (EPL) cover indispensable for small and medium-sized companies, throughout the UK.
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International ARAG Group defies COVID-19 crisis recording significant growth
Thursday, 13 May 2021Legal insurance is a crisis product. The key figures show: We deliver real added value for our customers and are in control of our business.
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ARAG acquires DAS operations in Canada
Tuesday, 16 March 2021ARAG acquires DAS operations in Canada and continues to pursue its international expansion strategy. The German ARAG Group, a global leader in legal expenses insurance (LEI) and currently active in 19 countries, has acquired DAS Legal Protection Inc. in Canada which is part of the Munich Re / ERGO Group.
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Employment tribunal numbers and backlog still growing
Friday, 12 March 2021The influx of employment tribunal claims and the backlog of cases, which already reached record highs in February, is unlikely to have peaked, according to leading legal advice and protection provider ARAG.
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ARAG appoints Duncan Ogilvie to lead product development
Tuesday, 26 January 2021Leading legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has appointed Duncan Ogilvie to head up the company’s pivotal product development function, following the death of Lesley Attu, last year.
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ARAG appoints new CFO
Wednesday, 25 November 2020Leading legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has appointed Simon Barrett as the company’s next Chief Financial Officer, in preparation for the retirement of longstanding CFO Bob Moreton, next year.
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Record redundancies leave employment tribunals struggling to cope despite government measures
Monday, 16 November 2020The record number of redundancies reported by the Office for National Statistics this week sits in stark contrast with today’s HMCTS data, which reveals a tribunal system unable to cope with a wave of employment claims that is only just beginning to flood in.
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Governing the automation of public decision-making
As the A-level results scandal in 2020 proved, scrutinising the ever-increasing use of algorithms and big data by government is essential in ensuring they operate fairly, lawfully and without bias.
Assessing partner profits – changes afoot
The way in which partnership profits are assessed is set to change with the introduction of Making Tax Digital, and the intention is that the basis period will change.
Another nail in the coffin of solicitors’ undertakings?
Every solicitor knows that an undertaking is serious stuff. Arguably it is the greatest power available to a solicitor – a promise, if broken, that will lead to immediate and serious consequences for the giver.
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