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Senior leaders in the UK are more concerned about their personal liability now than they were before Covid-19, with 30 per cent worrying that action taken and decisions they made during the pandemic could lead to claims being made against them,..

Online Published Date: 17 January 2022

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Medical mix

19 per cent growth in UK deaths caused by alcohol in 2020

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Covid-19

Pandemic to cause wave of new referrals for post-traumatic stress disorder

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Nursery rhymes highlight head injuries from falls

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Insurance 2022: the year ahead – Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has released 2022 market predictions from its partners around the world, focusing on the insurance sector, and including climate change litigation, directors’ and officers’ (D&O), professional indemnity and casualty..

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Awards and settlements

£70,000 for pedestrian hit by a van

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Motor

New chairman of Motor Insurers’ Bureau

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Construction

High-rise building designers should prepare for Building Safety Bill

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Stress

Nearly three-quarters of teachers in Scotland experience stress

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The art of the investigation

By Shoshana Bacall and Joanna Whymark, Fox & Partners

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Fraud

Custodial sentence and costs over false fall claim

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Violence at work

Tougher sentences on way for violent offences against retail staff

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Sexual harassment/violence

Sexual violence endemic in UK’s university and college workplaces

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Mental health

Fewer antidepressants should be prescribed, say researchers

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Food safety

Ultra-processed foods needs tobacco-style public health campaigns

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Claims news

European Court ruling clarifies section of travel insurance law

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Directors’ and officers’

D&O rates still rising but at more moderate place, says Willis Towers Watson

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Latest OIC claims data “lays several myths firmly to rest”

The latest claims data from the Official Injury Claim (OIC) service shows that over 90 per cent of claimants are represented, just 0.2 per cent of claims are being handled by claims management companies (CMCs), and compensators have admitted..

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Health and safety

2020/21 work-related illness and injury stats from Health and Safety Executive

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US dimension

US casualty market a challenge in 2022, says Amwins

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