Author: Tom Wood | Date: 09/08/2016
Categories: General
What is it? The Insurance Act 2015 is the most significant update to commercial insurance law in the last 100 years, overhauling principles originally laid down by the Marine Insurance Act 1906. The Act is the culmination of several years work by the Law Commission in conjunction with insurers, brokers and customers. It is designed to reflect the requirements of […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 05/07/2016
Categories: General
When larger corporate organisations were reviewed as a sector statistic, results suggested 6 out of 10 companies of this size had experienced a fraud in the last 12 months. All companies are vulnerable to the threat of criminal acts, from the fraudulent behaviour of their own staff, to cybercrime involving the internet. Cybercrime continues to increase in volume, frequency and […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 05/07/2016
10 things you need to know about the new EU data protection regulation The first EU Data Protection Directive was written in 1995 but a new, stronger regulation is being developed to take into account vast technology changes of the last 20 years. The plan is to finalise the regulation this year and implement it in 2017. As with any […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 05/07/2016
Categories: General
Following a landmark European court case the UK government will very soon have to change the rules regarding motor insurance law to bring them in line with this judgement. The current Road Traffic Act (RTA) will have to be amended in Parliament. The case, Damijan Vnuk vs Zavarovalnica Triglav, addressed what risks have to be covered by compulsory motor insurance, […]