Updates and Briefing Papers

Proposal to collect the NHS Number as part of the Injury Cost Recovery Scheme process

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The Department of Health and Social Care is proposing to amend the Injury Cost Recovery Scheme so that insurers/compensators are required to collect NHS numbers, where known.

Legal Services Board: Policy Statement on Upholding Professional Ethical Duties

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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has set out new expectations designed to reinforce lawyers’ role in upholding the rule of law.

A Change in Direction for ‘Lost Years’ Claims

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Long occupying a complex position within English personal injury law, ‘lost years’ claims are embedded in principles of compensatory justice, where claimants seek to recover damages for the earnings they would have accrued but for a life-limiting injury.

Record Exam Activity Signals a Brighter Future for UK Insurance

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The recruitment challenges facing the insurance profession received an encouraging boost recently with figures published by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) highlighting exam sittings have reached a level unseen for a decade.

FOIL Proudly Supporting Mark Evans & LawCare

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FOIL is delighted to help shine a spotlight on an inspiring initiative from Mark Evans, President of The Law Society and Founder of LegalRunner, as he leads a team of runners in the London Marathon on 26 April 2026 in support of our President’s charity, LawCare.

SFT Spotlight – Motor Sector Focus Team

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AI-Driven Deception: How Insurers Are Adapting to Deepfakes

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AI has always been acknowledged as a great opportunity for insurers, but its increased adoption has progressed discussions on its associated challenges and threats.

How UK Insurers are Closing the Gender Pay Gap and Parallels with the Legal Sector

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Steady progress in workplace equality has been made across several UK industries in recent decades, but the gender pay gap remains a persistent challenge.

New Road Safety Strategy Driving Change in the Insurance Sector

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The UK Government’s Road Safety Strategy published in January, its first comprehensive plan in more than a decade, sets out ambitions to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65% by 2035, with this target extending to a 70% reduction for under-16s.

Legal Services Board Public Bodies Review: Call for Evidence

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Building Resilience: The Evolving Landscape of UK Construction Insurance

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Increased capacity and growing competition were key drivers behind a softening of the UK construction insurance market during 2024 and into 2025.

Justice Committee reacts after Government rejects call for full County Court review

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The Justice Committee has been critical of the Ministry of Justice’s rejection of its call for an “urgent and comprehensive, root and branch” review of the County Court system, one of the principal proposals in its July report.