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AXA Insurance had more claims for deafness than any other type of workplace injury or illness in 2012, at a cost of £26 million. But it is possible that the increase in noise-induced hearing loss claims are being fuelled by claims management companies and compensation lawyers and not necessarily based on a genuine increase in […]
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Introducing young people to the world of work can help them understand the work environment, choose future careers or prepare for employment. For many employers there are real benefits of providing work experience opportunities for young people from being part of a Corporate Social Responsibility policy to identifying future talent but as Judith Hackett, Chair […]
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Five year’s on from the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, AXA Business Insurance warns that many businesses with company vans are not following the most basic of steps to protect themselves against potential prosecution in the event of an accident. Estimates suggest that a third of all traffic accidents in the […]
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With effect from the 31st July 2013 new rules are being introduced to the way accident claims are to be notified by claimants, and also the process these claims will follow. The changes have been introduced to counter the definite rise in the cost of insurance claims and premiums seen over the last decade which […]
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Since its foundation in 1912 when the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) first received its Royal Charter the CII has grown to become one of the foremost and most respected bodies for Insurance and Financial Services in the world. Such is the status of the CII that its exams and qualifications are now recognised and used […]
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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on April 6, 2008 and for the first time, companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach of duty of care. The maximum penalty is an unlimited fine and the […]
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