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The consumer duty challenge
The FCA’s rules and guidance for a new Consumer Duty require insurers and brokers to put their customers’ needs first. In this article, Peter Blanc highlights why professional advice will be the only way insurance customers can ensure they will know what they are buying.
Legal protection proving value in tough times
Fiscal problems inevitably create legal ones, as disputes emerge over contracts, accounts fall into arrears and pressures generate conflict between employers and their staff. This blog highlights why legal protection is proving its value in tough times and how brokers can help commercial clients.
Intelligence: Protect Duty legislation
Protect Duty legislation has been touted as a way to reduce the potential for catastrophic events from terrorist attacks at publicly accessible locations, and it is likely to affect public and employers’ liability policies. This article sheds light on the latest developments.
EPL explained - Employment practices liability insurance
In this video, ARAG's Head of Sales and Marketing, Andy Talbot, talks about developments in the employment practices liability (EPL) market and explains the essential differences between EPL and standard commercial legal expenses insurance.
Supreme Court appeal in landmark holiday pay case funded by legal expenses policy
A Supreme Court judgment with far-reaching implications for staff who work irregular hours was supported by legal expenses insurance. This blog highlights how the decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel marks the end of an employment case that has been funded under an ARAG Group Legal Solutions policy.
Big employment wins are tip of an iceberg
A core purpose of legal expenses insurance is to provide access to justice to those who might otherwise be unable to afford it. This blog highlights why lower value employment claims cases are every bit as important as high profile claims and how ARAG has helped policyholders to achieve justice.
Travel disruption: What are my rights?
When it comes to travel, headlines are dominated by stories of cancelled flights, delays at airports and some stranded abroad, leaving questions of what legal remedies are available. This short blog focuses on the tricky issue of claiming compensation for delays and tips for formulating a plan ‘B’.
Counselling isn't just available for policyholders
People may feel that their problems and emotions pale in comparison to global events, but we all have issues that are unique to us and our situation. This blog provides an overview of ARAG’s counselling helpline service provided through Vita Health and shares some top tips for managing stress.
Fasten seatbelts for a bumpy ride
Businesses have clearly been feeling the financial squeeze for some time now and they continue to navigate turbulent economic conditions. This blog highlights how the wider economic situation is driving increased demand for commercial legal protection.
Recovering business debts
The difficulty of recovering commercial debts is rapidly joining the list of top business headaches. This short blog highlights the range of tools available to ARAG’s commercial policyholders to help them manage and recover money owed to their businesses.