We advise travel insurers on all the legal issues protecting
consumers covered by UK and European Union legislation as well as
personal liability claims, personal injury, jurisdictional issues,
and international conventions. Click on the links below for more
information about how we can help travel insurers.
defending claims
As one of the pre-eminent firms that
deal with travel insurance, we are often instructed to defend
claims with an international element. Blake Lapthorn's Travel team
is often instructed to defend claims brought in various
jurisdictions around the word, but largely against English
policyholders, from the largest multi-national corporation to
individual policyholders or the uninsured. Daniel Scognamiglio has acted
on some of the most important international cases often following
accidents such as skiing accidents, road traffic accidents and
holiday accidents.
Two recent examples involve
claims brought against English policyholders. Daniel
Scognamiglio recently successfully defended a claim for damages in
excess $3 million. The claim was correctly brought in England
following a road traffic accident in Tennessee. The case involved a
great deal of trans-atlantic negotiation, use of the latest
technology and ultimately a trans-atlantic mediation by video
link.
Another recent success follows a
claim for personal injury following a fall in a house in France let
out to a holidaymaker. The case involved an interesting application
of the French and English laws so as to ensure the claim was
defeated.
Blake Lapthorn's Travel team
is frequently involved where a claim is brought against an
English policyholder in England or abroad and provides sound
commercial advice.
policy disputes
Our commercial approach in advising our
insurance clients is particularly valuable in policy conflicts
because we can give expert advice on the liability of insurers.
Whether the issue concerns the duplication of cover, liability for
a pre-existing medical condition, or a different matter, we will
negotiate assertively in the interests of our client.
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subrogated third party
recoveries
Reimbursing an insurers outlay can make a
significant difference to the insurers bottom line. We have
developed a process that enables insurers to receive maximum
reimbursement with the minimum of inconvenience. Blake Lapthorn has
developed specific tailored schemes for such recovery which have
proved very cost effective to insurers.
We are also able to claim all recoveries
relevant to a travel claim.
The process we have developed enables us to
obtain recoveries from:
- airlines
- household insurer
- private medical insurers
- European Health Insurance Card (Department of
Work & Pensions)
- third parties where no LEI has been
submitted
- other insurers.
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