
The benefits of joining our After the Event Insurance scheme are many. Here are just some of the reasons why we think you’ll enjoy working with us:
We believe that it should be the solicitor who is in control of the claim, rather than being dictated to by the underwriter.
The ClaimSafe ATE insurance scheme allows the solicitor and client to stay in charge of all decisions. It’s highly unlikely that you’ll ever have to deal with a client complaining that an ATE insurer will not give them permission to issue proceedings or insisting they accept a low offer.
Quickly and easily check the status of all ATE insurance policies arranged by your solicitors (where you have been listed as the work referrer), via our secure website.
Our simple to use system allows you to search by client or firm name. You can even choose to simply pull up all policies on which you are listed as the referrer.
We will contact you by email whenever we receive news from a solicitor that the status of one of your ATE Insurance policies has been updated, e.g. a case has been won/premium paid.
Over the last 2 years we’ve paid claims out on average by 6.9 days from the date it was submitted. That’s probably a lot faster than you expected!
97.1% of all claims made between January 2010 and June 2011 were paid in full.
If the ATE Insurance Policy premium cannot be recovered from the defendant, the Policy can be cancelled at any time (even when negotiating costs) without charge, giving your clients a completely free service.
Typical reasons for cancelling a policy might be:
If your client fails to beat a Part 36 offer, their disbursements and all adverse costs are paid in full, instead of being deducted from their damages or from your solicitor’s costs.
And there’s no need for your solicitor to liaise with us before they make, reject or accept a Part 36 offer – that’s a decision just for your solicitor and your client.