Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) and law firm EAD Solicitors have partnered for after the event (ATE) insurance – with ALP named as the cover provider for EAD’s clinical negligence and personal injury cases.
Aside from protecting EAD clients against adverse costs and cost risks associated with unrecovered disbursements, ALP will also provide the Liverpool firm access to its Paid as Incurred Disbursement (PAID) model.
Steve Rowley, business development manager at ALP, said this will help EAD to secure improved terms with medical experts while taking additional cost out of the claims process. Early claims for disbursements incurred are possible, without interest or drawdown fees.
“The flexibility and ease of our PAID model will allow EAD to manage their disbursement expenditure as we’re not prescriptive to which disbursements can and can’t be claimed for early,” explained Rowley.
Helen Barry at EAD Solicitors commented: “At a time of proposed Government reforms for clinical negligence and personal injury claims, it was important for our firm to be partnering with an insurer who has the financial strength to meet its commitments and one where we can be confident they are able to deliver a solution not only now but also post any reforms.”
She said being able to utilise ALP’s innovative disbursement costs solution as part of the ATE insurance facility ensures the law firm is much more closely aligned in the claims process, benefitting the client.
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