Author: <span>Robert Hogarth</span>
Product launches, partnerships and thinking on litigation risk from the SettleIndex team.
FRCP 68 offers in US Cases
In this article Brian W Jones, President Merrick Bank, discusses how FRCP 68 could be used during litigation. Quick research with Open AI suggested there are theoretically around 100-150k cases per year where a Rule 68 offer could be made, whittled down to 50-80k per year where they would be ‘strategically meaningful’. SettleIndex is programmed […]
Efficiency Savings through Claims Modelling
Throughout the life of a liability claim, you make strategic decisions whether to settle or fight, based on an assessment of what the claim is ‘worth’. In the majority of cases, you and the claimant will choose to settle rather than face the unknowns of a trial. This makes finding the optimal settlement amount a […]
Settlement Forecasting in Liability Claims
How early settlement benchmarks bring speedy settlement, cost savings and better governance One of the persistent challenges in liability portfolios is not a lack of expertise, but a lack of comparability. Claims evolve through multiple handlers, advisers, and negotiation stages. How do you measure whether the process added real value? SettleIndex addresses this gap by […]
SettleIndex joins Guidewire Insurtech Vanguard Program
London, UK – November 11, 2025 – SettleIndex, a leading automated settlement prediction platform announced that the company has joined the Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards program. This is an initiative led by property and casualty (P&C) cloud platform provider, Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE), to help insurers learn about the newest insurtechs and how best to leverage them. […]
Litigation Roulette
The law (in England at least) has always frowned upon gambling and treated sporting wagers as unenforceable. This extended to some activities not commonly recognised as gambling, such as Insurance. The LIfe Assurance Act in 1774 was designed to prevent people gambling by taking out policies on the lives of others, as policy holders […]
Wisdom In….but still Garbage Out?
Even sound legal judgment leads to bad advice if the financial model is wrong. SettleIndex helps lawyers get settlement valuation right.
SettleAI has arrived!
SettleIndex launches SettleAI: Video Introduction: Robert talks about SettleAI Contact Robert Hogarth for a free trial: Robert@SettleIndex.com
How Corporate Lawyers Benefit from Legal Case Valuation and Settlement Software
Corporate in-house lawyers, particularly those working in major public companies, have very different needs from those in private practice, however large their firms might be. What is the biggest difference? The main focus of the private practice lawyers is serving their numerous clients. Not only is it their duty to support client best interests, but […]
Counteracting ‘Partisan Bias’
Using SettleIndex balances the ‘partisan bias’ found in adversarial dispute resolution. Both parties get a quicker more economic solution. The critical step in any dispute is working out its settlement value. Four years working with SettleIndex has confirmed that opposing lawyers never agree on the value of a dispute! You may think this is as […]
Shake and Settle!
Use Shake and SettleIndex together to find the optimum settlement quickly