Whiplash
Whiplash: Whipping up a storm
As the debate about bogus whiplash claims rumbles on, opinion is divided on whether two investigations into the issue are warranted and what impact they will have
Mass welcomes the government's ‘reasoned’ approach to whiplash
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has welcomed the government’s decision to defer the publication of its response to the whiplash consultation until the Transport Select Committee whiplash inquiry finalises.
View from the Top: Heading in the wrong direction
The ABI’s plan to reform medical assessments is not the solution to the whiplash problem, says Andrew Pemberton.
Law Society defended in face of petition demanding new leadership
Claimant solicitor bodies acknowledge society is in ‘very difficult position’
LMA unveils plan to cut whiplash bill
The Lloyd’s Market Association has laid out a five-point plan for reducing the annual cost paid out of over £2bn for whiplash claims.
UK is 'Europe's whiplash capital' states ABI select committee submission
The Association of British Insurers has published its submission to the Transport Select Committee’s recently closed whiplash inquiry, in which the association labelled the UK as “the whiplash capital of Europe”.
Law Society: whiplash inquiry is not fair
The Law Society has said the Transport Select Committee’s whiplash inquiry is hearing only the insurers’ side of the argument on whiplash.
Your say: Reforms do not go far enough
I would like to respond to the Your Say comments 'Stop harassing injured victims' and 'It's no long neck and neck' which appear in Post on 4 April 2013.
Your Say: It’s no longer neck and neck
The debate surrounding whiplash claims has become increasingly one-sided, with worrying implications for claimants.
View from the Top: Going back to basics
Accidents shouldn’t be seen as an opportunity to make money, but to provide a quality service, says James Reader.
Third motor summit to be held on Monday
Whiplash, young drivers and the scourge of uninsured drivers are expected to top the agenda at a third motor insurance summit involving the insurance industry and government ministers to be held at Westminster on Monday.
Transport Select Committee whiplash inquiry offers fresh hope to PI lawyers
Personal injury lawyers are hopeful the Transport Select Committee’s fresh inquiry into whiplash – launched a week after the Ministry of Justice closed its own consultation – will provide their businesses with a lifeline. This comes as a group of law…
AA Insurance boss puzzled by timing of Transport Committee inquiry
AA Insurance director Simon Douglas has raised questions over the timing of a Transport Select Committee inquiry calling for evidence on reducing the number and costs of whiplash claims.
Zurich calls for advance way of diagnosing whiplash
Zurich has welcomed the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into whiplash and called for a more advanced way of diagnosing and proving whiplash injuries.
Transport Select Committee seeks further whiplash feedback
The Transport Select Committee has responded to debate triggered by the Ministry of Justice’s whiplash consultation paper by calling for evidence on reducing the number and cost of whiplash claims.
View from the Top: Correcting the balance
Cut the middle man out of motor insurance for lower premiums and better service, says Dominic Clayden.
Improving Underwriting: The extra mile
The use of geographic intelligence can improve the understanding of risk in the motor insurance space.
Mass warns against red tape resulting from medical panels
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has backed in principle proposals put forward by the Association of British Insurers calling for accredited medical experts to assess whiplash injuries.
Apil: Insurers will ‘call the shots’ under whiplash proposals
Insurance companies are set to “do the best for themselves” by paying less than the fair level of personal injury compensation in the small claims court, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
ABI demands accredited whiplash examinations
Whiplash injuries would be assessed by an accredited medical expert under new proposals published by the Association of British Insurers.
Mass warns of unintended consequences of MoJ whiplash proposals
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has urged the Ministry of Justice to reconsider its proposals to raise the small claims limit and introduce “cumbersome” medical panels and reporting amid fears of unintended negative consequences.
Zurich wins crash-for-cash conviction
The driver of a Porsche who has admitted deliberately causing a crash with a council van has secured the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department its first crash-for-cash conviction.
View from the Top: Take a note out of Beefy’s book
The consumer benefits most when motor insurers work together, says Ian Currie, UK motor and injury claims director at RSA.