Whiplash
Poor seat design puts two-thirds of car users at risk of whiplash
Hundreds of thousands of whiplash claims could be prevented each year with better head restraints and seats in UK cars, according to research conducted by Axa Personal Lines and motor research organisation Thatcham.
Your say: Offensive assault allegation
I enjoy engaging in discussion with Tom Jones, verbally and through the pages of Post. But I was surprised by his implied suggestion that we have compared deafness claims to whiplash.
Your say: An unedifying campaign by insurers
How can Aviva UK GI chief executive David McMillan say it would be a positive move to cut and cap an injured person's damages, asks Karl Tonks.
Comment: Selective insurer hearing
Is the insurance industry alert to the turning tide of public opinion against it, asks Tom Jones.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2012: Countdown has begun
With only two weeks to go before the entry deadline for the 2012 Rehabilitation First Awards draws to a close, now is the ideal opportunity to demonstrate how your efforts in this field are driving the industry forward as it continues to develop and…
Claims Awards 2012: Opening address - Claims Club chairman Jonathan Swift
Introducing the 2012 Claims Awards, Claims Club chairman Jonathan Swift made a point of reminding the attendees how quickly the sector moves, and yet how adaptable companies have been in the face of these challenges.
Whiplash diagnosis: Not just a matter of opinion
Medical experts are not 'hoodwinked' by fraudulent claimants - clinical experience counts, says Donald Fowler.
View from the top: Righting wrongs in the motor market
Legislative change should require the 'non-fault' party to notify the 'at-fault' insurer simultaneously, says David McMillan.
MP draws link between doctors' roles and rising motor premiums
A Bradford MP has told the medical profession that it must accept its role in the rising cost of motor insurance after a doctor at Doncaster Royal Infirmary was accused of helping a staged patient write a false claim.
Broker Focus: Fraud - First line of defence
Insurers are often called to bear arms in the battle against fraud, but should brokers be doing more to defend the industry?
Your say: Voucher scheme for whiplash
Wilson Carswell, medical director at Moving Minds, speaks out in favour of a 'care not cash' approach for whiplash victims.
Expert Opinion: Whiplash - Care not cash is answer to fraud
Independent expert doctor diagnosis of whiplash will only add cost, friction and bureaucracy, says Andrew Pemberton.
Comment: Insurers must partner with car makers to capitalise on telematics
A wait-and-see approach could cost motor brokers and insurers dear, says Ofir Eyal.
Editor's comment: Daring to be optimistic?
As the UK general insurance industry decamped to Manchester earlier this week, it found a city still gasping for breath after the closest Premier League finale since the competition's birth.
Post magazine - 17 May 2012
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Second motor summit puts whiplash and young drivers at top of agenda
A proposed panel of independent medical practitioners to tackle whiplash, and affordable cover for young drivers, topped the agenda at the second motor insurance summit at Whitehall, as Transport Secretary Justine Greening lamented there is "no one…
Third insurance summit set for this autumn
A further insurance summit will take place in the autumn following yesterday's second meeting in Whitehall.
View from the top: Fixing fees to fight fraud
Success depends on simultaneous change in insurer culture and claims handling philosophy, says Karl Parr
Interview: Andrew Torrance - Playing the long game
With more than a decade at Allianz, and more than 20 years in the industry, chief executive Andrew Torrance reflects on the past and looks to the future.
iSaaS launches app to crack down on spurious whiplash claims
Cloud computing specialist iSaaS Technology has launched a biometric identification iPhone application for medical experts to help diminish fraudulent activity during the personal injury claims process.
Greening to urge drivers to fit black box
Transport Secretary Justine Greening will urge young drivers and women motorists to have telematics devices fitted in their cars at this afternoon's second motor insurance summit, according to the Daily Mail.
LV boss O'Roarke calls for fraud clamp-down talks at second summit
LV managing director John O'Roarke is demanding more stringent legislation designed to clamp down on "unscrupulous" drivers following a survey showing that almost two thirds of GPs have seen a rise in exaggerated injuries.
Legal and insurance experts at loggerheads ahead of second summit
Legal and insurance leaders have once again clashed over the issue of whiplash ahead of the second motor insurance summit at Whitehall this afternoon.
'Time the talking ended' on whiplash, says the AA
While the insurance industry and the government continue to discuss Britain's whiplash compensation culture, the AA has said it is now time for the talking to stop and for reforms to be put in place.