Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Laspo)
'No doubt' whiplash portal will need tweaking after launch: ABI’s James Dalton
Association of British Insurers director of general insurance policy James Dalton told Post there is “no doubt” the whiplash portal will need fine-tuning, but he is optimistic about the launch.
Blog: The gaping hole in the FCA regulation of CMCs
The Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation into claims management companies has a gaping hole, warns Kurt Rowe, associate at Weightmans, explaining why it matters for insurers.
Analysis: Whiplash bill faces bumpy ride through parliament
Vocal opposition to the Civil Liability Bill is ramping up as MPs prepare to debate it in its second reading.
Roundtable: Where next for personal injury reform?
Discount rate and whiplash reforms are going through parliament. Will the outcome be beneficial to all?
Aviva's Rob Townend on making sure policyholders benefit from whiplash reform
The whiplash reform and discount rate change can be positive for customers, but Rob Townend, managing director at Aviva UK general insurance, warns the challenge for the industry will be to demonstrate these measures have indeed benefitted policyholders.
Q&A: Simon Stanfield, Motor Accident Solicitors' Society
Simon Stanfield was elected chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors’ Society the day before the Ministry of Justice published its consultation paper on whiplash reform.
Personal injury lawyers moving away from road traffic claims
Personal injury solicitors are diversifying activities away from road traffic accident claims as a result of restrictions on low-value payouts.
Why the government was aiming its arrows in the wrong direction on whiplash
News broke recently that the Ministry of Justice has no appetite to go ahead with proposed whiplash reforms at the moment.
Spotlight on health insurance: Scamming the workplace
Fraudsters are always on the move and with whiplash still seemingly on the government's agenda there are fears repetitive strain injury claims could well be the next whiplash saga.
Personal injury claims on the rise in Scotland
Personal injury claims in Scotland have continued to rise over the past four years, despite a drop in claims in England according to figures from DWF.
Esure's Stuart Vann on why whiplash reforms need to stay on the government agenda
With parliamentarians heading back to work in the next couple of weeks and the Brexit decision two months behind us, attention now needs to turn to the deliverables the government signed up to in advance of the referendum and the subsequent change of…
Expertise from A-Z - Personal injury reform: Brave new world?
Claims management companies are to come under the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority. What effect will this have on the sector?
Expertise from A-Z - Personal injury reform: Shaking up the compensation culture
Three years after reforms, the underlying problems with the compensation system are still prevalent. What can be done to provide tangible change?
C-Suite Insurer: Covéa's Adrian Furness - Standing up for customers
I’m concerned that as the debate about the latest whiplash reforms gets louder (I’m being polite), the most important person in the process is being forgotten - the customer
SRA warning notice on PI fraud ‘a marker in the sand’
The warning notice on potential fraud in personal injury cases issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority on 21 March is a vital move and serves a clear function to remind lawyers of their duties to address the issue, according to legal commentators.
C-Suite Insurer: Esure's Stuart Vann - Fraud and what more the industry can do
Although there has been significant progress, there is more for insurers to do in reducing levels of opportunistic fraud
C-Suite - Insurer: Cash in hand
The insurance industry must show customers they will reap the benefits of government changes.
Blog: Why seven out of eight hearing loss claims fail
Anger, isolation and depression - the impact of profound hearing loss can be devastating and the insurance industry takes its responsibility to compensate those affected seriously.
C-Suite - Insurer: Standing strong together
Regulation of CMCs is welcome, but the industry can also do its bit to show it isn’t a pushover.
Motor pricing driven by return to pre-Laspo environment, Lewis contends
RSA UK and Western Europe CEO Steve Lewis is not expecting to see a wholesale shift in the market landscape before year-end with a challenging motor pricing environment reflecting pre-Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 trends.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Three: Public Perception
In the third of a five-part series covering the results of the State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our CEOs and managing directors view the public’s poor perception of the insurance industry and how simplified wordings and more…