Inside view: Personal injury claims threaten motor insurers

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The recent surge in personal injury claims to hit UK motor insurers could have even bigger implications for the reinsurance market, particularly with the unpredictability that periodic payment orders (PPOs) add to the equation, writes Naeem Ali.

In January, we reported a worrying rise in UK personal injury claims and the negative impact that this was having on the balance sheets of motor insurers. After a few relatively quiet years, losses

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