Insurers’ closed third-party phone lines add to claim settlement times

And old-fashioned telephone

Settlement times for non-fault motor claims are being delayed after some insurers closed telephone lines previously used by third-party representatives to log claims.

Industry insiders have linked some firms’ reluctance to discuss third-party or subrogated claims over the phone with a wider problem associated with cost-cutting programmes.

Post has tested telephone

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