Personal injury (PI)
Mixed injuries confusion will ‘inevitably’ cause more OIC delays, MIB boss claims
Dominic Clayden, CEO of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, said a resolution on mixed injuries needs to be found quickly, no matter the outcome.
Carpenters takes 42 staff and all OIC portal cases from Slater and Gordon
Insurance Post can reveal that Carpenters Group has taken on Slater and Gordon's OIC portal account, including all staff, with sources claiming that no fee was paid.
Insurance reflects on two years of the OIC portal
Today marks two years since the Official Injury Claims portal was launched. Industry experts react to the progress the portal has seen, teething troubles it has overcome, and what is still in need of work.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode five – Claims Inflation Podcast part two
Having recorded their vox pops this week, things get real as Teams Aspire and Connect go into the studio to record their broadcasts.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode four – Claims Inflation Podcast part one
With one victory each, the third challenge looks to be vital for Teams Aspire and Connect as the claims apprentices seek to impress Kennedys’ very own ‘Alan Sugar’, Claire Mulligan.
Trade Voice: Mass’s Sue Brown on what’s holding back the digitisation of claims
Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, outlines what needs to change in order to make dreams of a digitised civil justice system a reality.
Is it time to overhaul the personal injury discount rate?
Ahead of the consultation on changes being made to the single personal injury discount rate closing on 11 April, Insurance Post explores what dual or multiple rate models could mean for claimants.
Trade Voice: Apil’s Kim Harrison on why the time bar on childhood sexual abuse claims needs to be lifted
Kim Harrison, executive committee member at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, argues that an independent inquiry’s findings makes it clear the limitation period on childhood sexual abuse claims should be abolished.
Claims Apprentice Podcast: Claims Inflation – Personal Injury
In this podcast, Team Aspire – from the latest series of Claims Apprentice – looks at the factors behind the rise in personal injury claims costs.
Trade Voice: Mass’s Sue Brown on why the OIC portal has been a resounding failure
Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, argues that the criteria by which the success of the Official Injury Claims portal has been judged have continually shifted and takes aim at what she sees as the MoJ’s latest excuse.
‘Clarity’ for PI as Court of Appeal hands down judgment on mixed injuries
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in two mixed injury cases leapfrogged in November, providing some clarity on how mixed injuries should be handled. However, some are concerned it could lead to further litigation and an adverse impact on…
FCA warns insurers against undervaluing written off cars
The Financial Conduct Authority has seen evidence of insurers offering consumers whose cars have been written off a price lower than the vehicle’s fair market value.
Trade Voice: Apil’s John McQuater on why the law on bereavement damages is out of step with modern society
John McQuater, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, says the case for an overhaul of the law on bereavement damages has only grown stronger in recent years, and it needs to be updated to reflect today's modern society and family…
Unrepresented claimants continue to sit below 10% according to OIC
The fifth tranche of data from Official Injury Claim portal shows that unrepresented claimants still make up less than 10% of its users, while the time taken to settle claims increases yet again.
Mass renews call for early review into OIC tariff
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has renewed its call for an early review of the tariff of damages for low-value road traffic accidents, as recommended by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Concerns grow for unrepresented claimants as trends appear in OIC figures
The fourth set of figures from the Official Injury Claims portal shows that the number of unrepresented claimants still make less than 10% of those using the portal, with the claimant sector concerned about ability of accident victims to get support they…
Mixed injuries working group aims to take a range of test cases to Court of Appeal ‘as quickly as possible’
As first instance judgments are starting to come through, Martin Saunders, Official Injury Claim’s portal head of service says the mixed injuries working group aims to take a range of test cases to Court of Appeal “as quickly as possible”.
Blame laid at the OIC portal for unexpected fall in PI motor claims since pandemic
Personal injury motor claims decreased despite more traffic since the pandemic, according to CRU figures, with blame being directed towards the government portal
Arbitration could shorten the whiplash portal’s 175 day wait for settlements to ‘three to 10 days’
An arbitration service has claimed OIC delays could be shortened from six months to “three to 10 days” if parties are no longer allowed to play games.
Spotlight on periodical payment orders: The benefits of transferring PPO risks to a life insurer
Start-up life insurer AUL Assurance is targeting general insurers, offering them an opportunity to reduce their exposure to periodical payment order risks. What are the benefits of such transfers and why might the recent ASHE inflation figures make this…
Apil calls for DfT to enforce speed restrictions on e-scooters and make helmets compulsory
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is calling on Department for Transport to enforce speed restrictions on e-scooters and make helmets compulsory for riders ahead of anticipated government consultation on legalising privately-owned e-scooters.
Aviva vindicated in High Court as judge rules 'free and frank' exchanges must be permitted
The High Court has found in favour of Aviva in a defamation case from a medical legal expert, in a ruling “likely to be of benefit not only to road traffic accident insurers but also litigants more generally”.
Intelligence: Managing the fire risks associated with lithium-ion batteries
With lithium-ion batteries becoming commonplace in everyday life, Post investigates the risks associated with them, and how insurers are incorporate such risks into policy terms.