Whiplash
Post Power List 2017: Colm Holmes
CEO, Aviva UK General Insurance
Blog: Let's create a cross-industry body to push anti-fraud reforms
Personal injury and insurers should create a cross-industry body to see through the various anti-fraud reforms and restore trust in the sector.
Judges 'dismayed' by government's whiplash proposals, say it will clog up courts
Whiplash reforms could cause the courts to become gridlocked with unrepresented personal injury victims and lead to higher taxes, judges have warned.
Whiplash legislation ‘will commence’ later this month, minister says
The government will start drawing up legislation on whiplash reform this month, a finance minister said.
LV's Martin Milliner on how getting whiplash right could restore faith in insurance
Working with government, regulators and trade bodies to build public trust in insurance is a common aim of our profession and more important than ever when considering today's unnecessary claims culture.
Medco appoints new chairman
Medco has appointed Martin Heskins as executive chairman with responsibility for the new strategic direction of the personal injury portal.
Whiplash consultation now closed
The government's whiplash consultation deadline has now passed.
Blog: Lawyers must help insurers use them less
There has been a profound shift in the provision and delivery of legal services to the insurance industry within the last 10 years.
Half of PI law firms to close if whiplash reforms go through
Over half of personal injury lawyers will be forced to shut down if the government’s proposed whiplash reforms go through.
Home and motor insurers to end 2017 in the red, EY warns
Home and motor general insurers are likely to face significant losses in the coming year, EY said.
This week in Post: Unrated insurers and reasons to detox
The sallow, downbeat faces of my colleagues today can only mean one thing: it’s the morning after the staff Christmas party.
Shadow Justice Secretary urges whiplash reform deadline extension
Shadow Lord Chancellor Richard Burgon MP has written to Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss MP urging her to extend the whiplash consultation deadline, Post can reveal.
Legal Update: You have a new follower (and it's your insurer)
Social media has a crucial role to play in cracking down on insurance fraud but privacy rules apply.
New 'Face Time' app launched to lower claims cost of whiplash
A new app, using the same technology as Face Time, has been developed with the aim of reducing overall cost incurred by whiplash and injury claims and improve case management.
Axa to urge 8000 staff to report cold calls
Axa said it will encourage its more than 8000 staff to report any cold calls they receive to a government whistleblower service, becoming the first insurer to take concrete action in Post’s #ColdCallCrackdown.
Government unveils plans to tackle rise of cold calling
The government has unveiled plans to make it easier to tackle cold calling.
Nine out of 10 motorists demand more action on cold calling
More than nine out of 10 motorists believe the government should take a tougher line on personal injury cold calling.
Insurers 'should re-examine evidence' after whiplash doctor to pay £100,000
Insurers are being urged to re-examine whiplash evidence provided by a doctor accused of exaggerating personal injury claims.
Director of content's comment: Time to make a nuisance with a #coldcallcrackdown
Earlier this year I blogged about a call I took from a rogue claims management company purporting to be a major player.
Claims Club Blog: Fraud, telematics and medical expertise
The final Claims Club meeting of 2016 considered the virtual and surreal worlds facing the motorist today and the opportunities, risks and risk management issues of maturing telematics technology.
Access to Justice urges MoJ to extend whiplash consultation deadline
Access to Justice has written to the government asking for the consultation period for personal injury reform to be extended beyond the current deadline.
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.
Legal Update: Insurers need dedicated staff for cases involving 'litigants in person'
As the whiplash reforms the government is consulting on will increase the number of litigants in person, insurers need to arrange for dedicated staff to handle cases involving LIPs.
IPT rise will cancel out benefits of whiplash reform for younger drivers
The increase in insurance premium tax will effectively cancel out the benefits from proposed whiplash reform felt by younger drivers.