The insurance industry through its recently formed Insurance Fraud Taskforce says it has grand plans to look at the personal injury claims fraud issue in depth.
Tag Archives: accident claims
Personal injury lawyers to blame for compensation culture?
Here we go again: apparently personal injury lawyers are to blame for so-called ‘compensation culture’ when it comes to increasing costs for them.
Personal injury solicitors soak local authority for £1.5m
Personal injury solicitors have gone to town on Cumbria County Council over the past three years, soaking the authority for £1.5 million in claims.
Swansea Council pays out nearly £60k over three years’ time
Three years, £58,000: Swansea Council just can’t cut a break after running afoul of more than half a dozen of costly personal injury claims.
Massive car accident claim scam uncovered
An absolutely massive car accident claim scam was uncovered recently, with the criminal mastermind behind the fraud sent to prison for his sins.
Injury claims fraud: not just a lawyer problem by any means
Think that personal injury claims fraud is a lawyer problem? Think again; many times the problem is within exceedingly stupid potential fraudsters.
British bobbies do their best to not get injured on the job
Being a member of a British police force is a demanding job, and sometimes these bobbies get injured in the line of duty – and this results in accident claims.
CMC figures down, yet personal injury claims still prevalent
Nobody liked claims management companies, which is why they’re so glad there’s so few of them now – yet their exit has not stopped the injury claims train.
Does everyone waste money on personal injury claims?
Sometimes the prevailing wisdom, when it comes to personal injury claims, is that paying out compensation is a waste of money – and sometimes it turns out correct.
Insurers go to war with injury lawyers, show up unarmed
Sometimes you have to hand it to the insurance industry: they’re so keen to get one over on personal injury lawyers that they’ll go to war with them unarmed.
Do local authorities need better personal injury lawyers?
Is it just me, or are the personal injury solicitors that work for local authorities absolutely rubbish when it comes to defending against accident claims?
Unicorns, dragons, and compensation culture – none exists
While more and more evidence comes to light showing there’s no such thing as compensation culture, policymakers continue to pass pointless laws.