It’s time for the government to listen on whiplash reforms
With the long-awaited whiplash reforms and portal delayed again, what does the MoJ still need to do before they finally arrive?
Browsing: Opinion
Personal injury faces tough year as whiplash reforms approach
This year is going to force many personal injury businesses to carefully consider their strategy as the whiplash reforms challenge existing business models
Do virtual assessments have a role as an alternative to face-to-face assessments in quantum cases?
Virtual assessments do have a role but should be appropriate to the claimant’s clinical condition and need, while contextualised to the interests of the instructing solicitor and their client
Transparency is king for law firms
The direction of travel is clear and transparency now needs to be at the heart of a law firm’s business plans in the insurance sector
What marketing can tell us about the outlook for claims leads
Claims leads took a hit when the pandemic struck, but activity is now much stronger than a couple of months ago, writes Andy Cullwick of First4Lawyers
Claims culture?
The figures simply don’t support ‘claims culture’ idea that British society is blighted by ‘epidemic levels’ of whiplash claims
Another whiplash delay
The pandemic is likely to fuel even more consolidation in the claimant legal market than the whiplash reforms were going to drive
Fighting motor fraud with AI
Can an AI determine which potentially fraudulent motor insurance claims are worth contesting? Yes, says Clyde & Co’s Damian Rourke
How will Covid-19 lockdown affect future claims handling?
Mark Pierce of Criterion explains why the insurance industry will return to physical visit claims assessments once the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted
Covid-19: Jeremy Trott on insurance response to crisis
The lockdown and spread of Covid-19 have seen traditional claims activity decrease substantially, according to Jeremy Trott of the Society of Claims Professionals