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These companies, it added, also get drivers to lodge claims "for injuries that in fact, have not been suffered or which may not be as severe as claimed: typically mild soft-tissue damage causing pain in neck and shoulders (whiplash), which is difficult
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CAR INSURANCE SOARING BY £1000 A YEAR
BRITAIN'S spiralling compensation culture is sending motorists' insurance bills soaring by up to £1000 a year. Shock figures out today show average premiums have gone up by a record 40 per cent in just 12 months at a time when millions of drivers are
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Car insurance up in the clouds When you learn that a typical whiplash injury for a single individual can add £4000 to the cost of a claim you start to realise where the price hikes are coming from. Another problem is uninsured drivers. The Motor Insurers Bureau puts the cost of |
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Car and home insurance premiums still going up: AA Insurance Index Simon Douglas points out: "Although the number of collisions on Britain's roads is falling, the number of claims for whiplash injury is rising. It's tempting to make such claims with the huge number of 'accident management' law firms using cold-call |
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Scottish drivers pay price for English law Insurers are also furious that they are paying 87p to law firms for every £1 they pay out in compensation, turning some solicitors into millionaires. The AA's Simon Douglas points out: "Although the number of collisions on Britain's roads is falling, |
MOBILE DOCTORS GROUP PLC : Legal Costs Push Up Car Insurance Premiums, ABI Claims
According to the latest figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), legal fees in personal injury and whiplash claims are costing UK motorists up to £2.4 million a day in extra insurance premium costs.
This means that a staggering £876 million a year is paid out in legal costs, while £1,666 is being added to car insurance premiums in the UK every minute. Sources at the ABI, commenting on the findings, said that the figures were "exorbitant" and insisted that steps for bringing down the costs should be taken urgently.
At present an average car insurance policy costs £418, which is an 18% increase on an annual basis, with the biggest part of the rise attributed to a surge in legal costs. James Dalton, the ABI's head of motor and liability insurance, claims that, paradoxically, legal costs are sometimes bigger than the compensation awarded, which is a clear indicator that the UK compensation system is "disproportionate". As an example, he points out a recent high-profile case where compensation of £15,000 was awarded, while the legal costs bill amounted to £37,250.
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