HAS REGULATION REMOVED ALL THE BAD APPLES FROM THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION MARKETPLACE?

April 22nd, 2008 Hinchliffes

Darren Werth, the Chairman of the Claims Standards Council (CSC), has congratulated the Ministry of Justice for regulating the claims management industry.

Mr Werth indicated that the Government had done a good job with the regulation process when he said “The Government has successfully removed the cowboys from the industry; that is good news for the legal sector, insurance sector, the Government, but above all the claimant”.

However, the Insurance Fraud Bureau might argue that this is simply not the case. They are currently investigating dozens of claims management companies, and also 10 firms of solicitors, in connection with allegations of insurance fraud within the claims industry, including claims that involve personal injury compensation.

COMMENT:-

The CSC is the representative body for claims management companies, and it is therefore in their and their members’ interests to promote the idea that the claims management industry is now clean and above board.

There is no doubt that the situation has improved, but there is still a long way to go before members of the public can be completely confident in using such companies to pursue their claims. Only last week representatives of a claims management company were seen “cold calling” from house to house in Malvern, Worcestershire and which practice is in direct breach of the regulations.

Anyone who has been hurt in an accident should feel free to take advice on whether they can pursue a personal injury claim, but should consider contacting only competent and independent legal advisers.

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