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Whitehall Whiplash Discussions - Susan Brown, Prolegal

15/05/12. Insurers and the government met again at this month at a much heralded Whitehall summit to discuss, amongst other things, whiplash claims. They seem to be going round in ever decreasing circles.   The headlines suggest it is an accepted fact that insurance premiums are £90 higher because of bogus whiplash claims.  This strikes me as highly unlikely.  There is of course fraud in this area as in any other type of insurance claim, but if insurers were paying out at that level, it would suggest a ludicrous level of incompetence on the part of insurance companies in vetting the claims.  No-one actually knows the level of fraud, and insurers, as a suspicious bunch, probably...

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