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Latest Portal Company Data Shows Trends Which Are Not Easy to Ignore - Simon Denyer, DWF

16/03/15. February's data from the Portal Company seems to confirm the view that the reductions in the number of new claims which we had seen to all 4 of the portals over the last 2 months were merely temporary, and capable of being explained by short-lived factors such as the need for “seasonal adjustments” over the Christmas period.

Significant increases

In general, the number of new claims entering the RTA, EL, PL and EL disease portals are the highest seen over the last 3 months. The rates of increase in the new claims data for January when compared to December show the following increases, each of which looks significant:

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