Youth sues mother over road accident A TEENAGE boy from County Limerick who sued his mother following a minor road collision was awarded almost €14,000 in damages. The boy, who is from the Rathkeale area and is now aged 17, initiated the Personal Injury claim through his father following the collision more than [...]
Rogue Insurance claims companies that provide bad service and bombard people with nuisance calls face fines totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds under new plans. Those who use information gathered by unlawful unsolicited calls and texts, waste people's time and money by making spurious claims or use misleading marketing could be fined up to 20% [...]
The number of "crash for cash" car insurance scams uncovered by a major insurer surged by 51% annually last year. Aviva said it had detected around 820 staged accidents in 2013, leading to some 2,200 fraudulent personal injury claims. It is pressing for tougher penalties and said that often, rather than being locked up, fraudsters [...]
"Crash for cash" car insurance scams rose by 51% last year, according to one of the UK's biggest motor insurers. Aviva, which insures one in 10 of the cars in the UK, detected about 820 "induced accidents" in 2013. These faked accidents led to around 2,200 fraudulent claims for personal injury, according to Aviva. It [...]
Plans for a crackdown on inflated motor insurance costs which would see an estimated £20 being shaved off the cost of a typical driver’s policy have been unveiled by the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to cap the cost of providing a courtesy car following an accident after finding there [...]
The Association of British Insurers’ head of motor and liability James Dalton asked whether injured people should actually be provided solely with rehabilitation rather than receiving an award of damages. He said: “We need a debate about whether someone should be awarded money for a low-value, low-impact and very minor injury claims. It’s a debate [...]
A surge in so-called "cash for crash" scams and fraudulent whiplash injury claims is being blamed for a sharp rise in insurance fraud detected by Britain's biggest insurer. Aviva said it discovered more than £110m worth of fraud in 2013 – up 19% on the previous year – and that it was currently uncovering 45 [...]
A National Transportation Safety Board finding that captain error caused the Jan. 9, 2013, crash of the SeaStreak Wall Street commuter ferry could impact the ongoing litigation by injured passengers seeking recovery. The NTSB found, after a 15-month investigation, that the captain lost control of the vessel and that the risk of accident was heightened [...]
The high profile falls of eventers Laura Collett and Harry Meade — who suffered serious injuries last year, but didn’t have personal accident cover — have raised awareness of the need for riders to protect themselves in case of an accident. What is personal accident insurance? While insuring our horses is high on our priority [...]
A wheel flew off a pick-up truck straight into oncoming traffic. Car experts say, this accident could have been prevented. It happened along I-64 Friday morning during rush hour traffic. Police say a tire flew off a pick-up truck and smashed the windshield of an SUV traveling in the other direction. They say the lug-nuts [...]