The highest compensation for whiplash is in the UK claims James Dalton – Assistant Director of Motor and Liability for the Association of British Insurers.
Addressing the audience in Leeds at the 2011 Whiplash Conference, Mr. Dalton stated that three-quarters of personal injury claims in the UK are for whiplash injury, and insurers are paying out nearly two billion pounds each year for whiplash claims.
According to statistics released by the Association of British Insurers, approximately 1,200 claims for whiplash injury compensation are made every day in the UK – six times more than the claims received in a year from people claiming workplace injury compensation.
The Association of British Insurers estimate that the number of whiplash compensation claims adds an average of 74.00 pounds to British motorist’s insurance premiums and, in his speech, Mr. Dalton called on the government to quickly put in place their proposals on civil justice reform.
The alterations, claimed Mr. Dalton, would guarantee that genuine claimants received fair compensation and access to rehabilitation services more quickly, while the potential for fraudulent claims would be decreased.