Personal injury lawyers have called on the government to review the practice of insurers offering to settle before claimants have seen a doctor.
In its response to the Insurance Fraud Taskforce, which was set up by the government to look at ways to reduce insurance fraud, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) said insurers should be banned from making pre-medical offers or contacting customers injured by one of their own policy-holders.
“These practices have the potential to create an environment of ‘easy money’, allowing fraudulent cases to be settled without the necessary checks and balances that medical examination provides,” it said.
Apil also reiterated its disappointment that the taskforce and panel report was “biased and unrepresentative”.
