Welcome to our monthly newsletter! In this edition we advise you on how to avoid falling victim to the new 'crash for cash' scam fraudsters are using, discuss the number of older motorists who could face prosecution through failing to disclose medical conditions, tell you about the rise in travel insurance claims following the February skiing trips and discuss the proposed reforms for noise induced hearing loss claims handling. We hope you enjoy our newsletter.
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Costing around £400m a year, ‘crash for cash’ scams are run by fraudsters that stage or deliberately cause a road traffic collision, often with innocent road users, hoping to profit from fraudulent insurance claims. Claims from a single collision can potentially be worth tens of thousands of pounds, organised fraudsters are staging multiple scams that involve multiple collisions and can be worth millions of pounds.
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New research from Direct Line Car Insurance reveals almost three in ten older motorists have medical conditions but almost half have failed to tell the DVLA about their condition.
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New research from Direct Line Car Insurance reveals almost three in ten older motorists have medical conditions but almost half have failed to tell the DVLA about their condition.
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February half terms is the most dangerous time of the year for a trip to the slopes, with more than twice the average number of winter sports travel claims compared to the rest of the ski season. Downhill skiing is one of the world’s most popular winter sports. However, it also carries a high risk of injury.
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According to the ABI the number of noise induced hearing loss claims increased by 189% between 2011 and 2014. Whilst the number of new claims is starting to slow, the ABI is calling for further reforms to ensure that only genuine claims are made.
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General | Special Offers | Local Interest
February half terms is the most dangerous time of the year for a trip to the slopes, with more than twice the average number of winter sports travel claims compared to the rest of the ski season. Downhill skiing is one of the world’s most popular winter sports. However, it also carries a high risk of injury.
More...
General | Special Offers | Local Interest
According to the ABI the number of noise induced hearing loss claims increased by 189% between 2011 and 2014. Whilst the number of new claims is starting to slow, the ABI is calling for further reforms to ensure that only genuine claims are made.
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