Insurance industry is failing injured workers
New research has shown that thousands of injured workers each year are blocked from making compensation claims because the insurance industry is failing to trace policies.
Injury lawyers are now saying that the government takes quick action to ensure that the problem is resolved as soon as possible. Suggestions have been made for and electronic database of insurance records backed up by a compensation fun of last resort.
Amanda Stevens, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) said the current method for tracing employers’ insurance records, run by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), was failing dismally.
“We know the ABI has tried consistently to improve the number of successful traces over the years, but the figures speak for themselves,” she said.“After nearly ten years it is absolutely clear that the current system is not fit for purpose.
The crux of the problem is that the ABI’s code for tracing policies is a voluntary code, and the Government’s latest review of its performance shows there are still thousands of people who are left unable to claim compensation for their injuries, because employers’ insurance policies cannot be traced.
Updated on 22/01/2009