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Personal Injuries Commission

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  • 17-11-2016 7:49am
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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭


    The state has decided to form another Quango, this time called the Personal Injuries Commission.
    From the IT

    *The move to set up the new commission is expected to be announced by Minister of State for Finance Eoghan Murphy in the coming weeks following the completion of an official report on tackling the high cost of motor insurance. The report is expected to have made about 40 recommendations in nine key areas.*

    It will be interesting to see just how this new outfit operates and if it makes any difference to Motor Insurance.


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    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    The state has decided to form another Quango, this time called the Personal Injuries Commission.
    From the IT

    *The move to set up the new commission is expected to be announced by Minister of State for Finance Eoghan Murphy in the coming weeks following the completion of an official report on tackling the high cost of motor insurance. The report is expected to have made about 40 recommendations in nine key areas.*

    It will be interesting to see just how this new outfit operates and if it makes any difference to Motor Insurance.

    Hopefully it will reevaluate the ridiculous book of quantum that is as useless as it is damaging.

    What needs to be done is that for judges presiding over personal injury claims to be fully au fait with them.

    Injuries claims hearings should be centralised, restricted to a select few highly experienced individuals and have a panel of medical professionals at their disposal to offer expert medical advice.

    At the moment any quack can provide testimony that's accepted as gospel.

    It should be paid for by taking part of the levy that's already in place.

    There should also be real penalties for those found to be making false and exaggerated claims.

    At the moment there are zero consequences to attempted fraud so having real risks to dodgy claimants would be a real deterrent.

    Solicitors should also be made to disclose all fees they receive wrt PI claims.

    Its a massive cash cow for them and they are literally milking it.


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    Henry Ford III
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    What's the difference between the PIAB and this new crowd?


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    Liam McPoyle
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    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    What's the difference between the PIAB and this new crowd?

    I would have thought commission was to investigate the entire process rather than being a commission to deal with injuries.


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    Liam McPoyle
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    Just had a proper read of the article.

    It is in fact a commission to investigate the state of the claims processes, particularly with relation to soft injury claims.

    It wants to get payments more in line with European standards which are a fraction of what awards are here.

    Good news for insurance companies as they account for 80% of current motor claims, get the awards in check and it will only mean prices have to reduce to more managable levels which is obviously good for customers. Bad news for the ambulance chasers though.

    I wonder how long it will take for a statement from the law society decrying the move to be released.


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    Skatedude
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    Yeaaa, "recommendations" Now will they have any power to actually enforce any of these recommendations?


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    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    Skatedude wrote: »
    Yeaaa, "recommendations" Now will they have any power to actually enforce any of these recommendations?

    If its a state sanctioned commission then one would assume that real changes are possible/probable.

    It will be an utterly pointless exercise if that isn't the end game.


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