Attorneys Injury Dozens of injury claims management companies and companies in ten lawyers injury are being investigated for insurance fraud by the Office of Insurance Fraud, as the Solicitors Journal, the leading independent magazine for lawyers and other legal professionals, which provides daily news and analysis.
Sue Jones, head of unit within the Office of Insurance Fraud, asked the managing partners of law firms to keep accurate records of clients and cases referred to them by claims management companies .
"If the insurers say, on a consistent basis that does not believe that accidents happen," she said, "you must consider the situation. If you decide to close your eyes there may be issues of money money.
"If you paid a referral fee to a claims management company and you end up taking money into your account from a fraudulent application, you may be facilitating fraud.
Jones added: "Some large companies Injuries are a very good job, and all procedures for laundering money and respect they need. Others are a complete fiasco. Some companies appear again and again as being related to claims management companies whose applications are rejected. You would think they would review the relationship.
In other news, Thompsons Solicitors, the union of the United Kingdom, injury and employment rights legal practice, has put online total reward statements to its staff, in association with Thompsons of online services.
Thompson, the employer of more than 800 employees, has decided to take the best offer reserved for employees of benefits by improving the communication of benefits granted to their employees. This allows employees to gain a better understanding of what is available, both in terms of their benefits and value of total reward as well.
Vineeta Kaura, Head of HR at Thompsons Solicitors said: "We wanted to improve communication with employees and decided online total reward statements should be to increase the value of their rewards program. We wanted employees to understand the full value of what they receive and engage more with their benefits. This is part of our strategy to become an employer of choice.
Thompsons Solicitors Thompsons of selected online services to implement a system of self-service 'PerquisiteTM "where employees have the ability to view fully branded and customized reports online. Employees can access their site via a single intranet where they can see their total compensation and benefits paid farm.
Meanwhile, the High Court in London, Mr David Dei-IFC has won a case of bodily injury claims with recorded damages of a settlement of £ 6.3 million. Dei-IFC was 17 years in October 2002, when the car in which he was a passenger crashed in a field. As a result of the accident, Mr Dei-IFC has suffered serious brain injuries, leaving him requiring 24-hour live in care and assistance for the rest of his life.
Ged Jones, a lawyer and an injury associated Camps Solicitors, advised that "Due to changes in the law over the past years, the Court now has the power to impose periodical payments in the case of high value, rather than allocate a fixed amount, regardless of the will of the parties.
"This will provide applicants with a future income stream throughout their life and carry the risk of investing a lump sum in the precarious financial markets.
Damages in the United Kingdom are relatively low compared to the United States and Europe. "Hopefully," says Jones, "This landmark decision will experience a significant increase in levels of compensation to claimants in the future."
Posted on February 5, 2010.
