All 1 Debates between Simon Clarke and Jo Stevens

Tue 23rd Oct 2018
Civil Liability Bill [Lords]
Commons Chamber

3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons

Civil Liability Bill [Lords]

Debate between Simon Clarke and Jo Stevens
3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Clarke Portrait Mr Clarke
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I am saying that there is a need for a proportionate system for compensation. The number of road traffic accident-related personal injury claims has increased by 200,000 since 2006—a rise of approximately 40%. That suggests to me that the incentives in the system are skewed. Insurers predict that, without reform, motor premiums could continue to rise at a rate of about 10% annually. That constitutes a significant burden on the cost of living for millions of us who are dependent on our cars for daily travel, especially in rural communities.

Jo Stevens Portrait Jo Stevens
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Does the hon. Gentleman not think that the UK’s leading insurers paying out £2 billion to their shareholders in 2016 might have something to do with the rising cost of insurance premiums?

Simon Clarke Portrait Mr Clarke
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The Bill is designed to make sure there is a closer connection between whiplash claims and medical evidence by introducing a ban on seeking or offering to settle whiplash claims without the appropriate medical evidence. That will discourage fraudulent claims, encourage insurers to investigate claims properly and protect genuine claimants from accepting a settlement without knowing the full extent of their injury.