Introduction
This report contains a wide range of data and analysis, providing insight into the trends affecting personal injury claims. It also examines the implications of a number of significant developments that have occurred in the market in the last twelve months. These include the introduction of a new regulatory body, and far-reaching proposals made by the Department of Constitutional Affairs.
Scope
The latest personal injury claims data and market research, including information on accident and disease claims An understanding of the major claims management intermediaries and their advertising strategies Insight into changes in claims management regulation and the proposals made by the Department of Constitutional Affairs Forecast scenarios for claims numbers and costs, based on primary research and in-house expertise
Highlights
The number of accident claims registered to the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) at the Department of Work and Pensions increased in 2006-7, rising by 8.3 per cent. Accident claims make up by far the largest proportion of all personal injury claims, accounting for 96 per cent of claims in 2006-7. Accident intermediaries National Accident Helpline and Injury Lawyers 4U recorded the first and second highest advertising spends respectively in 2006. National Accident Helpline spent £6.2 million on advertising, overtaking Injury Lawyers 4U which had recorded the highest expenditure in the previous year. Datamonitor forecasts that the number of personal injury claims will grow by an annual average rate of 2.6 per cent between 2006/7 and 2011/12. By 2011/12 the number of claims will reach 775,958. The increase will largely be driven by further growth in the number of motor personal injury claims, which has seen strong growth in recent years.
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