ABI call for medical assessment of whiplash claims

Anyone claiming whiplash injury should be required to undergo examination by an accredited medical expert under proposals to curb the UK’s whiplash epidemic published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The association said it has been estimated that 70% of road accident personal injury claims are for whiplash in the UK, compared to 47% in Germany, 32% in Spain and only 3% in France, earning the UK the unwanted reputation as Whiplash Capital of Europe.