Insurers will be ‘reluctant’ to pass on whiplash savings – Fitch

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm20th September 2016

The Law Gazette The cost of motor insurance will not come down for at least two years – even if the government forges ahead with whiplash reforms, according to a leading credit ratings agency. Fitch Ratings says insurance premiums will continue to rise because the levels of reserve releases that have supported profitability in recent…

Number of women convicted of domestic violence at record high

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm20th September 2016

The Independent The data did not specify if the women’s victims were male or female, however campaigners say the statistics serve as a reminder that while the overwhelming majority of abusers are male, women can also commit serious abuse Data from 2015 suggests that 93.9 per cent of convicted abusers are male, while 6.1 per cent…