PIAB has 600 cases on its books

THE Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), set up in April to lower the cost of insurance claims, is currently dealing with 600 cases.

According to chief executive Patricia Byron the board has had 4,000 phone calls and 267,000 hits on its website from the public.

Ms Byron said the board’s remit was clear: to reduce the cost of claims by the public and it had made good progress so far.