Insurance reformers criticise lawyers

THE Alliance for Insurance Reform (AIR) has launched a savage attack on the legal profession, accusing them of spreading false and blatant misinformation about the proposed Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB).

The AIR said both the Law Society and the Bar Council and the insurance industry were misleading the public about the reforms of insurance claims.

The AIR urged the Government to proceed with two urgent pieces of legislation, one to set up the PIAB and to bring in a Civil Liabilities Bill.