NHS faces £1bn annual bill after 'reckless' change to injury payouts

Angry insurers criticise alteration to personal injury formula that will also hike car premiums by £75 for millions of peopleA “reckless” government-ordered change to the way personal injury awards are calculated will add as much as £75 to already fast-rising average car insurance premiums, and land the NHS with an annual £1bn bill, the insurance industry has warned.The lord chancellor, Liz Truss, has announced a change to the so-called Ogden discount rate, which is