Charlie Weston: Supreme Court ruling means it’s time for insurers to stop spoofing and deliver premium cuts

Insurance policy-holders here deserve a break from paying expensive premiums. Photo: Getty

Charlie Weston

Insurance companies have now run out of excuses and must now sharply reduce premiums for consumers, businesses and voluntary groups.

The Supreme Court’s decision today that the personal injury award guidelines voted in by judges three years ago are legally binding means that the spoofing of the industry has to stop and the time to deliver proper reductions in premiums has arrived.