Collection

Claims Management Regulator press releases and news stories

This series contains press releases and news stories issued by CMR since 2012.

This collection was withdrawn on 1 April 2019

This page has been withdrawn because it’s out of date. Responsibility for the regulation of Claims Management Companies has been taken over by the Financial Conduct Authority.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 7 June 2014
• Last updated: 5 August 2015 — See all updates

The Claims Management Regulator issues regular press releases and new stories around important topics for businesses and consumers.

For journalists and other media professionals, view media contact details.

For members of the public, email: claimsmanagementregulation@justice.gsi.gov.uk

News stories and press releases 2017

• Cutting costs for consumers in financial claims
  • 16 November 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Licence stripped from holiday sickness firm
  • 25 August 2017
  • News story
• Crackdown on fake holiday sickness claims
  • 9 July 2017
  • Press release
• Regulation fees paid by claims management companies 2017 to 2018
  • 9 February 2017
  • Consultation outcome

News stories and press releases 2016

• MoJ unit in crackdown on rogue claims companies
  • 6 May 2016
  • Press release
• Cold callers to be forced to display phone numbers under new Government plans
  • 24 April 2016
  • Press release
• Cutting costs for consumers in financial claims
  • 16 November 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Regulation fees paid by claims management companies 2016 to 2017
  • 4 February 2016
  • Consultation outcome
• Licence stripped from company that made 40 million nuisance calls
  • 12 January 2016
  • Press release

News stories and press releases 2015

• Company fined £850,000 for millions of nuisance calls
  • 2 December 2015
  • Press release
• Record £570k fine issued against claims firm
  • 15 October 2015
  • Press release
• Clampdown on rogue claims management companies
  • 2 October 2015
  • Press release
• First fine issued against rogue claims management company
  • 5 August 2015
  • Press release
• Proposed regulation fees paid by claims management companies 2015 to 2016
  • 5 February 2015
  • Consultation outcome

News stories and press releases 2014

• Huge penalties for rogue claims management firms
  • 29 December 2014
  • Press release
• Claims Management Regulation: proposals for amendments to the complaints handling rules
  • 18 December 2014
  • Consultation outcome
• New whiplash and PPI claim rules
  • 1 October 2014
  • Press release
• Hundreds of rogue claim firms closed
  • 18 August 2014
  • Press release
• Nuisance claims firms face huge fines
  • 27 June 2014
  • Press release
• Bogus claims to be thrown out as government steps up insurance fraud crackdown
  • 7 June 2014
  • Press release
• Nuisance calls action plan unveiled
  • 30 March 2014
  • News story
• Clampdown on rogue claims firms
  • 21 February 2014
  • Press release
• Dozens of unnecessary rules and regulations scrapped or improved as MoJ responds to Red Tape Challenge
  • 28 January 2014
  • News story

News stories and press releases 2013

• Claims management complaints service to be toughened
  • 10 December 2013
  • Press release
• Rogue PPI claim companies targeted by fines and toughened regulations
  • 21 November 2013
  • Press release
• New measures to help hard working families with the cost of driving
  • 23 October 2013
  • Press release
• Hundreds of claims firms close following fee ban
  • 23 July 2013
  • Press release
• Action on compensation claims for slips and trips
  • 31 July 2013
  • Press release
• New rules to protect customers from rogue claims firms
  • 8 July 2013
  • Press release
• Claims management companies that break the rules will be named online
  • 7 June 2013
  • Press release
• Government acts on compensation culture
  • 1 May 2013
  • News story
• New rules for CMCs
  • 8 April 2013
  • Press release
• Tougher rules for claims management companies
  • 8 April 2013
  • News story
• Extra measures to tackle PPI claim pests
  • 8 February 2013
  • News story

News stories and press releases 2012

• Claims management crackdown
  • 31 December 2012
  • News story
• Consumers set to benefit from claims management crackdown
  • 28 August 2012
  • Press release
• Claims Management clampdown
  • 22 August 2012
  • Press release
• Tougher rules for claims management companies
  • 22 August 2012
  • News story
• Comply with Claim Management Regulations or risk being shut down
  • 10 August 2012
  • Press release
• Claim Regulator improves consumer protection
  • 10 August 2012
  • News story
• Warning on scam calls
  • 1 May 2012
  • Press release

Published 7 June 2014
Last updated 5 August 2015 + show all updates

1. 5 August 2015

   Press release - 'First fine issued against rogue claims management company' added to Claims Management Regulator press release document collection.

2. 3 November 2014

   Claims Management Regulator consultation added

3. 26 August 2014

   Latest Claims Management Regulator press release

4. 27 June 2014

   Nuisance claims firms face huge fines press release added.

5. 7 June 2014

   First published.