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Winn Group Timeline 26
2021
Winns launches new Wills, Probate & rusts and Dispute solution services Winns named in Chronicle top 200 North East companies Winns opens third o ce due to expansion
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2016
On Hire listed as one of the Fastest 50 growing companies in the North East
gins o ering cialist FNOL services s insurers
2013
Winn Group receives investment from JZI and Souter Investments
Winns receives ABS status
2022
Je Winn becomes Executive Chairman and Chris Birkett becomes Winn Group Chief Executive O cer
2014
On Insurance launches
Winns rst year listed as a Legal 500 rm
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ADAPT OR FALTER IAN SCANLAN ADAPT OR FALTER
Ian Scanlan Head of On Medical
Adapt or falter. It is an extreme set of choices but a realistic scenario currently facing many in the medicolegal sector.
Following sweeping Civil Liability Bill reforms at the end of May 2021, the volume of work flowing through the medicolegal sector fell sharply. Companies, still finding their feet after tough blows related to Covid and lockdown implications, once again had the carpet pulled from under them and were forced to adapt quickly to a radically changing landscape. For Head of On Medical 24/7, Ian Scanlan, the volatility of the market has dictated the downfall of some ,and the adaptation of others, with consolidation a future theme in the industry. He said: “There has been a lot of volatility in volumes and case types following the reforms back in June, so where we historically saw 30,000 cases a month on average in Personal Injury, that’s dropped to 18,000. But that’s something we’ve just had to deal with. “We’ve seen a lot of consolidation among Medical Reporting Organisations and law firms and it is a case of keeping ahead of the curve. “Our numbers have dropped naturally because the claims frequency has dropped, so we reacted accordingly, diversifying into different areas. As a business, we put more focus into physiotherapy, and tests and treatments. Onhealth, a sister brand of On Medical 24/7, plays a huge part in this for us by generating more work in primary health care, offering weight management, senior mobility, physical and psychological diagnostics and treatment, and we’re now conducting health screening via blood tests around the UK too. “It’s essential to do things differently, cutting the cloth according to market need; reacting to the market as suitably as you can. “The medico-legal industry is probably a couple of months behind what law firms are experiencing at the moment; they are also seeing massive consolidation, with currently around 10 key firms out of which there are five large ones and a sub layer.
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