Commentary on Sections Miscellaneous and general Section 164:  Liability of insurers
347.Section 164 provides that where an insurance policy covers, to any extent, a compensation payment made by an insured person in consequence of an injury, that policy will also cover any NHS costs for which the insured person is liable in respect of that injury and that this cover cannot be restricted or excluded. Subsection (4) enables regulations to be made limiting an insurer’s liability in circumstances set out in the regulations. It is envisaged that this might be appropriate, for example, to enable a reduction in the NHS costs payable in cases where an insurer has only covered a proportion of the total compensation due as a result of a cap on the amount payable under the insurance policy.