A nationwide push is underway to change compensation laws for those who slip or fall in public places.

Key points: Law changes made it harder for individuals to claim compensation

Law changes made it harder for individuals to claim compensation Law Council claims system is in favour of insurance companies

Law Council claims system is in favour of insurance companies Woman, 47, claims she is $90k out of pocket after accident

Fifteen years after sweeping reforms to insurance law were introduced, legal experts say the changes have gone too far, leaving many injured people suffering with no support.

In 2002, the federal, state and territory governments rolled out a range of reforms to insurance law.

At the time insurance premiums were very high, and in a bid to make insurance more affordable for businesses, the law made it harder for injured people to seek compensation.

"You've got a range of people who suffer. It includes, pensioners people with severe injuries it includes anybody who gets hurt through the fault of somebody else," said barrister Andrew Stone, who specialises in public liability law.

Legal experts say the changes are now prolonging the pain of those injured while insurance company profits continue to grow.

Since 2002, public liability changes have had a huge impact. For the first five years there was a 60 per cent drop in compensation cases lodged in court.

But because insurance premiums have not fallen at the same rate, profits continue to prosper.

Over the past five years public liability insurance profits have averaged $350 million per year. In the financial year ending June 2016, insurance companies made $529 million in profit.

"There has to be a balance between individual responsibility and corporations and landowners making sure their products and premises are safe," Mr Stone said.

"At the moment we are putting all the responsibility on individuals and we are not holding the corporations responsible."

Insurance companies 'profiting from pain'

The Law Council of Australia has been lobbying state and territory governments to soften the laws as well as increase payout thresholds.

The council's Geoff Provis said the fact insurance companies were making "very healthy profits" suggested the system was not balanced.

"We are seeing a range, consumers who have injured who aren't able to claim damages at common law when they should be able to," he said.

But the Insurance Council of Australia disagreed.

"The reforms have struck an appropriate balance between affordable and available liability insurance for businesses and community organisations, and financial support for those who most need it," it said in a statement.

'My whole livelihood taken away'

In February, Rana Hindy slipped on a cracked egg in front of a clothing store while at Westfield Sydney.

The 47-year-old herniated two discs in her neck which required surgery and two screws implanted.

"I was depressed constantly. I lost my job. Basically my whole livelihood has been taken away from me through no fault of my own," she said.

With ongoing rehab, the cost of surgery and her loss of income, the former data analyst said she was $90,000 out of pocket and still unable to secure employment.

She said her doctors advised that she seek legal advice.

"I went to three law firms to get some legal advice and they basically all told me that the legislation had changed and I pretty much had no case," Ms Hindy said.

Westfield has offered Ms Hindy $3,000 as a gesture of goodwill, but she said the toll on her life was worth far more.