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Liability Risk and Insurance

Largest ever motor claim

Dwarfing the previous highest settlement (£5mn in respect of a young Chinese musician), the Selby rail crash could cost insurers more than £100mn when taking account of business interruption and rolling stock as well as passenger claims, according to Christian Wells of Lovells.

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