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Liability Risk and Insurance

A bad day for insurers

The House of Lords, in the run up and the ruling on the mesothelioma case Fairchild , gave insurers a bad day. Not so much from the ruling, which must have been expected and reserved for, but through forthright criticism and the bad image and publicity engendered by the fight, despite valiant efforts of explanation by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

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