Insurers welcome pleural plaques decision

The defendant insurers in the case, Zurich and Norwich Union, welcomed the decision. Steve Thomas, technical claims manager, Zurich UK General Insurance, said the judgment “draws a clear line under the issue of whether pleural plaques should be compensatable. The insurance industry exists to compensate people who’ve suffered an injury and not to pay out policyholders’ money for a condition that causes no symptoms and that cannot develop into any other condition such as lung cancer or mesothelioma.”