INSURERS have denied "putting Britain out of business" by refusing cover and increasing premiums for...
INSURERS have denied "putting Britain out of business" by refusing cover and increasing premiums for employers' and public liability insurance to "totally unrealistic" levels, according to a report in the FT. The claims come from the British Chambers of Commerce, which has conducted a survey of the problems its 135,000 member businesses have faced in the past year as commercial insurance premiums have soared. The survey showed that more than 6% of businesses and 9% of manufacturers had been refused insurance cover altogether, while almost 20% of manufacturers were seeing incre...
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