Insurers in the dark over E-coli outbreak
A Lockton broker has warned insurers remain in the dark over their exposure to a widespread E-coli outbreak that has killed at least 22 people and left hundreds seriously ill.
Health officials have confirmed that the outbreak — which has been linked to various sources, including German beansprouts — has reached the UK, and that at least 2400 people have fallen ill across
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