MP urges insurers to do more as public 'very, very angry' over BI payouts
Exclusive: The insurance industry is heading towards “considerable damage” to its public standing due to its handling of business interruption insurance claims during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Jonathan Edwards MP has warned.
Edwards, the MP behind the Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling on the government to force insurers to use dividends to pay coronavirus claims, said he brought the EDM after being
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