Championing change
With the government dragging its heels on flood management and personal injury compensation reform, the Association of British Insurers is poised to pile on the pressure. Nick Starling details the likely crunch points and campaigns of 2008
Three years ago I arrived at the Association of British Insurers in the wake of the disastrous tsunami and not long before the Carlisle floods hit. My arrival also coincided with the new insurance
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