Insurers in the dark over E-coli outbreak

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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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