Insurers pessimistic about swift NIHL claims drop despite government action

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Government-led measures to clamp down on unmeritorious industrial deafness claims will not trigger a short-term decline in record-breaking claims volumes, according to industry bosses, although the prospect of a Medco extension has been mooted as a long-term solution.

Figures produced by the Association of British Insurers last month showed that noise induced hearing loss claims submitted to insurers increased by 189% from 2011 to 2014 and that of the more than 200

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