The EL-word
Employers' liability continues to cause problems in the insurance market, with the British Insurance Brokers' Association recently investigating four companies it believed could leave policyholders exposed. Stephanie Denton looks at the legal implications of the Employers' Liability Act and asks where the EL responsibility lies
In February 2004, UK brokers began to raise concerns over the legality of certain offshore employers' liability insurers. This, in turn, raised bigger questions over the enforcement and monitoring of
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