Legal Update: Exposure and the global threat
Chemical exposure can lead to the onset of disease. David Kidman looks at how this could impact insurers.
Exposure to certain chemicals has been said to contribute substantially to the onset of disease. So, just what are endocrine disrupting chemicals and can exposure generate the increase in claims?
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