New insurance law protects claimants

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A new insurance law that will make it harder for insurers to refuse to pay claims comes into force today.

The Consumer Insurance Act was demanded by the Law Commission and initially opposed by insurer body the Association of British Insurers. It puts the onus on insurers to ask customers for information, not on customers having to volunteer it.

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