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Insurers ready to discuss pandemic reinsurance plan as a fix for ‘market failure’

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Published on: 24 February 2021
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Law360, London: Insurers said on 23 February 2021 that they are ready to discuss plans with the UK government for creating a state-backed pandemic reinsurance scheme to tackle what some see as a growing ‘market failure’ in the availability of cover.

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