Ecological concerns

Further national and European environmental legislation can only increase brokers' duty of care, writes Edward Murray.

Waves of environmental legislation are washing over the UK and Europe and, for businesses that have not made appropriate provision for their demands, there will be some awkward, expensive and debilitating questions to answer over the coming years.

The environment has climbed the social, political and commercial agenda over recent years; it is now making its presence felt on the insurance market as the rulebook on what constitutes an environmental misdemeanor becomes ever-more detailed.

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