Year 2000: what will insurers cover?

The Association of British Insurers has issued a leaflet advising consumers on how personal lines in...

The Association of British Insurers has issued a leaflet advising
consumers on how personal lines insurance may be affected by the
millennium.


The document makes it clear that losses occurring as a direct result of
the year 2000 will not be insured, as it is a predictable and foreseeable
event.


It also emphasises that what will be covered will vary from insurer to
insurer.


Under the household section, the leaflet points out that "malfunction at
the millennium will not be covered", but that further