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Register of public liability insurers

Recommendation

The Chair and Panel recommend that the Association of British Insurers considers whether a register of public liability insurers could be introduced to assist claimants in child sexual abuse cases in locating the insurers relevant to their claim, and how it would operate. The Chair and Panel recommend that the Association of British Insurers sets out its consideration of the issue and the conclusions it has reached in a written update within 12 months of the publication of this report.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Government response to IICSA’s Accountability and Reparations Report, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) formally responded to this recommendation on 24 April 2019, raising questions about the merits and challenges of introducing a register of public liability insurers. According to the Government response to IICSA’s Accountability and Reparations Report, this response was referenced in the Accountability and Reparations Investigation Report and led to a subsequent recommendation for a national register. No further published evidence has been identified since April 2019.
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
G
Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

On 24 April 2019, the Association of British Insurers formally responded to this recommendation by raising a number of questions about the merits of such a register and the challenges that may be faced by its introduction. The response from the Association of British Insurers was referred to in the Accountability and Reparations Investigation Report (page 101), and a second Inquiry recommendation on a register of public liability insurers was made (see row 80).

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 25 Apr 2018
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Responsible Bodies
Association of British Insurers Primary
Themes & Tags
Insurance Compensation Civil Claims
Recommendation age 7.9 yrs
Last formal update 1037 days ago