The ABI has responded to today's announcement by John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on steps to improve the system for compensating mesothelioma claimants.
Nick Starling, the ABI's director of general insurance, said: "Insurers agree with the Government that action is needed to ensure that compensation is paid to mesothelioma sufferers quickly and efficiently.
"We have already agreed with the Government measures to make the current compensation system work better. We now need more fundamental reform to remove the need for lengthy legal processes, and to streamline the system."
