The insurance industry is unlikely to be footing the bill for Tuesday's £2.1m Heathrow Airport robbery, according to insurance experts.
At 7.20am on 19 March an ADI Securicor Transit van carrying £2.1m was taken at knifepoint from within Heathrow Airport.
The van was taken to nearby Cranford where the cash was transferred to another vehicle and the van was abandoned. The cash arrived on a South African Airways 747.
This is the second heist at the airport this year. In February, thieves took £4.6m after raiding another van. A man was arrested in connection with the February theft at 6.30am also on Tuesday.
Industry experts said policies for airport security and goods in transport have been tightened since 11 September and that deductibles in many cases have risen sharply. It is not known whether the airport operator BAA or ADI Securicor will be liable for the loss, said an expert.
Labour MP John McDonnell, whose Hayes and Harlington constituency includes Heathrow, called for restrictions on private companies working on and around airports to ensure staff were properly vetted before being allowed access to sensitive areas.
