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Product Liability - . Insurance Perspectives Phil Bell Royal & SunAlliance. General Trends. The Market Increase in Consumer Protection Compensation Culture?. Effect of the EU Directive. Consumer Protection Act 1987 Has worked well Review 1999 Review 2006. Problem Areas.
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Product Liability - Insurance Perspectives Phil Bell Royal & SunAlliance
General Trends • The Market • Increase in Consumer Protection • Compensation Culture?
Effect of the EU Directive • Consumer Protection Act 1987 • Has worked well • Review 1999 • Review 2006
Problem Areas • Pharmaceuticals • GMO • Mobile Phones • Tobacco • Alcohol • Nanotechnology
The Precautionary Principle • Liability • Burden of proof • Defences • Insurability of Emerging Risks
What does the future hold? • EU influences • Capital • Shareholder pressure • Threat of new and emerging risks • Alternative solutions?