How important are insurers in compensating claims for personal injury in the U.K.?

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 323-339

  Lewis, Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Insurance; Personal injury; Tort

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646688896     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.gpp.2510073     Document Type: Review

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