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Article: On the trail of risks with a long tail: a repository of asbestos data with information dating back to 1997, now available, can help monitor and analyze claims.(SPECIAL REPORT: LIABILITY)
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- Risk & Insurance
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Summary
* An asbestos claims database provides insurance carriers and their insured clients with advantages that include: * Assessing a company's asbestos exposure.
* Determining the number of claims filed against a particular company, group of companies or industry.
* Determining whether claims against a company are going up or going down.
* Identifying the jurisdictions in which claims are being asserted.
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