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Because asbestosis is usually a dormant condition, often emerging 20 or more years after the initial exposure, the victim may well have changed jobs, perhaps more than once, before diagnosis and it will be difficult to determine who should be addressed on the question of asbestosis compensation.
All responsible company directors and others who run a business and employ workers will have insurance policies to protect themselves, and their business, from justified claims for compensation if there has been an unforeseeable incident where harm has been caused to an individual.
A comprehensive business policy will include a variety of sections to cover all potential risks, depending on the nature of the work carried out, type of premises and other variables. A public liability clause is used to meet claims from members of the public who may be affected by an accident caused by the company or one of its employees.
Employer's liability is the insurance which provides funds to meet other claims relating to the operation of the business, such as pay-outs for industrial illness and work-related injury.
Since the incidence of asbestosis, and particularly mesothelioma, has increased, insurance companies in the UK have become more aware of their responsibilities to the victims of this serious medical condition, which shortens life expectancy, and compensation payments have been made decades after the incidents of exposure to asbestos which caused the illness.
If a business has closed in the interim since the employee worked with asbestos, its administrative records may well be lost but it still may be possible to trace the former insurer to pursue a claim.
Should all avenues of inquiry fail to find the appropriate insurance company, sufferers of asbestosis and their loved ones may be eligible for compensation through a government no-fault scheme. There is separate legislation to cover people who have suffered indirectly, such as families harmed by asbestos fibres on a worker's clothing.
All the major insurance companies in the UK have given assurances that they wish to continue paying justified claims to people suffering from asbestosis and related industrial illnesses but point out that legal action must begin either within three years of the time when the asbestos contamination occurred or three years from first diagnosis.
YouClaim can help with making an asbestosis compensation claim
Specialist help from an experienced personal injury lawyer can make all the difference in obtaining a fair amount of money when making a mesothelioma or asbestosis compensation claim.
YouClaim can offer an individual service which combines professionalism with an approachable attitude and a no win, no fee system, meaning that costs are kept to the absolute minimum plus, you keep 100% of all compensation won.
Industrial illness is almost always the result of a failure on the part of an employer to protect his workers and, as such, usually there is no dispute about liability but a good solicitor will be able to maximise the compensation sum for the victim.
Because of the time limit in beginning legal action, including when making an asbestosis compensation claim, it is important to contact us as soon as possible after diagnosis. To do this, you can use the online form, start echat or talk to one of our helpful representatives on 0800 10 757 95
