Riot follow up – meeting the Association of British Insurers  

As the inquest into last summer's riots continues, Angie has been taking up the problems faced by a number of local Ealing residents and businesses with their insurance companies. Swift promises were made to help get the local residents and businesses caught up and affected by the violence back on their feet again, but one of the big complaints to emerge is that some insurers have been slow in paying out on claims, causing all manner of problems for the small local businesses in particular need of our support. Angie raised this issue at a recent meeting in the House of Commons with Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance at the Association of British Insurers. He conceded that some factors have complicated the processing of claims from the riots, but did say that overall the industry has responded quickly and effectively to help customers. Afterwards, Angie said "It was a...