Higher claims cost settlements likely due to UK Ogden discount rate ch

Higher claims cost settlements likely due to UK Ogden discount rate change

13-02-2017

A likely reduction in the UK's Ogden discount rate in February 2017 would result in higher costs for claims settled as a lump sum, Fitch Ratings said.

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Fitch Ratings, Ogden discount rate, Claims, UK

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