Insurance companies have proposed improving the compensation process for child sex abuse victims in football as the latest scandal continues to shake the sport.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a statement in the wake of exposés published by
The Guardian about former footballers who suffered sexual abuse as children at the hands of their coaches.
“Recent revelations regarding abuse in football are very distressing and at the heart of it are the victims and survivors who have been abused,” the ABI said in a statement reported by
The Guardian.
“The insurance industry is fully engaged with the current independent inquiry and has submitted constructive suggestions about how the civil justice compensation process could be improved.”
The Guardian noted that many football clubs in the UK have liability insurance that covers them for claims from child sex abuse victims.
“Compensation paid by an organisation to a victim could be covered by liability insurance,” the ABI statement continued.
“As part of the settlement process, confidentiality clauses are sometimes requested by victims or the organisation insured. They are not part of the insurance contract and we are not aware of any insurers who currently request them.”
Media agencies reported on Thursday that police received complaints from about 350 people after the scandal broke out earlier this month.
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