<p>DWP has introduced a Bill to establish the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment scheme, which will make payments to mesothelioma sufferers in cases where a liable employer or insurer cannot be traced. The scheme will be funded by a levy on Employer Liability insurers.</p><p>The Mesothelioma Bill also contains powers to establish a Technical Committee which would make binding decisions in disputes between an EL insurer and a person with diffuse mesothelioma, about whether the insurer was providing EL cover to a particular employer at the time the person was negligently exposed to asbestos. This will ensure consistency across the insurance industry in the decisions on liability in EL mesothelioma claims.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority has also introduced measures to improve tracing of insurance policies in the future. Although this does not address the issues that have given rise to the Mesothelioma Bill it does mean that in the future individuals and employers should be able to trace liable insurers.</p>