{"id":458,"date":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.hostingsystems.co.uk\/uk\/blog\/podcast\/has-the-insurance-act-achieved-what-the-law-commissions-intended-podcast-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:00:00","slug":"has-the-insurance-act-achieved-what-the-law-commissions-intended-podcast-1","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/has-the-insurance-act-achieved-what-the-law-commissions-intended-podcast-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the Insurance Act achieved what the Law Commissions intended? 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